Yes I agree with Sathish ji that this shows some striking difference from the one that is described in the key provided by Gamble as well.
Further, I ruled out of the possibility of this being *E.* *petiolare * because* *of 5 petals against the 4 petals mentioned in keys. Rathinasabapathy ji where exactly from Munnar you collected this plant? Regards, Giby On 14 October 2011 19:44, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > This appears to be interesting > I agree with Gibyji > The leaves here are clearcut sessile.Petals are also 5. Doesn't fit in any > key from BSI Maharashtra.or Cooke's flora. > Is it wild or garden plant? > > > On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Date/Time-Location- )7.10.2011 >> Place, Altitude, GPS- Munnar (Kerala) 1800 MSL >> Habitat- Urban (Road side) >> Plant Habit- Herb- >> >> >> >> >> -- >> B. Rathinasabapathy >> Project Co-ordinator >> Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park >> 1388, Avinashi Road >> Peelamedu >> Coimbatore-641004 >> >> <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
