Dear Giby ji and Satish ji the flowers of this ludwigia were tiny, no mare thean 5mm at the maximum, so that seems to rule out L.octovalvis
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks Giby ji > I think you are right. That was the reason I posted the plant again. > This definitely is a glabrous plant but size wise I think it is closer > to*L.octovalvis. > * > Anyway can't confirm now. Thanks for the analysis which would be useful > when I might encounter similar plant again > > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 9:44 PM, Giby Kuriakose > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Is this a hairy plant or a glabrus one? Further in L. octovalvis the >> sepels are 0.5-1.2cm long petals are 0.6-1.8cm long whereas, in L. perennis >> it is less than 0.5 for both sepals and petals >> Please refer this >> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=119063 >> and http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=100&taxon_id=119063 >> >> If this is a glabrous plant with smaller flowers, I think this too is *L. >> perennis. * >> >> Regards, >> Giby >> >> >> >> >> On 21 October 2011 21:32, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I am not aware of the two species in detail. Attaching my pictures of the >>> plant seen near water body near Kaas Plateau which was IDed as*L.octovalvis >>> * for comparison/Review again. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 7:51 PM, Giby Kuriakose < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I still think that this is *L. perennis. * >>>> * >>>> * >>>> * >>>> * >>>> Regards, >>>> Giby >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 20 October 2011 10:17, Mohina Macker <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Got some some more photographs yesterday >>>>> the plant seems glabrous >>>>> without a hint of purple >>>>> regards >>>>> mohina macker >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Giby Kuriakose < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear Satish ji, >>>>>> >>>>>> As per the key provided in this link ( >>>>>> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=119063) and >>>>>> the description and illustrations therein shows that the stem leaf >>>>>> margin of >>>>>> *L. octovalvis *is hairy and the same for *L. perennis* is glabrous. >>>>>> In this pictures, though it is not very clear, seems that the plant >>>>>> is glabrous. >>>>>> Mohima ji please check whether the plant is hairy or not. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Giby >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 17 October 2011 18:15, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> It is interesting >>>>>>> Whether it is *Ludwigia octovalvis* or *Ludwigia perennis*? Only >>>>>>> significant difference between the two what I noticed from the >>>>>>> literature is >>>>>>> that the small petiole is winged in *L.perennis*. >>>>>>> Mohina ji Can you check this in your plant as it is not appreciated >>>>>>> in the given picture. >>>>>>> Otherwise the plant looks close to *Ludwigia octovalvis* to me >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/2ea31303c443af06/a3f3b57a741cdbc4?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=ludwigia#a3f3b57a741cdbc4 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Mohina Macker < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> very small flowers >>>>>>>> no bigger than 3 or 4 mm >>>>>>>> would very much appreciate an id >>>>>>>> regards >>>>>>>> mohina macker >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >> > > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke >
