Many thanks for the post Mohina, Regards,
Samir On Oct 22, 2:01 pm, Samir Mehta <[email protected]> wrote: > Giby ji, > > Many thanks for the article - never knew of L.decurrens, among a host > of other things!! > > Would I be correct in assuming that a erect plant 1.5m, flower >2cms, > leaves glabrous (also stem), sepals not hairy is L.deurrens? saw this > plant at north end of sgnp very recently. > > Regards, > > Samir > > On Oct 22, 12:03 pm, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Please refer the attached file. > > If the flowers were so small I am sure that this is *L. perennis. * > > One more important point that if the capsule is angular (4 angled) then the > > plant would be *L. prostrata* flowers are almost equal sized in these 2 > > species. * * > > > Regards, > > Giby > > > On 22 October 2011 11:44, Mohina Macker <mohinamacker @gmail.com> wrote: > > > > 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 > > >>> andhttp://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/2ea... > > > >>>>>>>> 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 > > > -- > > 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 > > > Rheedea20_59-70.pdf > > 1521KViewDownload
