Sir this is very confusing Genus. you seems to be right in C forskaolii
On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 9:04 PM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> wrote: > For me it looks like Commelina forskaolii though > keeping in mind the difference .... I am really > confused > Is it a hybrid (natural hybrid)? > Tanay > > On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 7:29 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> This plant has been lying in my folders for now more than two years. Under >> normal circumstances I would have identified it as C. forskaolii Vahl, a >> species which has been commonly reported from the area (Old Delhi Ridge) and >> lot of cytotaxonomic work done by workers as Delhi University. However, I >> could not ignore three clear differences that I noted in this plant: plants >> are erect;there seem to be auricles at the base of the leaf blade and the >> leaves are almost linear-lanceolate. These features take me to C. erecta >> L., although not reported from the area. The only feature that is >> preventing me to call it C. erecta is proximal petal which appears bluish. >> Incidentally both the species are described and keyed in Flora of North >> America with the differences: >> >> Leaf-sheath with auricles at summit; Proximal petal minute, white; locules >> all one seeded; plants erect; leaves linear to lanceolate.........C. erecta >> >> Leaf-sheath not auricled; proximal petal blue, lilac or lavender; some >> locules 2-seeded; plants decumbent to ascending; >> leaves oblong to lanceolate-oblong to >> elliptic-oblong........................................................................................................................C. >> forskaolii >> >> I am uploading different parts of plant including fruits. Kindly give your >> opinion. >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> > > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > [email protected] > *Webpages:* > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
