Yes I liked the way you have searched going into details about characters. Nice post.
On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Samir Mehta <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Fellow Group-members, > > I have identified the images posted as being Ludwigia prostrata following > the keys in Rheedea Vol. 20 (1) 59-70 2010. Reference is available in thread > 'efloraofindia:89073'. > > Must mention that the keys in Flora of China and Flora of Maharashtra are > different but Rheeda reference is most recent & India specific. > Flora of Maharashtra does not mention this species so am not sure whether > it is documented in Maharashtra. > > Here's my brief explanation for the id: > - Plant erect. (-894) > - Stem winged (-896), well branched & herbaceous throughout. > - Stem and leaves glabrous. > - Flower (-900): sepals 4, petals 4; sepal size 4-5mm, almost similar for > petals also; > - Capsule: as seen (-909) > - Capsule and seeds (-903): as seen [uniseriate: arrangement of seeds in a > single row] > > Numbers in brackets above are the last three digits of the respective > images. > > Ruled out L. perennis as stem and branches were winged. > Ruled out L. linifolia as stem not woody at base. > > Will be happy to visit the site again & / or provide additional > information, if required. > > Happy Diwali, > > Samir Mehta > > > > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
