Dear Usha di *Melochia corchorifolia* Though I have said that there are differences in both, the characters remain completely the same which I will enumerate further. No two plants can be perfectly same. One has to conclude according to matching characters which you also agree. The characters for the said plant which I checked from BSI flora are as follows. Some characters which can't be seen but I know because I have seen the plant.(Esp. regarding sizes which can't be shown here) Herbs upto 1m tall.....Fitting. Leaves 2.5-6.3bye 0.6-4.0cm, ovate oblong sometimes obscurely 3 lobed.....fitting. glabrous or with a few scattered stellate hairs, apex acute,base acute obtuse or truncate....fitting Margins serrate...fitting. Flowers 1cm across ....fitting. in terminal densely crowded clusters....fitting perfectly. Capsule depressed, globose, hispid(Covered with stiff hair;bristly)...fitting Seeds angled,mottled black grey......Not seen here...(Limitation). Still I may be completely wrong in identifying my plant. You said the differences are major. If you can tell me the differences in characters please let me know so that I can study further. Or if there is a scenario that you know of any other plant with above listed characters which may be possible please let me know so that I can check my notes again. Incidently myself and Neil ji are also medical doctors who will not come to diagnosis only from the gross features. Regards Dr Satish
On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 6:24 AM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > gosh... > those are the major differences .... > to me they do not look the same... > > IN a A BIGGER PICTURE of the world of FLORA: > that's my GLOBAL point... > ID based on a single photograph and just matching to something published > in pictorial only... is not good... > that's why taxonomic features and its relevant vocabulary knowledge is > necessary... where features can be judged, identified, and compared ... and > ID of the plant arrived at... > > MOST OF INCLUDING YOURS TRULY is often guilty of just matching up the > pictures and forming a visual impression... AKIN to something like the > GROSS diagnosis in Medicine.... not scientific... > > > YOUR PIC and Neil's may be the same but to my eye looking only grossly they > seem a bit different... you think they are the same because...???? tell me > the scientific points... as if you were lecturing in a botany class.. > > Usha di > ========= > > > > . > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Lovely photographs Satish ji and Neil ji >> Regards >> Bhagyashri >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:09 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Why do you think so Usha di >>> Both plants seem perfectly same to me. >>> Of course some differences might be there due to 1)Camera2)Light3)Time of >>> the day4)Regional/nutritional variations 5)Maturity of fruits >>> but I think they are in a range..... >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 8:18 PM, Ushadi micromini < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Here 's Neil's thread...http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/ >>>> browse_thread/thread/c9887aaf25e848f3/b9666403a055fa80? >>>> lnk=gst&q=Melochia+corchorifolia#b9666403a055fa80 >>>> not too long ago... >>>> BUT >>>> Neil and Satish : >>>> please look at both ... dont they look different... >>>> asking based on ignorance of this plant... >>>> >>>> usha di >>>> ------------============== >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Oct 21, 3:24 pm, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Affirmative Dr.Phadke. This is Melochia corchorifolia. My photographs >>>> of this are available in the archives of this group. >>>> > With regards, >>>> > Neil Soares. >>>> > >>>> > --- On Fri, 10/21/11, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > From: Satish Phadke <[email protected]> >>>> > Subject: [efloraofindia:88869] Plant for ID : Dec 2009 Kochi SMP1 >>>> > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> >>>> > Date: Friday, October 21, 2011, 2:58 PM >>>> > >>>> > This picture was lying in my Kerala visit folder un Id ed. >>>> > A small to mid sized shrub. I don't remember the details but the >>>> flower size similar to Sida? >>>> > I think this is Melochia corchorifolia. Please validate. >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Dr Satish Phadke >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr Satish Phadke >>> >> >> > -- Dr Satish Phadke
