Thank You. On Oct 25, 2:07 pm, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
Dr. Mehta
