I am no expert on Crytocoryne but if you look at the website of Cryptocoryne expert Jan Bastmeijer it looks like it:
http://crypts.home.xs4all.nl/Cryptocoryne/Countries/India.html You can also see there are several species from the Western Ghats. For confirmation you perhaps can contact Jan privately? His e-mail adress is mentioned on the website. Regards, Pascal ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> Date: Nov 2, 11:05 am Subject: Cryptocoryne retrospiralis To: efloraofindia Very pretty looking plant. Manudev, Do we have any species of Cryptocoryne in the Western Ghats. Thanks and Regards Giby On 2 November 2011 15:31, manudev madhavan <[email protected]>wrote: > This could be *Cryptocoryne retrospiralis* > * > * > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 3:00 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> “Please compare your plant with this: >>https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/1f... >> # >> Also, please furnish details about hte location of collection and season >> of flowering. I am much interested to find out this species.” from Muthu ji. >> “Thank you for the appreciation. I have collected this species during my >> field survey at Assam. The habitat was semi evergreen, and the collection >> site is a perennial river bank with sand and pebbles. Very interesting to >> note that, I have seen this sp only from a single >> location and some mammals are seen to feed on this. I have photographed >> the phenophases of this species. The flowering was seen >> (Pic 1&2) during March-April and fruit (pic 5&6)during September- October. >> Regards, >> Raju Das” >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: raju das <[email protected]> >> Date: 30 July 2011 12:20 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:75419] Cryptocoryne retrospiralis >> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >> Dear all, >> *Cryptocoryne retrospiralis* (Roxb.) Fisch. ex Wydler *(Araceae)* >> Please validate the ID >> Regards, >> -- >> Raju Das >> Nature's Foster >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >>http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix(more than 1740 members & >> 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia website: >>https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(with a species database >> of more than 6000 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. > -- > *Manudev K Madhavan* > Junior Research Fellow > Systematic & Floristic Lab, > Department of Botany, > Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research > St. Joseph's College, Devagiri > Kozhikode- 673 008 > Mob: 9496470738 -- 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
