Shahina ji It is true that the two are often confused, some websites even listing them as synonyms, but the two are quite distinct in petals, Dissotis rotundifolia having 5 petals as against 4 in Schizocentron elegans (now correctly Heterocentron elegans). Obviously Prashant ji's plant has five petals in all flowers, and should be Dissotis rotundifolia.
-- 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/ On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Shahina Shanavas <[email protected] > wrote: > Schizocentron elegans???????? > > > On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 2:23 PM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Prashant Ji. >> >> Beautiful pictures. >> >> Regards, >> BRS >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Prashant Awale <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear Friends, >>> >>> Sharing few photographs of an ornamental plant from Veer Jijamata Udyan, >>> Mumbai. >>> >>> Bot. name: *Dissotis rotundifolia* >>> >>> Family: Melastomataceae >>> >>> Date/Time: 21-01-2012 / 10:45AM. >>> >>> Regards >>> Prashant* >>> * >> >> >> >> >> -- >> B. Rathinasabapathy >> Project Co-ordinator >> Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park >> 1388, Avinashi Road >> Peelamedu >> Coimbatore-641004 >> >> <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > * * [image: []] > [image: []] [image: []] > * Shahina P.M.* > * > * > >
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