excellent photography raghuji. one more beautiful upload. regards
prasad On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 6:15 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > * > A wild flower found a > long the foot steps, while ascending Krishnagiri hills to reach > * > * > Gingee or Senji Fort, Tamil Nadu touted as one of the most impregnable > fortresses (by Shivaji maharaj) in India. > ** > * > * * > * > * > *Date/Time-20Jul2008, 03:27PM* > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- * > *Gingee or Senji Fort, Villupuram district, Tamil nadu* > *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Wild* > *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Shrub* > * > * > *Height/Length-< 1meter* > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-Ovate, Mucronate, hairy, * > *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-Small, White color, * > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-Not observed* > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-* > > > Earlier relevant feedback: > “... the velvety leaves and the flower *remind me of Mussaenda*.” from > Dinesh ji. > > “You may be right Dinesh ji, > > *I think it is Mussaenda tomentosa*. I remember some collection (by Dr. > Ravikumar and/or Dr. D.Narasimhan) from the same locality. Also check in > Flora of Tamilnadu Carnatic. It is an endemic species. > > Thanks for the beautiful photos *Raghu ji! Pl confirm the id and tell us*. > ” from Vijayasankar ji. > // Yet to get the plant description or related literatre Google search > results in http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/M/Mussaenda_tomentosa/ > --Raghu. > > > eflora, discussion link .... > > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/2c5db23b7f9fea5b/69cae55c9f885024?lnk=gst&q=raghu+gardenia#69cae55c9f885024 > > > * > * > *Regards* > *Raghu Ananth* > > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Odisha, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
