Dear Balkarji,Dineshji,Gibyji,Prashantji,Muthuji and friends,Many thanks for your response.I am learning quite a lot.The mistake that i did was not to measure the length of the corolla. Regards,Dr T.Badri Narayanan Ophthalmologist and birder --- On Mon, 13/2/12, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:107939] 12022012 TBN Plant for id from Alagarkoil To: "Giby Kuriakose" <[email protected]> Cc: "Saraswathi B" <[email protected]>, "Dinesh Valke" <[email protected]>, "Balkar Singh" <[email protected]>, [email protected], "Vijayasankar Raman" <[email protected]>, "Prashant Awale" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, 13 February, 2012, 1:28 PM Yes Gibyji, DrBatri is the first one sending the pictures from that place. Even I couldn't make trip to there where my home is hardly 10km away. I also think that this is I.parviflora. On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 10:26 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> wrote: Wow, a plant from Alagar Kovil forests, I think this is the first upload of a plant species from this pristine forests near Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Could it be Ixora parviflora, "the torch tree". Prashant ji got it right about the length of the corolla tube. RegardsGiby On 12 February 2012 21:43, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Dinesh, First I too thought the same but the Corolla tube looks bit longer. In case of I. brachiata it is usually shorter, around 5 to 6 mm. Regards Prashant On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 7:35 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: Looks very similar to Ixora brachiata (family: Rubiaceae) Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 7:23 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: Looks Any Rubiaceae member On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 7:16 PM, T.Badrinarayanan <[email protected]> wrote: Dear friends, Please identify this plant , details as follows : Date: 18.2.11Location:AlagarkoilHabitat: WildHabit: Small treeHeight:10 feet Leaves :as in picture flowers and fruits as depictedTamil name: not knownPlease do the needful,Regards,Dr T .Badri Narayanan -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964 -- 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 -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust#15, second main road,Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org
