We are awaiting much more uploads from Alagarkoil. I am pretty sure that you will show us many new and unique plants from that area. I remember seeing a rare *Habenaria *(a ground orchid with white flowers) at the top, after the koil, where we get a slight open area with grasses and some trees intermixed. I remember that I could see a nice valley immediately after the place where I saw that *Habenaria.* My teachers were very particular about no collection because of permission issues and that time nobody had a camera. I still remember that flower that I never ever seen after that. I would be happy to see that *Habenaria*.
Thanks and Regards Giby On 14 February 2012 22:23, T.Badrinarayanan <[email protected]>wrote: > 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]<http://mc/[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. > > > Regards > Giby > > > * * > > On 12 February 2012 21:43, Prashant Awale > <[email protected]<http://mc/[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]<http://mc/[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]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > Looks Any Rubiaceae member > > > On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 7:16 PM, T.Badrinarayanan < > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Dear friends, > Please identify this plant , details as follows : > > Date: 18.2.11 > Location:Alagarkoil > Habitat: Wild > Habit: Small tree > Height:10 feet > Leaves :as in picture > flowers and fruits as depicted > Tamil name: not known > Please 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 - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > > -- 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
