Thanks Mayur ji for settling it for me.
-- 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 2:37 PM, mayur nandikar <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > This is *Commelina forskailii *Hochst. ex C. B. Clarke.. for sure. > Thank you > > On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 2:08 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> “For me it *looks like Commelina forskaolii* though keeping in mind the >> difference .... I am really confused >> >> Is it a hybrid (natural hybrid)? >> >> Tanay” >> >> >> >> “Sir this is very confusing Genus. you seems to be right in *C forskaolii >> *” from Balkar ji. >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> Date: 20 October 2011 19:59 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:88744] 20102011GS1 Comelina from Delhi for ID >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> This plant has been lying in my folders for now more than two years. >> Under normal circumstances I would have identified it as C. forskaolii >> Vahl, a species which has been commonly reported from the area (Old Delhi >> Ridge) and lot of cytotaxonomic work done by workers as Delhi University. >> However, I could not ignore three clear differences that I noted in this >> plant: plants are erect;there seem to be auricles at the base of the leaf >> blade and the leaves are almost linear-lanceolate. These features take me >> to C. erecta L., although not reported from the area. The only feature >> that is preventing me to call it C. erecta is proximal petal which appears >> bluish. Incidentally both the species are described and keyed in Flora of >> North America with the differences: >> >> Leaf-sheath with auricles at summit; Proximal petal minute, white; >> locules all one seeded; plants erect; leaves linear to >> lanceolate.........C. erecta >> >> Leaf-sheath not auricled; proximal petal blue, lilac or lavender; some >> locules 2-seeded; plants decumbent to ascending; >> leaves oblong to lanceolate-oblong to >> elliptic-oblong........................................................................................................................C. >> forskaolii >> >> I am uploading different parts of plant including fruits. Kindly give >> your opinion. >> >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> 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 1840 members & >> 1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 6500 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> >> > > > -- > Mayur Nandikar > Research Student, > Department of Botany, > Shivaji University, Kolhapur (MS) > India- 416 004 > +917507013607 > http://commelinaceae.blogspot.com > http://murdannia.blogspot.com > http://www.flickr.com/photos/commelinaceae > >
