Hi Vijayasankar, Many thanks for your confirmation and kind words. Also the link. Whoopee!!! I am so thrilled. On several other forums I try to help others with plant id and realised the importance of looking! Now I want to try to add my pics to Wikipedia so that in the future anyone searching for these 2 Leycesteria can see a few images. No idea yet how to do it! Many thanks once again to everyone here for all your patience and help. Warm wishes Sheila. ========================================================== On Monday, August 6, 2012 6:15:16 PM UTC+1, Vijayasankar wrote:
> Hi Sheila, > > You are right once again! > Jackpot! > Yes, I absolutely agree with the id *L. gracilis*. Here is a fruiting > specimen looking similar to your plant > http://gardenbreizh.org/photos/karlostachys/photo-214354.html. > I truly appreciate your perceptive observation and tenacity! > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Plantaholic Sheila < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Following my thrilling id of Lecesteria stipulata,last night, I found a >> pic of the berries on www. for it. >> Sadly I cannot add the link as it must be a private image. >> >> But I did notice that the berries in pic had a sort of coronet on the end. >> >> Just like the berries here! >> So I set to and did a bit more research. >> I now believe I have another Leycesteria.... Leycesteria gracilis. >> eflora mentions the lack of stipules.With berries that are red turning >> blue purple! >> >> Coincidentally the 2nd link has a botanical drawing... which shares the >> page with the Leycesteria stipulata. >> >> *http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200022273*<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200022273> >> >> http://showyourplant.com/Leycesteria_gracilis/ >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/52033111@N08/5520551224/ >> >> *http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000076887*<http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000076887> >> >> >> So what is the verdict? >> Am I correct? >> Sheila >> >> >> =============================================== >> >> On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 8:48:03 AM UTC+1, JM Garg wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>> >>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>> >>> “Appears to be *Leycesteria glaucophylla* >>> >>> With best wishes and regards >>> >>> M.K.Pathak” >>> >>> >>> >>> “Many thanks M.K.Pathak for the suggestion of Leycesteria glaucophylla. >>> However, I have found it on eflora china where it says "Berry >>> yellow-green" >>> http://www.efloras.org/**florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&**taxon_id=242423833<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242423833> >>> >>> So sadly *I feel this still remains unsolved*. >>> >>> Sheila.” >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: jmgarg1 <[email protected]> >>> Date: 13 July 2012 17:36 >>> Subject: Fwd: [efloraindia:98853] SHRUB >>> ID.........11/12/2011.........**S.S..........052........ >>> NEAR LAVA. WEST BENGAL. >>> To: efloraofindia >>> <indiantreepix@googlegroups.**com<[email protected]> >>> > >>> Cc: [email protected], [email protected], >>> [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], >>> [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], >>> [email protected], [email protected], Sujana K Arjunan < >>> [email protected]>, Silver Surfer <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: PlantaholicSheila <[email protected]> >>> Date: 11 December 2011 16:35 >>> Subject: [efloraindia:98853] SHRUB >>> ID.........11/12/2011.........**S.S..........052........ >>> NEAR LAVA. WEST BENGAL. >>> To: efloraindia >>> <indiantreepix@googlegroups.**com<[email protected]> >>> > >>> >>> >>> Beautiful purple berries. Taken 15th April 2011. >>> Near Lava.West Bengal. >>> Please can someone id this. >>> Thank you. >>> Sheila. >>> >>> >>> Habitat-.... Growing wild in the forest near Lava. West Bengal. >>> >>> Plant Habit...... Shrub >>> >>> Height/Length-....Leaves... See pic. >>> >>> Inflorescence.... ???? >>> >>> Flowers.....???? >>> >>> Fruits... Small purple berries. See pic. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**User:Jmgarg1<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<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<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix>(more >>> than 1900 members & 1,20,700 messages on 30/6/12) or Efloraofindia >>> website: >>> https://sites.google.com/site/**efloraofindia/<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >>> (with >>> a species database of more than 7000 species). >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>> India'. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**User:Jmgarg1<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<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<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix>(more >>> than 1900 members & 1,20,700 messages on 30/6/12) or Efloraofindia >>> website: >>> https://sites.google.com/site/**efloraofindia/<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >>> (with >>> a species database of more than 7000 species). >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>> India'. >>> >>> -- >> >> >> >> > > --
