Thank you very much Sir Regards,
surajit On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 3:10 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “*It is indeed Telosoma cordata a fragrant flowering creeper* the flowers > of which are called a s kodi sampangi in Tamil” > > > > “I revisited this plant a couple of days ago, on the 18th, this month. *The > flowers are not fragrant*, nor even the faintest way. I attach latest > photos. > Regards, > surajit” > > > > “Please see the link on T.pallida, wherein Prof. Gurucharan ji has > posted the photographs (ID confirmed): > > https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!msg/indiantreepix/6SmkEdeOsTk/_9onzeT-ZogJ. > *The photographs of the leaves posted by you do not match with those.* > Therefore, please recheck for ID confirmation or otherwise..” from > Mahadeswara ji. > > > "Today once again i recorded some more pics of the same plant, from the > same place. Hope these pics will help determine the ID of this species, be > it T. pallida or T. cordata or some other. These flowers are never > fragrant, as have been checked by some of my students also. > Average scaling of leaves and flowers :- > leaf petiole = 3.2 cm > leaf blade = 7.5 cm x 5 cm > peduncle = 1.1 cm > pedicel = 0.8 cm > Regards, > surajit" > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: surajit koley <[email protected]> > Date: 5 July 2012 23:17 > Subject: [efloraofindia:121168] Telosma sp. from Hooghyl > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Sir / Madam, > > Found this twiner in a shady place, under dense canopies of other trees, > intertwined with other species like *Smilax* and *Cayratia trifolia*, > hanging from an unknown tree. > > > - According to Flora of Pakistan *Telosma > cordata<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200018713> > * (Burm. f.) Merrill = *Telosma > pallida<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200018714> > * (Roxb.) Craib > - According to Taiwan Plant Names *Telosma > cordata<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=101&taxon_id=200018713> > * and *Telosma > pallida<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=101&taxon_id=200018714> > * are different species > - According to Flora of China *Telosma > cordata<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200018713> > * and *Telosma > pallida<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200018714> > * are different, but again "*Telosma cordata is possibly a cultigen of > T. pallida* selected for fragrant > flowers<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200018714> > " > - Synonyms for *T. cordata* at The Plant List - > http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-2608429 > - Synonyms of *T. pallida* at The Plant List - > http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-2607465 > - Pics of *T. cordata* at Top Tropicals - > http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/telosma_cordata.htm > > But, my species - > > 1. stems far more than 3 meters, *unlike* *T. pallida* in Flora of > China - > http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200018714 > 2. corolla tube "as long as or shorter than lobes" , like *T. pallida* in > Flora of China - > http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200018714 > 3. Flowers seems to be odourless, i didn't smell, even if fragrant, > must be faintly. like *T. pallida* in Flora of China - > http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200018714 > 4. no. of basal veins (leaves) of my species = i am confused > > So, > > Species : *Telosma* sp., close to *Telosma pallida* (Roxb.) Craib > Habit & Habitat : wild slender twiner, under tree canopy, more than 15 > feet high > Date : 4/7/12. 12.42 p.m. > Place : Garalgacha, Hooghly > > Thank you & Regards, > > Surajit Koley > > > > > -- > 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 1900 members & > 1,23,300 messages on 31/7/12) or Efloraofindia website: > 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'. > > --
