Interesting plant and nice pictures! Regards
Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > I think yes, based on statement from Wikipedia: > > "The species occurs in sandy or rocky areas in coastal areas of > south-eastern Australia south of Port > Stephens<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Stephens,_New_South_Wales> > " > > -- > 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 Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 8:06 AM, ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> now please tell me about the ps note that I sent in in bold... >> above >> usha di >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 8:34 PM, ushadi Micromini < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> oh oh... me too... >>> its ok... >>> learnt one thing,,, not to worry... worry about it makes it bad for brain >>> >>> :) >>> >>> usha di >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 6:41 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Ushadi for pointing out. I wonder how I wrote Malvaceae instead >>>> of Rutaceae. Perhaps the age is catching up. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 2:20 AM, ushadi Micromini < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Gurcharanji: >>>>> Wonderful saga of how to search for an unknown... >>>>> thank you ... >>>>> >>>>> I am a bit confused though.. >>>>> I searched thru Malvaceae lists and did not find Correa... >>>>> finally just googled* Correa alba* and first thing I got was this >>>>> wiki link: >>>>> >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correa_alba >>>>> >>>>> which says its a Rutaceae ... >>>>> >>>>> looking forward to info from you >>>>> thanks >>>>> Usha di >>>>> >>>>> PS *so this plant is also a salt tolerant white flowered one... just >>>>> like the ** >>>>> Carissa macrocarpa... >>>>> >>>>> I find the superficial similarities quite interesting... one from >>>>> Australia another from south africa.. both grown in California... >>>>> * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Prashant Awale <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Another nice upload from California and its really great to see your >>>>>> efforts in getting the ID. Thanks. >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Prashant >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 7:09 AM, Gurcharan Singh >>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Correa alba Andrews >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Botany Bay Tea Tree >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This interesting Australian shrub cultivated here in California >>>>>>> really tested my botany. I started from appearance of flower, >>>>>>> tetramerous >>>>>>> flowers and 8 stamens to look for some species of Daphne, only to learn >>>>>>> that it has both calyx and corolla and fruit a capsule splitting into >>>>>>> four >>>>>>> parts, not expected of Daphne. Key in the Manual of cultivated Plants >>>>>>> led >>>>>>> me to family Ericaceae to find that it does not match any listed there. >>>>>>> Only when I uploaded to TAXACOM that I received a suggestion from Prof. >>>>>>> Stevens (who maintains APWeb website) that it could be Correa, a member >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> Malvaceae. Only when I tried to pull apart corolla lobes that I found >>>>>>> these >>>>>>> are connivent petals and not fused petals. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Photographed in Sunnyvale, California >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Usha di >>>>> =========== >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Usha di >>> =========== >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Usha di >> =========== >> >> > > > > -- > > > > --
