A reply: " *It is Phyllanhus simplex. *
* * *Phyllanthus simplex* Retz., Observ. Bot. 5: 29. 1789; Müll.Arg. in DC. Prodr. 15(2): 391. 1866; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 295. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Madras 2(7): 1289. 1925 (repr. ed. 2: 902. 1957). * Macraea oblongifolia*Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5(2): 27, t. 1902, f. 1. 1852. *Phyllanthus simplex* var. *oblongifolius*(Wight) Müll.Arg. in Linnaea 32: 32. 1863 & in DC., Prodr. 15 (2): 391. 1866; Hook.f., l. c. 295. 1887. *P. virgatus* auct. non G.Forst., 1786: Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. Addit. Ser. 9: 98. 1992. var. *simplex* Asm.: *Bon-babri*; Guj.: *Motibhonyaanmali*; Mar.: *Bhuiavali*; Sans.: * Tandameral*; Tel.: *Uchchiyusirika*. Herbs, annual or perennial, up to 20 cm high. *Fl. & Fr*. Jan. - Dec. *Distrib*. India: Common weed in waste places, cultivated fields, roadsides, riverbanks, grasslands, forest undergrowth, up to 1500 m altitude; almost throughout the country including Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Sri Lanka (and India) to SE. Asia, S. China, Indo-China and Malesia. Tapas Chakraborty" On 22 October 2012 15:02, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > ... species of *Phyllanthus*. > Some more information could be helpful; size of: flower OR fruit OR leaf. > Regards. > Dinesh > > Dinesh, the size of the flower must be 3-4 mm and leave not above 2 Cms., > it was (the plant) was somehow around 1 foot in height. - from Rajesh ji. > > It may be *Phyllanthus virgatus* (*= P. simplex*). > Regards > Vijayasankar Raman > > Vijayasankar ji, I think *P. virgatus* fruits hang by long slender > stalks ... please correct if wrong. > > Posted plant looks similar to what I have posted for ID at > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/kVPGdxvH7iA/F7x1oAgRqZIJ > Regards. > Dinesh > > Very good point Dinesh ji. Let's await for more responses. > Regards > Vijayasankar Raman > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Rajesh Sachdev <[email protected]> > Date: 11 October 2012 16:13 > Subject: [efloraofindia:134731] Herb for ID : Matheran RDS 111012 > To: efloraindia <[email protected]> > > > Clicked this erect herb at Matheran on last Sunday, requesting for valid > ID. > > -- > > > > > > > -- > 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 1980 members & > 1,33,000 messages on 30/9/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7500 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 '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 1980 members & 1,33,000 messages on 30/9/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. --
