Dear all this is the flowers of 8 species of Limnophila i have collected from different water bodies of Odisha and preserved in herbarium,. I wl share them later in the group. * * * * *Species Flowers*
L. aquatica------Bluish or purple, 1-1.2 cm, short to long pedicelled, in erect terminal receme L. aromatica----Flowers purple, 9-15 mm long, in axillary or terminal many flowered receme, pedicels 7.5-10 mm long L. connata-----Flowers rose purple, 1.2-1.5cm long, sessile in the axils of floral leaves/bracts L. heterophylla---- Flowers purplish, sessile-subsessile, 1-1.2 cm long, solitary axillary L.indica-----Flowers white or pale purple, 8-12 mm long, pedicelled, 8-8 mm long, axillary L.repens----Flowers purple, 7.5-12 mm long, , shortly pedicelled, solitary axillary L.rugosa----Flowers blue purple with yellow mouth in dens axillary heas, sessile or shortly pedicelled L. sessiflora----Flowers light purple, sessile, 1-1.2 cm long, solitary axillary Regards Prasad On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 11:08 AM, ushadi Micromini < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Members all: > there is a quote above that says : " But neither post mentions its flower > size." > > This is why giving all particulars at the initial query is SOOOOOOOO > important ... > > then in follow up ... it will help a great deal ... > > This is one more case in point > > thanks all > > Usha di > > == > > > On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Prasad Dash > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Surajit ji in Limnophilla aromatica, L. repens, L.conata and L. rugosa, >> the leaves are undivided throughout the stem where as in L. aquatica, >> L.indica, L.sessiflora and L.heterophylla, leaves of lower/submerged parts >> of the stem are pectinate to multifid.. >> >> >> Similarly in L. aquatica and L. indica, flowers are pedicelled and in >> L.sessiflora and L. heterophylla flowers are sessile. >> >> Regards >> >> Prasad >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 8:32 PM, surajit koley < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Prasad Ji, >>> >>> Found two posts of *L. indica* at - >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/_hwW6CK8V14/discussion >>> and >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/uFvfVjcR4-k/discussion. >>> But neither post mentions its flower size. >>> >>> While >>> FoI<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Marshweed.html>andFoC<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200020698>state >>> flowers are white or pale purple, 1-1.4 cm (i hope they mentioned the >>> diameter/across), my flower is significantly smaller. >>> >>> If it is *L. indica* (L.) Druce (syn. *L. gratioloides* R. Br.) we >>> should stop copying blindly FoC or similar sites. >>> >>> Thank you & Regards, >>> >>> surajit >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Prasad Dash <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> This is Limnophila indica. Please check my earlier post on Eflora >>>> >>>> [EfloraIndia_221212PD02_Limnophila indica_Flora of Odisha >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Prasad >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 7:32 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes this looks like Limnophila. It has peculiar smell of Saunf on the >>>>> leaves. Not sure of the species. >>>>> Pankaj >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Monday, 29 October 2012 21:28:04 UTC+8, surajitkoley wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Sir, >>>>>> >>>>>> Found this yet another herb inside the same uncultivated paddy field. >>>>>> >>>>>> Species : UNKNOWN >>>>>> H & H : less than 10 cm high >>>>>> Date : 26/10/12, 10.30 a.m. >>>>>> Place : Hooghly >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you & Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> surajit >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Dr. Prasad Kumar Dash >>>> Ecologist, Odisha, India >>>> email: [email protected] >>>> ph. 09437444241 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Prasad Kumar Dash >> Ecologist, Odisha, India >> email: [email protected] >> ph. 09437444241 >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > -- Dr. Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Odisha, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241 --
