Thank you very much Pankaj Ji, it is interesting to find that corolla also includes pedicel.
Regards, surajit On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 7:37 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Both actually refers to the length of the flower and not the diameter and > both includes the length of stalk (pedicel) too. > Pankaj > > > On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 10:01 PM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks to All for very elaborate discussion on flowers. I apologize for a >> miss, Satish Sir's post of *Limnophila indica* does mention flower size >> as "less than a >> cm"<https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/uFvfVjcR4-k/discussion> >> . >> >> However, i have vague idea on flower size, not this species, any species >> when size of a flower is mentioned. >> >> When we say >> >> 1) flowers are 1 to 2 cm >> Is it the diameter of a fully open flower? Even then, if it is a regular >> odd numbered petaled flower and the petals are not overlapping type it is >> very likely that if you place one end of your scale on the tip of a petal >> the opposite end passes through the blank space between 3rd and 4th petal. >> So, i assume i will have to draw a circle equal to the circumference of >> that particular flower and then decide its diameter. >> >> 2) corolla 1-2 cm >> I assume it is the length of a corolla tube upto the tip of any member >> petal. >> >> If i am wrong in the above understanding please let me know. >> >> Thank you once again, >> >> Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Prasad Dash >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> 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 >>> >> >> > > > -- > *********************************************************************** > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. > Conservation Officer > > Office: > Orchid Conservation Section > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > Residence: > 151, 1st Floor, Tai Om Tsuen > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 > (mobile). 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