Not corolla, the flower size includes pedicel!!! Sorry I misread !!! On Wednesday, October 31, 2012, surajit koley wrote:
> 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 multifi > > -- *********************************************************************** "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). Fax: +852 2483 7194* * * * * --
