A reply: "Namaste from cold, frosty Edinburgh! From the size and development of the frond of that Ceratopteris, I would think it much more likely (and from the locality) to be C. pteridoides rather than thalictroides. A diagnostic feature of this species, not shown in the photo, is the rather thick, succulent lower stipe full of aerenchyma, adpated for floating. Would that be so in this specimen? The two also differ cytologically and are genuinely different taxa despite being lumped together by everyone - including myself until a couple of years ago.
Cheers, Chris Fraser-Jenkins, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh." On 29 November 2012 10:38, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > This is Water Sprite [Ceratopteris thalicteroides]. Will send my > photographs of this later. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > Thank you very much Neil Sir, found similar picture at - > http://indiapetstore.com/retail/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9_64&products_id=1534 > . > Regards, > surajit > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: surajit koley <[email protected]> > Date: 20 November 2012 22:04 > Subject: [efloraofindia:138696] strange aquatic from Hooghly 20/11/12 sk2 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Sir, > > Found this strange looking small herb in a small pond, growing with other > aquatic vegetation. > > Species : UNKNOWN > H & H : small aquatic herb > Date : 19/11/12, 1.27 p.m. > Place : Hooghly > > Thank you & Regards, > > surajit > > -- > > > > > > > -- > 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 2000 members & > 1,37,000 messages on 31/10/12) 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 2000 members & 1,37,000 messages on 31/10/12) 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'. --
