A reply from Rajiv Singh ji: "all are Canscora diffusa " On 16 December 2012 19:19, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: surajit koley <[email protected]> > Date: 10 December 2012 23:49 > Subject: [efloraofindia:140319] Canscora ? Hooghly 10/12/12 sk1 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Sir, > > "Bengal Plants" describes two *Canscora* species :- > > 1) *C. diffusa* R. Br.; F. B. I. iv. 103; E. D. C. 384. *Pladera virgata* F. > I. i. 401. > 2) *C. decussata* Roem. & Schultz., F. B. I. iv. 104; E. D. C. 382. *Pladera > decussata* F. I. i. 402. > > Calyx striate or keeled ....... flowers rose-coloured > ........................ *diffusa* > Calyx winged .................... flowers white > .................................... *decussata* > * > * > While both the plants are erect branching annual, in all provinces, the > first one has no Bengali name and the second one *decussata* is DANKUNI > in Bengali (Bengal Plants) > > I found this species growing on old wall, about 15 cm high. Darker > background prevented the camera to focus lighter coloured object desired. > > Species : *Canscora diffusa* (Vahl) R. Brown ex Roemer & Schultes ? > H & H : wild small herb on old wall > Date : 6/12/12, 10.10 a.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 2015 members & > 1,39,500 messages on 30/11/12) 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 2015 members & 1,39,500 messages on 30/11/12) 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'. --
