Very good write up and nice photograph Mayur ji.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 5:49 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Beautiful plant and nice details... > Pankaj > > > > On Tuesday, 8 January 2013 18:20:13 UTC+8, Mayur Nandikar wrote: >> >> Dear all, >> Please consider my entry as a Flora Pic. of the year 2012. >> During the month of October 2012, I visited North East states, to >> explore Commeilnaceae members. One day I have spent in Experimental >> Botanical Garden, Umiam- Eastern Regional Centre, BSI, Shillong, Meghalaya. >> Surprisingly, I find number of Commelinaceae members over there, including >> one of the fascinating species of *Amischotolype, *exclusively known >> from North East states of India. Mr. Rabha accompanied me during the >> visit, he was worked as a botanist (NE Circle, Shillong), simple person but >> with extraordinary talent in field. Only because of Mr. Rabha's efforts, >> I can able to see few rare and endemic plants from the states under one >> roof. Now he has been retired (possibly) from the service. I must be >> thankful to him for his service & contribution in the field of plant >> conservation. >> I am attaching the fruting twig of *Amischotolype hookeri* Hassk. and >> Mr. Rabha photograph in inset. >> *Amischotolype *Hassk.is paleotropic genus, c. 26 species, mainly in S, >> E and SE Asia (excluding Sri Lanka), of which four species are strictly >> found in tropical AfricaDuistermaat (2012). In India genus represented >> by three species (modified after Karthikeyan et al 1989). >> *Amischotolype** hookeri* (Hassk.) H. Hara, Fl. E. Himalaya 1: 399. 1966. >> In Khasi it is called “Slaw-sai-sum” >> >> Rhizomatous, perennial herb, rhizome prostrate, stem stout and grows up >> to 100–400 m high.Flowers sessile, white to pink; sepals persistent, >> connate at base, green to deep purple, glabrous or rarely sparsely >> ciliate margin, tip hooded; petals as long as sepals, white to pale pink, >> glabrous, fleshy; stamens filament c 1mm long; anthers, yellow, opening >> by a longitudinal slit. Capsule 1–1.5 × 0.5.–0.7 cm, ovoid, much exerted >> (3–5 mm)from sepals, pink or purple, sparsely hairy, hairs long; valves >> free to fused in basal half, apex acute, lobes absent; seeds 2 per locule, >> 5 x 3 mm, testa variously reticulate, grey, hilum linear, embryotega not >> distinguished but lateral, embedded in scarlet coloured fleshy aril. >> >> *Distribution & ecology*– India and Bangladesh; in North East parts of >> India, in evergreen forests, on slopes, in forest undergrowths. >> -- >> Mayur Nandikar >> Department of Botany, >> Shivaji University, Kolhapur. >> >> -- > > > > --
