Interesting plant, good picture and nice write-up!
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >>> >>> -- >> >> >> >> > > > -- > > > > --
