Beautiful picture and nice details Regards Bhagyashri On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 1:29 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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. >>>> >>>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > -- > > > > -- Regards Bhagyashri --
