Hmmmmm....Bennargatta NP. Surely it is T.asiatica only... it may extant up to 1300m altitude mostly in gaps and edges. If you id Rubiaceae plants without mature fruits it may mislead you quite a distance. Mostly people avoid characters of fruits from the key..and look in to flower and leaf characters... But mature fruits are very very important as far as Rubiacean plant id is concerned. Once you id any plant with fruit and flower characters, note down the important distinguishing morphological characters. Life would become easy.. Try this with the genus.. Psychotria... and Hedyotis. If you succeed, then you can become master of the family Rubiaceae.
Best wishes and Regards, Giby On Sep 9, 2:44 pm, navendu page <navendu.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > No the one posted by me is not from the montane forests but from Banergatta > National Park. Its Tarenna asiatica proper. T.asiatica var montana seems to > have larger flowers > > navendu > > On 9 September 2010 14:22, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Navenduji, > > The plant posted by you might be a variety called *Tarenna asiatica* (L.) > > Kuntze ex K. Schum. var. *montana* (Thw.) Raju > > Found only in Evergreen forests of high altitudes. > > > Also this might be possible: *Tarenna asiatica* (L.) Kuntze ex K. Schum. > > var. *asiatica* forma *rigida* (Wight) Raju > > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Navendu <navendu.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> All of you were right all along. The plant posted by Muthu and me is > >> Tarenna asiatica. I got misled by the fact that its only known to > >> occur along margins of shola forest. However its not true, its very > >> common in dry forests of low elevations as well. The shola forest one > >> is a different variety though. Sorry for that > > >> navendu > > >> On Sep 8, 11:58 pm, Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Dear Navendu, > >> > The flowers in your picture look unmistakably like those of Tarenna > >> > asiatica in this picture > >> > http://www.biotik.org/india/species/t/tareasia/tareasia_17_en.html > >> > and others in these links > >> > http://www.biotik.org/india/species/t/tareasia/tareasia_en.html > >> > This site also says, "Along margins of high elevation evergreen > >> > forests above 1600 m." This is the only puzzling part. > >> > - Tabish > > >> > On Sep 4, 10:23 am, navendu page <navendu.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > Hi, > >> > > Here is the picture of what I have identified as Ixora > >> leucantha. > >> > > Looks very similar to the plant posted here. Gamble's flora and a few > >> other > >> > > sources report Tarenna asiatica to be the plant of the Shola forests. > >> This > >> > > is why I feel the plant posted here and also the one around chennai is > >> > > unlikely to be Tarenna asiatica. > > >> > > navendu > > >> > > On 2 September 2010 13:45, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > > Dear all, > >> > > > Thank you very much for the identification of this shrub. I would be > >> > > > happier if any one could post a picture of *Ixora leucantha* plant > >> > > > for comparison. > > >> > > > Dear Navenduji, > >> > > > *T. asiatica* is also found in regions closer to coastal areas like > >> > > > Chennai. You might be referring to a different variety of this > >> *T.asiatica > >> > > > *. > > >> > > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 9:05 PM, Dr Santhosh Kumar < > >> > > > drsanthosh1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> It is Tarenna asiatica only. Ixora leucantha is a very different > >> plant > > >> > > >> Santhosh > > >> > > >> On 31 August 2010 10:13, Navendu <navendu.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Looks more like Ixora leucantha which is found in such dry areas > >> and > >> > > >>> low elevation scrub forests. Tarrena asiatica is a high elevation > >> > > >>> plant of the evergreen forests. > > >> > > >>> navendu > > >> > > >>> On Aug 30, 10:44 pm, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >>> > Tarenna asiatica indeed Vijaya ji > >> > > >>> > tanay > > >> > > >>> > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Vijayasankar < > >> > > >>> vijay.botan...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> > > >>> > > Yes Muthu, it is Tarenna asiatica. > > >> > > >>> > > With regards > > >> > > >>> > > Vijayasankar > > >> > > >>> > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Muthu Karthick < > >> nmk....@gmail.com> > >> > > >>> wrote: > > >> > > >>> > >> Dear all, > >> > > >>> > >> please help to identify this Rubiaceae shrub. Could this be > >> *Tarenna > >> > > >>> > >> asiatica*? or any other species? > > >> > > >>> > >> *Date/Time-* > > >> > > >>> > >> 26-08-2010 / 01:00 PM > > >> > > >>> > >> *Location- Place, Altitude, GP* > > >> > > >>> > >> Moyar valleyt; ca. 300msl; TN > > >> > > >>> > >> *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* > > >> > > >>> > >> barren hillock; wild > > >> > > >>> > >> *Plant Habit-* > > >> > > >>> > >> shrub > > >> > > >>> > >> *Height/Length-* > > >> > > >>> > >> Up to 2.5 metre > > >> > > >>> > >> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* > > >> > > >>> > >> ca.5 X 12cm; acute apex; > > >> > > >>> > >> *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* > > >> > > >>> > >> terminal thryse > > >> > > >>> > >> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* > > >> > > >>> > >> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- * > >> > > >>> > >> ca.1cm across > > >> > > >>> > >> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * > > >> > > >>> > >> -- > >> > > >>> > >> Muthu Karthick, N > >> > > >>> > >> Junior Research Fellow > >> > > >>> > >> Care Earth Trust > >> > > >>> > >> Chennai - 61 > >> > > >>> > >>www.careearthtrust.org > > >> > > >>> > -- > >> > > >>> > Tanay Bose > >> > > >>> > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant > >> > > >>> > Department of Botany > >> > > >>> > University of British Columbia > >> > > >>> > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > >> > > >>> > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > >> > > >>> > Phone: 778-323-4036 > > >> > > >> -- > >> > > >> SANTHOSH > >> > > >> ------------------------------------------ > >> > > >> Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar > >> > > >> Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode > >> > > >> Thiruvananthapuram-695562 > >> > > >> Kerala > >> > > >> India > >> > > >>www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com > > >> > > > -- > >> > > > Muthu Karthick, N > >> > > > Junior Research Fellow > >> > > > Care Earth Trust > >> > > > Chennai - 61 > >> > > >www.careearthtrust.org > > >> > > -- > >> > > Navendu Page > > >> > > PhD student > >> > > Kartik Shanker's Lab > >> > > Center for Ecological Sciences > >> > > Indian Institute of Science > >> > > Bangalore - 560012 > >> > > Ph: +91 9611053510 > > >> > > DSC_0496.JPG > >> > > 1787KViewDownload > > > -- > > Muthu Karthick, N > > Junior Research Fellow > > Care Earth Trust > > Chennai - 61 > >www.careearthtrust.org > > -- > Navendu Page > > PhD student > Kartik Shanker's Lab > Center for Ecological Sciences > Indian Institute of Science > Bangalore - 560012 > Ph: +91 9611053510
