Excellent reporting and beautiful photographs. Great effort. Thanks for sharing.
On Oct 24, 6:26 pm, Samir Mehta <samirmeht...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Fellow Group-members, > > I have identified the images posted as being Ludwigia prostrata following > the keys in Rheedea Vol. 20 (1) 59-70 2010. Reference is available in thread > 'efloraofindia:89073'. > > Must mention that the keys in Flora of China and Flora of Maharashtra are > different but Rheeda reference is most recent & India specific. > Flora of Maharashtra does not mention this species so am not sure whether it > is documented in Maharashtra. > > Here's my brief explanation for the id: > - Plant erect. (-894) > - Stem winged (-896), well branched & herbaceous throughout. > - Stem and leaves glabrous. > - Flower (-900): sepals 4, petals 4; sepal size 4-5mm, almost similar for > petals also; > - Capsule: as seen (-909) > - Capsule and seeds (-903): as seen [uniseriate: arrangement of seeds in a > single row] > > Numbers in brackets above are the last three digits of the respective > images. > > Ruled out L. perennis as stem and branches were winged. > Ruled out L. linifolia as stem not woody at base. > > Will be happy to visit the site again & / or provide additional information, > if required. > > Happy Diwali, > > Samir Mehta > > Ludwigia prostrata, stem DSC04896_resize.jpg > 56KViewDownload > > Ludwigia prostrata, capsule with seed DSC04903_resize.jpg > 54KViewDownload > > Ludwigia prostrata, leaf DSC04896_resize.jpg > 56KViewDownload > > Ludwigia prostrata, plant @ Arrey DSC04894_resize.jpg > 59KViewDownload > > Ludwigia prostrata, flower DSC04900_resize.jpg > 52KViewDownload > > Ludwigia prostrata, capsule - maturing DSC04909 ed.jpg > 54KViewDownload
