ID request 15102011 SS1: Melastomataceae garden plant from Trivandrum

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Sandhya Sasidharan

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Oct 14, 2011, 10:54:58 PM10/14/11
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Dear friends,

A few pictures of a plant which I think belongs to Melastomataceae family from my garden.

Date: 8th and 11th Sep 2011

Location:  Trivandrum city

Habitat:  Urban garden

 

Plant Habit- Herb, prostrate spreading low along the ground

 

Leaves are 2-4cm long 1.5cm broad. Simple and opposite. Hairy. Rough to touch. Parallel veins.Exstipulate.

 

Flowers: Regular. 5 petals. Corolla mauve coloured, 2.5-3cm across. Petiole about 1cm long.

                 10 stamens. In two sets.  Stigma 1.

 

Branches are also hairy.


Calyx cup shaped covered with spiny hairs. 5 sepals.

 

Minute seeds in large numbers.


Regards,

Sandhya

 

 


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Balkar Singh

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Oct 14, 2011, 11:40:21 PM10/14/11
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May be Osbeckia
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Tanay Bose

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Oct 15, 2011, 12:33:48 AM10/15/11
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Osbeckia wayanadensis ?
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Neha Singh

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Oct 15, 2011, 1:42:57 AM10/15/11
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I guess this is a same sp. we discussed few days before and identified
recently by Giby Sir as Heterotis rotundifolia.


Here is d last discussion thread-

http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/f2835248492f35e6/b39b00926091e7f8?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=osbeckia+neha#b39b00926091e7f8

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Neha Singh

Neha Singh

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Oct 15, 2011, 1:47:26 AM10/15/11
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I think this z same sp. we discussed some days before and recently
identified by Giby sir as Heterotis rotundifolia.

Here's d last discussion thread-

Balkar Singh

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Oct 15, 2011, 10:06:57 AM10/15/11
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Yes Neha ji agreed 
it is Heterotis rotundifolia (Sm.) Jacq.-Fél. 

Giby Kuriakose

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Oct 16, 2011, 12:27:25 AM10/16/11
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Yes it is Heterotis rotundifolia of Melastomataceae family. 

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Giby

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