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Mohina Macker

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22 May 2011, 8:39:51 am22/05/11
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this is growing in paddy fields and on bandhs
two weeks ago
please id
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mohin macker
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Dinesh Valke

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22 May 2011, 8:54:57 am22/05/11
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... species of Chrozophora ... most probably C. rottleri.
Few days back similar plant posted by Aarti ji at https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/TcJz485mMp0/discussion
Please wait for comments.

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Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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22 May 2011, 10:15:08 am22/05/11
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Dinesh ji
Yes it seems to be Chrozophora rottleri. Although there is some confusion in eFlora of Pakistan, the two species are quite distinct:

Chrozophora rottleri (Geiseler) A.Juss. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 850, 1826; Welzen, Blumea 44: 420, Fig. 2, Map1.
syn: Croton rottleri Geiseler; Chrozophora plicata (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng. var. rottleri (Geiseler) Müll.Arg.

Characterised by somewhat erect habit, larger leaves (up to 6 cm long), lighter green, surface uneven above but not folded (plicate), base usually symmetrical, inflorescence longer than leaf at least in fruit; fruit with flat stellate hairs, lepidote (rough, covered with scales, spreading (patent) hairs absent.

Chrozophora plicata (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 850 1826.

Syn: Chrozophora obliqua Schweinf.; C. prostrata Dalzell & Gibson

Plants prostrate, leaves smaller (up to 3 cm long), darker green, surface strongly folded (plicate), base oblique; inflorescence shorter than leaves; fruit with spreading hairs, stellate hairs three dimensional.

I had uploaded C. plicata recently 

Genus Chrozophora was revised in Blumea:

Welzen, P.C.  van. 1999. Revision and Phylogeny of subtribes Chrozophorinae and Doryxylinae (Euphorbiaceae). Blumea 44: 411--436.


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Gurcharan Singh

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22 May 2011, 10:24:06 am22/05/11
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I am uploading the Fruit of Chrozophora plicata to make comparison easier. It is unreduced so that it can be enlarged to see the differences.


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Dinesh Valke

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22 May 2011, 10:44:17 am22/05/11
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Gurcharan ji ... do we gather that the fruits of C. plicata are coated with downy hair, and considerably smaller in size (compared to that of C. rottleri) ?
Regards.
Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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22 May 2011, 11:24:34 am22/05/11
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Dinesh ji,  size I may not know, but hairs yes



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shrikant ingalhalikar

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22 May 2011, 1:07:56 pm22/05/11
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As per BSI flora, C. prostrata Dalz.& Gibs. is a prostrate herb, leaf
base subcordate and racemes short and C. rottleri (Gies) Juss. syn C.
plicata Voigt. is an erect herb 80 cm tall, leaf base truncate or
cuneate and racemes elongate. Both, the Alibag plant and Vikaspuri
plant, seem to be the latter. Regards, Shrikant.
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Gurcharan Singh

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22 May 2011, 9:58:52 pm22/05/11
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Shrikant ji
BSI Flora Part 4 containing Euphorbiaceae was publishes in 1985, where as recent revision of genus Chrozophora was published by Welzen in 1999.

Welzen, P.C.  van. 1999. Revision and Phylogeny of subtribes Chrozophorinae and Doryxylinae (Euphorbiaceae). Blumea 44: 411--436.

As per Kew Plant List C. prostrata is considered as synonym of C. plicata. Also C. rottleri and C. plicata are two distinct species with the differences I had given earlier yesterday.


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Mohina Macker

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23 May 2011, 6:02:32 am23/05/11
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many thanks for the all the identitifications.
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mohina macker
 
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