Wild Flower for ID-091009-RK-1

ranjini kamath

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Oct 9, 2009, 2:00:16 AM10/9/09

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Sorry for picture quality.Please id this if possible.Bannarghatta
Forest-04-10-09.
Thank you.
Ranjini Kamath

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Dinesh Valke

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Oct 9, 2009, 2:48:35 AM10/9/09

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... two wild shots: ¿ Exacum ? OR ¿ Osbeckia ?

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Dr Santhosh Kumar

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Oct 9, 2009, 4:06:52 AM10/9/09

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This is Osbeckia sp.

Santhosh

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Satish Phadke

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Oct 9, 2009, 5:42:28 AM10/9/09

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If the flowers are very small .............a cm or so
It is Exacum petiolare from Gentianaceae

2009/10/9 ranjini kamath <ranj...@gmail.com>

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ranjini kamath

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Oct 9, 2009, 8:06:22 AM10/9/09

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Satish ji This is definitely much more than a cm across.I do not
remember the diameter exactly.Will make it a point to note size of
flowers next time i take a pic
Regards
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Dinesh Valke

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Oct 9, 2009, 9:16:46 AM10/9/09

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... much more than 1 cm -- please check species of Osbeckia (Santhosh ji points out too) OR Melastoma.

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Satish Phadke

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Oct 9, 2009, 10:24:20 AM10/9/09

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Ranjini ji
Sorry I don't remember the exact size of Exacum petiolare.
But the flowers appear to be the same.
Please refer to an earlier link on Indiantreepix.
http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/eccf547d56046c56/c35c7121893b56bc?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=exacum#c35c7121893b56bc
Satish Phadke

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Dr Santhosh Kumar

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Oct 9, 2009, 1:51:54 PM10/9/09

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Sathish Ji,

This is without any doubt an Osbeckia sp. You see a stellate calyx behind the flowers.

Santhosh

2009/10/9 Satish Phadke <phadke...@gmail.com>

ranjini kamath

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Oct 10, 2009, 12:42:27 AM10/10/09

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Hello all After going thro' Tabish ji's www.flowersofindia.net
,got the id of this flower. Starry Osbeckia or Osbeckia
stellata.Petals,buds,leaves,all match.Thanks everyone for helping out!
Ranjini Kamath

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