sk2015sept06/06 - unlikely to be Commelina diffusa Burm.f.

[surajit koley]

This set is from my earlier thread of C. diffusa Burm.f. - https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/6Xf1XiDWPRE/GHSUyRUuI2IJ

FoC specifies 2 longer petals blue, 4.2-6 mm. Here they seem to be larger than that.

FoNA specifies proximal petal smaller. Here all petals equal, at least not smaller.

BSI distribution puts another question mark - http://efloraindia.nic.in/efloraindia/speciesDesc_PCL.action?species_id=2483

A similar looking one was identified as C. longifolia in a flickr acc - https://www.flickr.com/photos/haile/2384267981/in/photostream/

On Roxburgh's C. salicifolia (C. longifolia Lam. of BSI) Haines wrote "petals equal except that the lower has a shorter claw." Haines also wrote flowers are smaller than in "nudiflora" (C. diffusa Burm. f.).

On C. hasskarlii C.B. Cl., Haines recorded, "close to C. salicifolia, differing by the broader leaves, inflated sheaths, less acuminate spathes rarely over .8 inch.... ."

KEW has a herbarium of C. hasskarlii from UP - http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000794517

Can it be C. hasskarlii C.B.Cl. of my table?

Thank you

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[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

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[surajit koley]

I think this species is C. longifolia Lam.

Thank you

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surajit koley

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[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for validation please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

I think this species is C. longifolia Lam. Thank you Regards surajit koley

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Manudev ji.

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Date: 28 September 2015 at 16:35
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This one looks like Commelina longifolia

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[surajit koley]

Thanks to Manudev Ji and Garg Sir.

Thank you

Regards

(simply) surajit koley

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