Commelina ? from Hooghly 22/7/12 SK

[surajit koley]

Madam / Sir,

Is this a Commelina paludosa ?

Species : UNKNOWN

Habit & Habitat : roadside herb, also on old wall, about 1.5 feet high, leaves about 15cm, bend upwards in bright light

Date : 13/6/12, 11/7/12

Place : Garalgacha (Hooghly)

Thank you & Regards,

Surajit Koley

[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

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[surajit koley]

Thank you Garg Sir for taking care of this plant too.

Regards,

surajit

[surajit koley]

Sir / Madam,

The plant in this thread is -

• more than 2 feet tall, not 1.5 feet as i have stated earlier, stem erect, suberect, branched
• leaves 10-15 cm x 3.5 cm

Commelina species available in the FoP & FoC are -

1. Commelina albescens Hassk. = leaves much smaller = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250064589 = REJECTED ?
2. Commelina subulate Roth. = leaves much narrower = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250064593 = REJECTED
3. Commelina auriculata Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae = leaves smaller = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=240001172 = REJECTED ?
4. Commelina diffusa N. L. Burman = leaves smaller = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=222000040 = REJECTED ?
5. Commelina communis Linnaeus, = leaves smaller = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027375 = REJECTED ?
6. Commelina benghalensis Linn. - leaves smaller = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=222000036 and = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=222000036 = REJECTED ?
7. Commelina maculata Edgeworth = "....  Commelina maculata is very similar to C. paludosa from which it differs in having stems creeping proximally, numerous branched, slender, rooting at nodes; leaves smaller, 4--10 × 1.5--2.5 cm; and involucral bracts fewer and smaller, often only 2 or 3 forming heads..." = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=240001173 = REJECTED ?
8. Commelina undulata R. Brown, Prodr. 270. 1810. = leaves smaller = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=240001175 = REJECTED ?
9. Commelina suffruticosa Blume = leaves slighly smaller = "....  Only one Chinese specimen was seen by the present authors." = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=240001174 = REJECTED ?
10.  Commelina paludosa Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae. 1: 2. 1827. = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200027376 and = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027376
11. an illustration = http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=60409&flora_id=2

Attaching some more images, recorded on the 23rd & 26th, this month.

Please, at least confirm this is a Commelina species.

Thank you & Regards,

Surajit Koley

On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 12:27 PM, jmgarg1 <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

[manudev madhavan]

This plant seems to be Commelina paludosa

[surajit koley]

Thank you very much, Manudev Ji, for the probable ID of this species.

Regards,

surajit

[surajit koley]

Sir,

Thank you very much for the ID of this plant.

Regards,

Surajit Koley

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Ramchandra D.Gore <ramd...@gmail.com> wrote:

This is Commelina paludosa Blume

[surajit koley]

Sir,

Attaching a new set from the same population at the same place, this time the flowers are fresh.

Thank you & Regards,

surajit

[Mayur Nandikar]

Yes It is Commelina paludosa.

Nice caption and thank you for sharing ......

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[surajit koley]

Good evening Mayur Ji

Thank you very much for confirming the ID.

But FoI has different looking plant http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Swamp%20Dayflower.html.

Regards,

surajit

[Mayur Nandikar]

http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Swamp%20Dayflower.html. is Commelina diffusa only.

[surajit koley]

Thank you very much Mayur Ji, i have had arguments many a time with my friends for this.

Regards,

surajit