Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Lamiaceae :: Meriandra benghalensis :: Almora :: ARKMAY-13/13

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Alka Khare

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May 3, 2015, 1:32:48 AM5/3/15
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Hello friends

Attached are pictures of Meriandra benghalensis captured near Almora in November 2012.
Requested to please validate the ID...

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Alka Khare
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J.M. Garg

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May 6, 2015, 7:07:46 AM5/6/15
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Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.


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J.M. Garg

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May 6, 2015, 8:10:54 AM5/6/15
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Date: 6 May 2015 at 17:38
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:222520] Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Lamiaceae :: Meriandra benghalensis :: Almora :: ARKMAY-13/13
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It looks like Ocimum species.
A.Lalithamba

surajit koley

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May 6, 2015, 12:04:08 PM5/6/15
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Thank you again Alka Ji, yet another unknown. I wish I could spend hours after hours browsing all threads so that I can learn as many as species ids.

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surajit

J.M. Garg

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May 11, 2015, 4:25:32 AM5/11/15
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A reply:
""Lalithambaji is correct. The Meriandra bengalensis is different as I have seen it.

Sampath Kumar""

Alka Khare

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May 14, 2015, 1:36:01 AM5/14/15
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Thanks Lalithamaba ji and Sampath ji....It was identified as such on another forum...

Would like to know the correct ID.....

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J.M. Garg

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May 20, 2015, 7:19:24 AM5/20/15
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Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

It looks like Ocimum species.

A.Lalithamba 

Lalithambaji is correct. The Meriandra bengalensis is different as I have seen it.

Sampath Kumar 

Ocimum species so far in efi 

 


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Vijayasankar

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May 20, 2015, 9:46:33 AM5/20/15
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Isn't it Ocimum americanum (= O. canum)?!

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Alka Khare

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Jun 15, 2015, 2:03:27 AM6/15/15
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Thank you Vijaya Sir for the ID....Hoping to get it validated....

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D.S Rawat

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Jun 15, 2015, 5:16:30 AM6/15/15
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Looks like Sweet Basil. Ocimum basilicum.
DSRawat Pantnagar

Alka Khare

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Feb 11, 2019, 11:36:43 AM2/11/19
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Re-opening this thread.

Was looking at Meriandra posts on efi as I had posted one today and found that this old post of mine was wrongly labelled by me.

Based on leaf description on the O. basilicum, page in efi, I would like to go with Rawat ji's suggestion of O. basilicum.

Would like to have more feedback, if possible.

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J.M. Garg

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D.S Rawat

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Feb 12, 2019, 2:54:28 AM2/12/19
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Meriandra benghalensis is a synonym of Salvia dianthera (see here-http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:456098-1) but this plant is not Salvia in my opinion. Rather it should be in Ocimum genus.
Please compare with available Ocimum species in eFI.
DSRawat Pantnagar
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Paradesi Anjaneyulu

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Feb 12, 2019, 9:35:08 AM2/12/19
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Could be Ocimum sanctum.

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Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 15, 2021, 1:27:56 AM10/15/21
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Forwarding for ID
Distributed as  Ocimum basilicum ?
Calyx tube glabrous within; pedicels spreading in fruit, terete or more or less so, fruiting calyx 4-4.5 mm long                                   Ocimum tenuiflorum
+ Calyx tube bearded within; pedicels adpressed to axis in fruit and apically reflexed, flattened, fruiting calyx  5-7.5 mm long        Ocimum basilicum
O. basilicum seems correct ID
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Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 15, 2021, 1:28:45 AM10/15/21
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Forwarding for ID
Distributed as  Ocimum basilicum ?
Calyx tube glabrous within; pedicels spreading in fruit, terete or more or less so, fruiting calyx 4-4.5 mm long                                   Ocimum tenuiflorum
+ Calyx tube bearded within; pedicels adpressed to axis in fruit and apically reflexed, flattened, fruiting calyx  5-7.5 mm long        Ocimum basilicum
O. basilicum seems correct ID
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Saroj Kasaju

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Oct 15, 2021, 5:12:14 AM10/15/21
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I guess correct ID !
Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju


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Alka Khare

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Oct 15, 2021, 10:26:18 AM10/15/21
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Thanks Saroj ji for confirming.

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