Murdannia pauciflora

Prashant awale

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15 Aug 2010, 11:16:24 am15/08/10

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Dear Friends,

Came across this herb in the open field at the base of Prabalgad near Village Thakurwadi.

Kindly validate the ID.

Bot. name: Murdannia pauciflora (ID Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Few%20Flowered%20Dewflower.html).
Family: Commelinaceae

Date/Time: 14-08-2010 / 11:55AM
Location: Thakurwadi (at the base of Prabalgad, Panvel region).
Habitat: Wild
Plant habit: Herb

regards
Prashant

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manasikaran

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15 Aug 2010, 1:07:53 pm15/08/10

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Hello Prashant ji,
you are very much correct..... seen these flowers at neral in July.

Regards
Manasi

tanay bose

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15 Aug 2010, 2:06:50 pm15/08/10

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Lovely photos Murdannia pauciflora

Tanay

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Mayur Nandikar

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17 Aug 2010, 1:47:44 am17/08/10

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Hello,

Murdannia pauciflora is always with bearded filaments, axiallary ochra-yellow colored flower and ovate leaves.

Please check it out Murdannia semiteres at once, might be we found perfect ID

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Department of Botany,
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Kolhapur.

J.M. Garg

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25 Sept 2010, 3:32:10 am25/09/10

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Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl.

Earlier relevant feedback:

“Murdannia pauciflora is always with bearded filaments, axiallary ochra-yellow colored flower and ovate leaves.

Please check it out Murdannia semiteres at once, might be we found perfect ID” from Mayur ji.

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Bhatt Sweta

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25 Sept 2010, 1:28:50 pm25/09/10

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Beautiful pictures!!!!

Regards,
Shweta

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Mayur Nandikar

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28 Sept 2010, 9:56:10 am28/09/10

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Hello
This is Murdannia nimmoniana (Grah.) Bole & Almeida only Syn. Murdannia semiteres (Dalz.) Santapau
Murdannia pauciflora never have linear filiform, needle shaped leaves and it's endemic to India with ochra-yellow flower while M. nimmoniana with blue flower, widespread from Africa to India.
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