Re: MS 130711 -38- Wikstroemia uva-ursi

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M Swamy

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Jul 13, 2011, 10:34:21 AM7/13/11
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   I am attaching the photographs of Wikstroemia uva-ursi  ( family Thymeliaceae).        A spreading shrub  1 to 2 ft height.  Photos taken at Guindy National park.  Chennai .    Date : Around  2008  August ?   The plant can be  used  for ground cover ( ornamental ) also .







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JM Garg

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Feb 28, 2022, 10:08:36 AM2/28/22
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I think this is Wikstroemia indica (as per images and details herein), the only listed species in Flora of Peninsular India and as per POWO.
Wikstroemia uva-ursi is endemic to Hawaii as per POWO and also looks different as per Wikimedia Commons.
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