Re: MS 130711 -38- Wikstroemia uva-ursi

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M Swamy

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13 Jul 2011, 10:34:21 am13/07/11

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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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28 Feb 2022, 10:08:36 am28/02/22

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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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