369 ID wild plant Spermacoce

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Please ID wild plant, kind regards, Sam.

Location: near Vannappuram, Thodupuzha, Idukki Dist., Kerala PIN:685607

Altitude: 1500fsl

Flower date: 23SEP2022, 12.05pm

Habitat: wild moisture, no sunlight rocky misty hill, wind

Plant habit: small shrub, erect branches, hard quadrangular grooved silver stem, cylindrical lite flaked base diameter 20mm, perennial

Height: 04.5 feet

Leaves: opposite, elliptic, acute, soft glossy, size upto:12×5cm

Flower: axillary whorled racemose, diameter:03.5mm, white, non fragrant

Fruit:

Seed:

Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Sam ji.

Maybe a new addition to our site.

Do not remember seeing this. 

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[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

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[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Ok dear Garg ji, it is very rare, only three plants closely growing, with kind regards, Sam.

[J.M. Garg]

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Giby ji.

Hi, Sam ji,

I could not find any match with the existing species in eFI.

You have to check with other species with distribution in Kerala as per details at 
https://efloraofindia.com/2012/07/29/lasianthus/

On Wed, 28 Sept 2022 at 21:27, Giby Kuriakose <giby.ku...@shcollege.ac.in> wrote:

This could be a species of Lasianthus of Rubiaceae family.

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From: Giby Kuriakose <giby.ku...@shcollege.ac.in>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep, 2022, 10:37 pm
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:433225] 369 ID wild plant Spermacoce
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>
Cc: Sam Kuzhalanattu <samkuzh...@gmail.com>

It could be Lasianthus acuminatus based on the characteristic haris on the calyx.

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[J.M. Garg]

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From: Sam Kuzhalanattu <samkuzh...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep, 2022, 10:54 pm
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:433225] 369 ID wild plant Spermacoce
To: Giby Kuriakose <giby.ku...@shcollege.ac.in>
Cc: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Thanks a lot dear Giby ji for  the ID suggestion, it is close to Lasianthus, leaves are very matching but flower image is not matching and its stem is angular.

On Wed, 28 Sept 2022, 10:37 pm Giby Kuriakose, <giby.ku...@shcollege.ac.in> wrote:

It could be Lasianthus acuminatus based on the characteristic haris on the calyx.

Regards,

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

I tried to check all listed species of Lasianthus from Kerala, but could not reach an id. 

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Hedyotis ??

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Dear Saroj ji,

No flower matching images, with kind regards, Sam.

[Dr E S Santhosh Kumar]

This is a Hedyotis species for sure. Not Lasianthus.

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Santhosh ji

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Santhosh Ji for validating my guess !

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

I checked many species listed with distribution in Kerala.

To me it appears close to specimens of Hedyotis membranacea at POWO (specimen 1) & GBIF (specimen 1 & 2) and Kerala Plants

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[Saroj Kasaju]

I guess that is the closest match Mr. Gargb!

Thank you.

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[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Dear Garg ji,

Yes, it is very close to Hedyotis membranacea, thank you very much for ID my plant.  Kerala plants image is very close, with kind regards, Sam.

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Thank you very much dear Giby ji for sharing the details, with kind regards, Sam.

On Mon, 3 Oct 2022, 10:13 pm Giby Kuriakose, <giby.ku...@shcollege.ac.in> wrote:

In Hedyotis membranacea, according to Gamble, the calyx teeths are short and glabrous (without hairs). Here it is hairy.

To decide between Hedyotis or Lasianthus, we need to see the fruit, whether it is fleshy or dry.

Regards

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Giby ji.

Pl. see POWO (specimen 1) & GBIF (specimen 1 & 2) and Kerala Plants

Maybe there are some little variations in the species.

On Mon, 3 Oct 2022 at 22:13, Giby Kuriakose <giby.ku...@shcollege.ac.in> wrote:

In Hedyotis membranacea, according to Gamble, the calyx teeths are short and glabrous (without hairs). Here it is hairy.

To decide between Hedyotis or Lasianthus, we need to see the fruit, whether it is fleshy or dry.

Regards

On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 9:31 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu <samkuzh...@gmail.com> wrote:

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PG and Research Department of Botany
Sacred Heart College  (Autonomous), Thevara
Kochi, Kerala, India  682 013

Phone - +914844044436 (office) +919947109987 (Mobile)

http://gibykuriakose.shcollege.ac.in/

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[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Thank you very much dear Garg ji for the great observations and providing links.  With kind regards, Sam.

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Thanks a lot dear Jomy ji and Giby ji for the confirmation of my plant as Hedyotis membranacea, with kind regards, Sam.

[J.M. Garg]

What is Jomy's observation?

I can not see it here.

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Sam ji.

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From: Sam Kuzhalanattu <samkuzh...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Oct, 2022, 8:43 pm
Subject: 369 ID wild plant Spermacoce
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Dear Garg ji,

Today I had a trekking to the misty hill at Vannappuram with Jomy ji, Giby ji and Jomy ji's daughter (B.Sc. Botony student).

On this occasion they seen the same live plant directly and confirmed it as Hedyotis membranacea.  And also they collected the specimens of Artabotrys.  With kind regards, Sam.

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Many thanks dear Giby ji for the ID confirmation, with kind regards, Sam.

On Sun, 9 Oct 2022, 4:26 pm Giby Kuriakose, <giby.ku...@shcollege.ac.in> wrote:

We have visited the place and confirmed that it is not Lasianthus and it is Hedyotis.

Regards

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Giby ji

On Sun, 9 Oct 2022 at 16:26, Giby Kuriakose <giby.ku...@shcollege.ac.in> wrote:

We have visited the place and confirmed that it is not Lasianthus and it is Hedyotis.

Regards

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From another post:

Today I had a trekking to the misty hill at Vannappuram with Jomy ji, Giby ji and Jomy ji's daughter (B.Sc. Botony student).

On this occasion they seen the same live plant directly and confirmed it as Hedyotis membranacea.  And also they collected the specimens of Artabotrys.  With kind regards, Sam.

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