Forwarding again for Id assistance please.
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Regards,Thanks Surajit ji. It is very difficult to check all the characters in a photograph and it often leads to confusion. However, such in-depth studies / reference work, as done by you , is very essential to arrive at the correct ID. I appreciate your efforts to dig out all the details and posting them for the benefit of the members of the group. It is laudable.All the best in your efforts to contribute to the flora of India through e-flora.
In this connection, I wish to state that many a time ecological conditions like Edaphic, Weather, Humidity etc ., determine the shape of a particular plant in a micro climate. For. e.g. Boheraavia species. If I remember right B.diffusa under high calcium conditions the habit of the plant is quite different with many variations in the foliage structure etc. It grows very luxuriously. In my own experience when I was doing the taxonomy dissertation thesis for my Masters course (decades ago) on the 'Fort wall flora of Srirangaptna' (Tippu sultan's fort) I found this glaring difference. The morphological characters of the species growing on the crevices differed from the plant growing on the land very close to fort wall, raising doubts. Plant growing on the fort wall was very luxurious ( all parts bigger in size). When the plant growing on the fort wall was transplanted to the ground close to the fort wall it changed its habit and resembled the one growing on the land . Therefore it is very confusing even to professional taxonomists to ID the plants. One has to take into account all the factors into consideration. On an another occasion, a renowned taxonomist, very close to me, during his visit to my house , noticed the beautiful ornamental plant in full bloom and asked me what plant it was. I just asked him to identify as he was a big taxonomist, and wish to know from him the correct ID. He could not ID the plant i.e. the common Adenum species! When I revealed the true identity he was upset and said that he was familiar with only wild species.
Checking the character with the specimen is very essential for such doubtful IDs. Let the person who posted the original posting check it and confirm it.Dr.Mahadeswara Swamy
On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 9:04 PM, surajit koley <surajitno...@gmail.com> wrote: