Shrub from Ooty for identification 050311MK2

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Muthu Karthick

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Mar 5, 2011, 2:12:13 AM3/5/11
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Dear  all,
Please help to id this shrub found on roadsides of Ooty town, TN.

Altitude: 2100 msl
Date: 05 Dec 2010

Height: c. 1.5 metre
Leaf: compound; 15-20 cm long
flower: c. 8cm across

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Care Earth Trust
#15, second main road,
Thillai ganga nagar,
Chennai - 600 061
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Balkar Arya

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Mar 5, 2011, 7:54:26 PM3/5/11
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I think Dahlia sp?
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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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tanay bose

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Mar 5, 2011, 8:22:23 PM3/5/11
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Dahlia imperialis
Tanay
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Tanay Bose
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Muthu Karthick

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Mar 7, 2011, 2:22:12 AM3/7/11
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Yes Tanayji, got the images quickly when googled. Many thanks Balkarji and Tanayji.

The shrub is Dahlia imperialis Roezel ex E. Ortgies of Compositae; naturalized plant of Tropical American origin.
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