Rubiaceae shrub for id 211110MK1

[Muthu Karthick]

Dear all,
Please help to id this shrub found at Bear shola.

Date/Time-	06-11-2010 / 11:00 AM
Location- Place, Altitude, GP	ca.2200asl; Kodaikanal, TN
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-	closer to water-falls
Plant Habit-	shrub
Height/Length-	1 -2 m
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-	6 x 2.5 cm
Inflorescence Type/ Size-	terminal; 5-7cm longer
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-	pinkish
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-
Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-

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Muthu Karthick, N
Junior Research Fellow
Care Earth Trust

#15, second main road,

Thillai ganga nagar,
Chennai - 600 061

Mob: 09626833911
www.careearthtrust.org

[Pardeshi S.]

Some Rubiaceae species

On Nov 21, 6:58 pm, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear all,
> Please help to id this shrub found at Bear shola.
>

>  *Date/Time-*

>
> 06-11-2010 / 11:00 AM
>

> *Location- Place, Altitude, GP*
>
> ca.2200asl; Kodaikanal, TN
>
> *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-*
>
> closer to water-falls
>
> *Plant Habit-*
>
> shrub
>
> *Height/Length-*
>
> 1 -2 m
>
> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-*
>
> 6 x 2.5 cm
>
> *Inflorescence Type/ Size-*
>
> terminal; 5-7cm longer
>
> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-*
>
> pinkish
>
> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- *
>
> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- *

>
> --
> Muthu Karthick, N
> Junior Research Fellow
> Care Earth Trust
> #15, second main road,
> Thillai ganga nagar,
> Chennai - 600 061
> Mob: 09626833911www.careearthtrust.org
>

>  Kodai 129.jpg
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>  Kodai 130.jpg
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>  Kodai 132.jpg
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[Vijayasankar]

Pl check it for Hedyotis [may be H.barberi or its allied, seen in higher altitudes of W.Ghats].

Regards

Vijayasankar

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Some Rubiaceae species”

 

“Pl check it for Hedyotis [may be H.barberi or its allied, seen in higher altitudes of W.Ghats].

Regards

Vijayasankar”

--

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Some Rubiaceae species”

S. Pardeshi

 

“Pl check it for Hedyotis [may be H.barberi or its allied, seen in higher altitudes of W.Ghats].

Regards

Vijayasankar

-- 
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

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From: Muthu Karthick <nmk...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 5:58 AM
Subject: [efloraofindia:54911] Rubiaceae shrub for id 211110MK1
To: indiantreepix <indian...@googlegroups.com>

[Muthu Karthick]

Dear all,

Forwarding again for id assistance. Please help to resolve this id.

Previous feedbacks:

Pardeshiji----- some rubiaceae

Vijayasankarji ------- Pl check it for Hedyotis [may be H.barberi or its allied, seen in higher altitudes of W.Ghats].

Pankajji ----- 

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From: Pardeshi S. <satishp...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 7:11 PM
To: efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>


Some Rubiaceae species

>  Kodai 129.jpg
> 162KViewDownload
>
>  Kodai 130.jpg
> 209KViewDownload
>
>  Kodai 132.jpg
> 335KViewDownload

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From: Vijayasankar <vijay.b...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 8:38 PM
To: Muthu Karthick <nmk...@gmail.com>
Cc: indiantreepix <indian...@googlegroups.com>

Pl check it for Hedyotis [may be H.barberi or its allied, seen in higher altitudes of W.Ghats].

Regards

Vijayasankar

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From: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 12:46 PM
To: efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Cc: Muthu Karthick <nmk...@gmail.com>, Vijayasankar Raman <vijay.b...@gmail.com>, satish pardeshi <satishp...@gmail.com>, Mahadeswara Swamy <swamy...@yahoo.com>, C KUNHIKANNAN <kunhi...@gmail.com>, navendu page <navend...@gmail.com>

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Some Rubiaceae species”

 

“Pl check it for Hedyotis [may be H.barberi or its allied, seen in higher altitudes of W.Ghats].

Regards

Vijayasankar”

--

With regards,
J.M.Garg (jmg...@gmail.com)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1
'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna'
The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each image.

For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1465 members & 56,400 messages on 9/12/10 & with a database of around 4350 species on 15/11/10)

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From: Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 4:57 AM
To: efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>, Muthu Karthick <nmk...@gmail.com>, satish pardeshi <satishp...@gmail.com>

S. Pardeshi

-- 
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

--
Muthu Karthick, N

Care Earth Trust

#15, second main road,

Thillai ganga nagar,
Chennai - 600 061

Mob: 0091 96268 33911
www.careearthtrust.org

[Muthu Karthick]

A reply from Kottaimuthuji --- It is very close to Hedyotis purpurescens & H. swertioides but defenitely not H. barberi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Resurfacing again for ID

Previous feedbacks:

Pardeshiji----- some rubiaceae

Vijayasankarji ------- Pl check it for Hedyotis [may be H.barberi or its allied, seen in higher altitudes of W.Ghats].

Kottaimuthuji --- It is very close to Hedyotis purpurescens & H. swertioides but defenitely not H. barberi

-- 
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

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From: Muthu Karthick <nmk...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 7:28 PM

[Muthu Karthick]

Dear all,

This plant looks very close to Hedyotis purpurascens Hook.f. because of the presence of ovate-stipule.

This can't be H. swertioides as it is more than 2 feet and not possessing ovate leaves. 

Many thanks Kottaimuthuji for your lead.

Source: Flora of South Indian Hills by P F Fyson; Flora of British India by J D Hooker.

--
Muthu Karthick, N

Care Earth Trust

#15, second main road,

Thillai ganga nagar,
Chennai - 600 061

Mob: 0091 96268 33911
www.careearthtrust.org