Rubiaceae Week: Spermadictyon suaveolens from Morni Hills and Shimla

[Nidhan Singh]

Dear All,

This one is one of the few Rubiaceae members I have with me to share. Shot at different times in 2010 and 2011 from Morni Hills and Shimla

Hamiltonia suaveolens Roxb., Hort. Beng. 15, 1814; Spermadictyon suaveolens Roxb., Pl. Cor. 3. 32. t. 236, 1815
 A small shrub with divaricate branches. Leaves 15-22 x 5-10 cm, shortly-petioled, opposite, elliptic-oblong or ovate, glabrous or pubescent, lateral nerves prominent beneath, base acute. Flowers sessile or shortly-pedicelled, bluish-purple, sweet-scented, club-shaped in bud, arranged in large, terminal, lax, trichotomous panicles. Sepals 4-5, persistent. Petals valvate, fused, corolla-tube trumpet-shaped. Capsule ellipsoid, small, 5-seeded.

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Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

[Balkar Singh]

Excellent Pics!!!

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Nidhan ji for sharing nice photographs

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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/ 

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Nidhan Singh <nidhans...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Nidhan Singh]

Thanks Balkar Ji and Gurcharan Sir..

[Dinesh Valke]

Fantastic photos and photoset, Nidhan ji.
Regards.
Dinesh

[nitesh]

lovely pics

On Feb 7, 4:48 pm, Nidhan Singh <nidhansingh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> This one is one of the few Rubiaceae members I have with me to share. Shot

> at different times in 2010 and 2011 from Morni Hills and Shimla*
>
> Hamiltonia suaveolens **Roxb., Hort. Beng. 15, 1814*; *Spermadictyon
> suaveolens* Roxb., Pl. Cor. 3. 32. t. 236, 1815

>  A small shrub with divaricate branches. Leaves 15-22 x 5-10 cm,
> shortly-petioled, opposite, elliptic-oblong or ovate, glabrous or
> pubescent, lateral nerves prominent beneath, base acute. Flowers sessile or
> shortly-pedicelled, bluish-purple, sweet-scented, club-shaped in bud,
> arranged in large, terminal, lax, trichotomous panicles. Sepals 4-5,
> persistent. Petals valvate, fused, corolla-tube trumpet-shaped. Capsule
> ellipsoid, small, 5-seeded.
>
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> Regards,
>
> Dr. Nidhan Singh
> Department of Botany
> I.B. (PG) College
> Panipat-132103 Haryana
> Ph.: 09416371227
>

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[Prashant Awale]

Good set of photos. Thanks Nidhan ji  for upload.
Regards
Prashant

[Nidhan Singh]

Thanks Dinesh Ji, Nitesh Ji and Prashant Ji..