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Satish Nikam

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Jul 22, 2011, 2:38:20 AM7/22/11

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Dear All,

Kindly identify this flower.The colour is not true-to-original,it is more light purple.Unfortunately I could not take proper shot as it was raining heavily.Taken at Mulshi,Pune in June11.

thanks

regards

satish nikam

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ajinkya gadave

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Jul 22, 2011, 2:48:35 AM7/22/11

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i think this is Duranta repens (golden duranta)

Smilax004

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Jul 22, 2011, 3:46:19 AM7/22/11

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I too think that this is Duranta repens. The new name is Duranta
erecta (http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-65221
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duranta_erecta)of Verbenaceae family. It
is a garden plant widely cultivated.

Regards,
Giby

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Smilax004

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Jul 22, 2011, 3:41:55 AM7/22/11

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I too think that this is Duranta repens. The new name is Duranta
erecta (http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-65221
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duranta_erecta) of Verbenaceae family.

This is a garden plant widely cultivated.

Regards
Giby

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mchunkat

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Jul 22, 2011, 4:27:30 AM7/22/11

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I also thought it was Duranta erecta. However, theplantlist.org says
there are no valid names in the Duranta genus!? Could Dr. Gurcharan
Singh or Dr. Balkar Singh give their views in the matter. Thanks.
Mohan Chunkath

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> I too think that this is Duranta repens. The new name is Duranta

> erecta (http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-65221http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duranta_erecta) of Verbenaceae family.

Gurcharan Singh

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Jul 22, 2011, 4:52:06 AM7/22/11

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Mohan ji

I think you have some confusion. It clears gives Duranta erecta as correct names and D. repens as one of its synonyms.

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-65221

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Mohan V. Chunkath

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Jul 22, 2011, 5:18:09 AM7/22/11

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Dear Dr. Gurcharan Singh,

Thanks for the quick response regarding Duranta erecta. I had made the mistake of looking up D. repens, which is not valid.