Abelmoschus moschatus from near Dakpathar

[Gurcharan Singh]

Abelmoschus moschatus growing along roadsides and mountain foothills near Dakpathar on way to Chakrata.

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[Balkar Arya]

Yes Sir 

Thanks for Sharing

I was labelling this specimen after confirming from Flora of Mussoorie and you hit the target

Here are mines

I think you are now going to shower Chakrata plants Starting from 16-9-11

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Dr Balkar Singh
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Arya P G College, Panipat
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[J.M. Garg]

Feedback from another thread from Surajit ji:

"This is also Abelmoschus manihot subsp. tetraphyllus var. pungens Roxb., I think."

"If I do not make mistake the set in this thread is same as in another earlier thread https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/x1gg-RzeT2Y/z7-on6nc2hkJ.

The thread above was identified and validated. But where are the "linear to narrowly oblong" epicalyx lobes (described and illustrated in FoC)?

Instead, this species bear some similarities with A. angulosus uploaded by Dinesh Ji and Anurag Ji. But the species perhaps not distributed in your region.

I still have confusion to the id I myself suggested for this species in the thread."

Also looks different from other images at Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Bimal ji.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bimal Sar kar <bima...@gmail.com>
Date: 25 November 2017 at 21:41
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:84105] Abelmoschus moschatus from near Dakpathar

To: "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com>

My experience with this plant at Tezpur says that the seeds on rubbing gives a distinct smell of mask.

Regards,

[J.M. Garg]