Wild weed for ID : 120611 : AK-2

[Aarti S. Khale]

Taken at Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai on the 6th of April,2011.
Weed growing wild with very tiny flowers.
Aarti

[Smilax004]

Why this called as a weed? This is an Acanthaceaen probably a species
of Rungia. But the pictures don't show leaves which are crucial in id
the genus/species. Please provide a picture showing the habit (full
plant) and leaves. Weeds are related to agriculture field (http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weed). If you think that this plant is escaped
from garden and established/ing in the natural habitat then call it as
invasive. But it doesn't look like an invasive either.

Regards
Giby

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[H S]

I think some Bremekempia sp. (may be B. verticillata)

regards,

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[Giby Kuriakose]

It doesn't look like  Bremekempia sp. because the inflorescence and the flower doesn't match with that of  Bremekempia. 

It could be mostly Rungia/Justicia.

Regards

Giby

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[H S]

Hello,
Please provide some more fotos taken in different angle.

Its not even Rungia,, inflorescence of Rungia is altogether different
than here in the foto,,
I am not sure but we can see some leaves modification in the foto
which matches in Genus Bremekempia.. (Haplanthodes)

regards,

On 6/12/11, Giby Kuriakose <giby.ku...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It doesn't look like *Bremekempia sp. **because the inflorescence and the
> flower doesn't match with that of * *Bremekempia. *

[Aarti S. Khale]

Sorry....I've only these two pictures taken.
Will try to get the leaves during next visit.
Regards,
Aarti

On Jun 12, 12:57 pm, H S <hemsan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> Please provide some more fotos taken in different angle.
>
> Its not even Rungia,, inflorescence of Rungia is altogether different
> than here in the foto,,
> I am not sure but we can see some leaves modification in the foto
> which matches in Genus Bremekempia.. (Haplanthodes)
>
> regards,
>

> On 6/12/11, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > It doesn't look like  *Bremekempia sp. **because the inflorescence and the
> > flower doesn't match with that of * *Bremekempia. *
> > It could be mostly Rungia/Justicia.
>
> > Regards
> > Giby
>

> > On 12 June 2011 14:06, H S <hemsan...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> I think some Bremekempia sp. (may be B. verticillata)
>
> >> regards,
>

> > visit my pictures @http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby

>
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>  - H.S.
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> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of

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[Samir Mehta]

Am reasonably certain that this is:

Haplanthodes tentaculatus Family: Acanthaceae (Ruellia family)
Synonyms*: Haplanthus tentaculatus, Bremekampia tentaculata,
Haplanthodes neilgherryensis(?)
*from FOI

Regards,

Samir Mehta

On Jun 12, 11:11 am, "Aarti S. Khale" <aarti.kh...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[Aarti S. Khale]

Samir ji,
Thanks for the id.
Regards,
Aarti

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[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Why this called as a weed? This is an Acanthaceaen probably a species of Rungia. But the pictures don't show leaves which are crucial in id the genus/species. Please provide a picture showing the habit (full plant) and leaves. Weeds are related to agriculture field (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weed). If you think that this plant is escaped from garden and established/ing in the natural habitat then call it as invasive. But it doesn't look like an invasive either.

Regards
Giby"

 

“I think some Bremekempia sp. (may be B. verticillata)

regards,

H.S.”

 

“Am reasonably certain that this is:

Haplanthodes tentaculatus    Family: Acanthaceae (Ruellia family)
Synonyms*: Haplanthus tentaculatus, Bremekampia tentaculata, Haplanthodes neilgherryensis(?) *from FOI

Regards,

Samir Mehta”

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[J.M. Garg]

A reply:

"Yes it is Haplanthodes tentaculatus (L.) Majumdar, the flowers color
can be whitish to bluish. if the cladodes are densely hairy it is
Haplanthodes plumosa (T. And.) Panigr. & Das.

Haplanthodes tentaculatus (L.) Majumdar in Bull. Bot. Soc. Bengal 25:
76, 1971; Singh et al, Fl. Mah. St. 2: 628, 2001.
Synonyms: Bremkempia tentaculatus (L.) Sreemadhavan in Almeida, Fl.
Mah. 4: 22, 2001. Ruellia tentaculata L. Cent. Pl. 2: 22, 1756.
Haplanthus tentaculatus (L.) Nees in DC., Prodr. 1: 513, 1847 (p.p.);
Cooke, Fl. Pres. Bombay 2: 453, 1958 (Repr.). H. tentaculatus (L.)
var. nessiana Sant. in Bot. Mem. Univ. Bombay 2: 52, 1951.

here is the identification key
1. Cladodes more than 1.5 cm long, bristly hairy; Capsule
glabrous.................H. verticillatus
1. Cladodes less than 1.5 cm, not bristly; Capsule
pubescent..........................2
 2. Calyx not as
above...................................................................................H.
tentaculata
 2. Calyx sub plumose..................................................................................H.
plumosa

regards
satish pardeshi"