Re: [efloraofindia:0] Under-shrub for ID 141010MK2

Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 14, 2010, 6:27:58 AM10/14/10

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Urena lobata....
Pankaj

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Muthu Karthick <nmk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
> Please id this Tiliaceae member. I have not seen any flowers nor fruits in
> this plant.
> Location: Kancheepuram dist., TN [peri-urban area]
> Date: 10 10 2010
> Plant height: 1-1.5 M
> Leaf size: 5 x 8 cm
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Muthu Karthick

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Oct 14, 2010, 6:41:14 AM10/14/10

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I think Urena lobata has still more lobate leaves.

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 3:59 PM, rajdeo singh <rajde...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,
definitely some Triumfetta, but sps not confirmed.

Regards,
Rajdeo Singh
Project fellow
St. Xavier's College,
Mumbai

Muthu Karthick

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Oct 14, 2010, 6:19:50 AM10/14/10

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Dear all,

Please id this Tiliaceae member. I have not seen any flowers nor fruits in this plant.

Location: Kancheepuram dist., TN [peri-urban area]

Date: 10 10 2010

Plant height: 1-1.5 M

Leaf size: 5 x 8 cm

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rajdeo singh

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Oct 14, 2010, 6:29:28 AM10/14/10

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Smita Raskar

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Oct 14, 2010, 8:16:55 AM10/14/10

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Triumfeta rhomboidea for sure:):)

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Smita Raskar

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Oct 14, 2010, 8:18:00 AM10/14/10

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Still add pic. when it will flower

tanay bose

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Oct 14, 2010, 9:51:25 AM10/14/10

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Urena lobata

Tanay

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Tanay Bose

Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
Department of Botany.
University of British Columbia .
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Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 14, 2010, 11:28:35 AM10/14/10

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Urena lobata, leaves in Triumfetta are much thinner.

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Smita Raskar

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Oct 14, 2010, 12:16:28 PM10/14/10

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May be i was overconfident so wrong..but i have seen Urena lobata having many lobed leaf

attaching picture..may be this can be another variety or something if so tell me name of this plant too

Urenea lobata.JPG

Vijayasankar

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Oct 14, 2010, 12:21:59 PM10/14/10

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Smita ji, your plant is Urena lobata subsp. sinuata, to be precise.

Regards

Vijayasankar

Smita Raskar

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Oct 14, 2010, 12:23:28 PM10/14/10

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Thanks for id

Muthu Karthick

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Oct 15, 2010, 1:42:45 AM10/15/10

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Dear all,

Many thanks for the id and clarifications. Now I got clear about the subspecies at Urena lobata shrub.

Will hunt for its flowers hereafter.

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Thillai ganga nagar,
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