Argostemma verticillatum Wall., Fl. Ind. 2: 325 1824. (Syn: Argostemma acutum Wall. ex Hook.f.; Argostemma glaberrimum Dalzell); . Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and N. Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO; . As per efi thread: Flowers with 4 petals…..A.sarmentosum; flowers with five petals…… A. verticillatum. . Small herbs. Leaves in whorls of 3 or 4, mostly confined to the apex of stem, to 5 x 1 cm, linear-lanceolate, subsessile, membranous, glabrous; lateral nerves indistinct; stipules interpetiolar, entire or 0. Flowers 5-merous, 1.2 cm across, in terminal few flowered umbels, peduncles slender, shorter than the leaves. Calyx glabrous, lobes ovate-acute. Corolla white, lobes ovate-acuminate. Staminal filaments short, anthers connate, dehiscence by apical pores. Ovules many on projected placenta; style filiform; stigma capitate. Flowering and fruiting: August-October Evergeen forests South India, Himalayas, North East India and Myanmar (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal) .
What plant? : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 3 authors. I have been seeing this growing out of stone retaining walls on my walks. I am not sure if grows on the ground too-I am yet to come across one. The flower is tiny, not more than 1-2cm. The whole plant in the picture must be 6-7cm. I imagine if the leaves belong to the same plant? It should be Argostemma verticellatum Thank you … for this ID. Sorry for replying late-I was travelling and had limited access to the Internet. I found out the only common name for Argostemma verticillatum is in Chinese ‘Xiao xue hua’. Are we aware of any English name? . AKNOV04 Another Argostemma sp. for ID : 6 posts by 4 authors. No images seen now. Near Mussoorie, Aug 2014 Could it be Argostemma verticillatum ? I second the opinion of … new to me Two species of Agrostemma known in Uttarakhand.
Argostemma verticillatum ABJUL01/21 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 7 images. I found several of these growing as epiphytes on trees. From Greek argos: white and stemma: wreath. Argostemma verticillatum Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP 1750m 22 July 2015. Yes, beautiful pics. Never seen on tree trunks in our area. Thank you … We have them on walls, rock faces, the ground and on the trees. These plants were growing on a wild pear tree.
Enclosing some pictures for identification. Location : Godawari Botanical Garden Nepal Altitude: 5000 ft. Date: 13 July 2016 It should be Argostemma sp. (Rubiaceae). Looks closer to A. verticillatum. Argostemma in eFI. A. verticillatum ! Thank you !
Location: Godawari, Lalitpur,, Nepal Altitude: 1566 m. Date: 21 July 2019 Habit : Wild love the habitat picture. that gives us apt info . Argostemma verticillatum Wall.: 4 very high res. images. Location: Kathmandu, Central Nepal Altitude: 1400 m. Date : 30 June 2021 Habitat : Wild on Flower Pot . Argostemma verticillatum Wall.: 6 very high res. images. .
Location: Taplejung, East Nepal Date: July 2023 Elevation: 1200 m. Habit : Wild Images sent by Sajan Subedi, a friend. . MS, Sept.,2023/04 Argostemma sp. ? for id: 2 images. Altitude : ca 1,430 m Date : 02-09-2023 Habit : Epiphytic herb Habitat : Wild Argostemma verticillatum Wall. ! .
Argostemma verticillatum Wall.
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Argostemma verticillatum
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