Cladopus hookeriana (Tul.) C.Cusset, Fl. Camb., Laos & Vietn. 14: 71 1973. (syn: Griffithiella hookeriana (Tul.) Warm.; Mniopsis hookeriana Tul.; Podostemum ecostatus Griff. ex Tul.; Podostemum hookerianus (Tul.) Wedd.); . Endemic to the Western Ghats – Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala (Ahmeduliah and Nayar 1986, Cook 1996). It is seen from Bombay to Kerala (Subramanyam 1962) as per IUCN and ZOO 2011 as per India Biodiversity Portal; . Common name: Hooker’s Riverweed . Lithophytic herbs. Thallus variable, thread-like or disc-like, attached firmly throughout the length, bearing leafy secondary shoots. Leaves sheathing, distichous. Flowers minute, zygomorphic, bisexual, naked, emerging from a spathe; stamens 20, monadelphous; staminodes 2, linear; ovary superior, oblique, 2-locular; ovules many, on a massive placentae. Capsule nearly globose, splitting into 2 unequal lobes. Flowering and fruiting: November-February On submerged rocks in streams Western Ghats (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi as per India Biodiversity Portal) .
Cladopus hookeriana (Podostemaceae) : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4) Cladopus hookeriana (Podostemaceae) 12/2/2020, Murbad, Thane district, Maharashtra
ANDEC48 Please identify this small plant- Podostemonaceae? : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3). Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary Excellent shots, …! I think it is Indotristicha ramosissima (Podostemaceae). very nice. tickled my funny bone reminds me of some scenes from pirates of the carribean… love it Two more photos of habitat and habit- Not Indotristicha ramosissima (Wight) P. Royen as per Fwd: Regarding Indotristicha ramosissima I do not think this is Dalzellia. According to the key – Flora of Peninsular India the flowers here are zygomorphic. Flower morphology is similar to Cladopus hookeriana (syn Griffithella hookeriana). But the family is diverse, so I am not sure if there is enough detail to confirm.
Plant posted by … is indeed Cladopus hookeriana I have observed two forms one without stalk and one with stalk I am attaching an image with a note from my diary. Cladopus hookeriana (Podostemaceae) Lingmala, Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra 12 March 2020 .
Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA Altitude: 1500fsl Flower date: Habitat: wild moisture rocky sloppy windy misty streamside waterfalls highland Plant habit: epilithic spreading moss, mono sexual, annual Height: 04mm (bud) Leaves: Flower: terminal bud Fruit: capsule green into purplish to brown ovoid size: 01.5x01mm Seed: Can it be some Cladopus species as per images at Yes, it is Cladopus sp., thank you very much for the genus ID It’s an Angiosperm one expert says its member of Podostemaceae Yes …, it is very close to Cladopus hookeriana. Thank you very much for ID my plant I have never seen a bryophyte such as this. There is a saprophytic moss Buxbaumia or Cladopus as you presume. You can contact someone in Europe. Sorry, I cannot help you this time. It’s member of flowering plants family Podostemaceae Flora of Peninsular India only lists one species of Cladopus i.e. Cladopus hookeriana: |
Cladopus hookeriana
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