Micrargeria wightii Benth., Prodr. 10: 509 1846.; India, Myanmar [Burma] (Yangon) as per Catalogue of Life; Erect branched herbs, black when dry. Leaves opposite, upper sometimes alternate, pinnatisect, 3.5 cm long, puberulus. Flowers in spikes or racemes, terminal or on the upper axils; calyx tube 1.5 cm, campanulate, lobes spreading above, 5 mm; stamens didynamous; filaments 1-2 mm; anthers attached by their tips, 1.5 mm, obtuse; ovary 1 mm, globose, style 3 mm, stigma clavate. Capsule 3 mm across, loculicidal. Flowering and fruiting: December-February Dry rocky areas Southern Western Ghats (Attribution- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal); AK Sept 2016 Sopubia sp. for Id : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) Location: Boppalapuram, Hosur, Tamil Nadu Date taken : 3 Sept 2016 Thanks, … Pl. check with comparative images at Sopubia This though it appears to be close to Sopubia trifida Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, but is also different in many aspects from the existing images herein. Is it a variation ? I could find similar images identified as Sopubia trifida Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don at link Other members are requested to give their views.
Kindly examine and identify this plant Habit: Herb Habitat: wild, Scrub forest Sighting: Near Tumkur, Karnataka, about 800 msl Date: 10-08-2015 Sopubia trifida Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don [Orobanchaceae / ex-Scrophulariaceae]. It is Micrargeria wightii of Orobanchaceae; I collected the same and got identified by BSI Yes it matches. Thanks again … This is very interesting. Thank you, … I also took this as Sopubia, thanks … for providing right identification… References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 IPNI |
Micrargeria wightii
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