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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Rafa on April 24, 2014, 11:37:50 PM

Title: a species from Pakistan
Post by: Rafa on April 24, 2014, 11:37:50 PM

Hello

This is a picture from my friend Mr. Muhammad Ali Musa, from Quetta, Pakistan. I searched in Boraginaceae family and I can't aproximate at least the genus.

Any idea?, thank you.

Title: Re: a species from Pakistan
Post by: Steve Garvie on April 25, 2014, 08:03:46 AM

I'm far from being any expert but I think the flowers resemble an Asperula.    ???
I think the genus is found in Pakistan.

Title: Re: a species from Pakistan
Post by: Philippe on April 25, 2014, 09:50:18 AM

I thought about some Asperula too, but  Asperula should rather have 4 petals, exceptionnaly 5 on some flowers. The plant above only shows flowers with 5 petals.
However I don't know if this would be a trustfully point to describe all Asperula species.

Title: Re: a species from Pakistan
Post by: Rafa on April 25, 2014, 10:34:25 AM

Thank you both!

Title: Re: a species from Pakistan
Post by: Afloden on April 25, 2014, 12:25:47 PM

I also see something in the Rubiaceae as well. The Flora of Pakistan has most of the keys online at efloras.org. If it is Rubiaceae, the 5 petals should make the keying slightly easier.

Title: Re: a species from Pakistan
Post by: Maggi Young on April 25, 2014, 01:04:06 PM

Flora of Pakistan is now transferred to  Tropicos.org  here : http://www.tropicos.org/Project/Pakistan (http://www.tropicos.org/Project/Pakistan)

Families list  : http://www.tropicos.org/RankBrowser.aspx?letter=1&ranklevel=family&projectid=32 (http://www.tropicos.org/RankBrowser.aspx?letter=1&ranklevel=family&projectid=32)