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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Pascal B on May 24, 2010, 09:36:50 PM

Title: Gentian like creature from Hong Kong
Post by: Pascal B on May 24, 2010, 09:36:50 PM

Can anybody help with an ID of the underneath plant?. I photographed it last week at ~800 m altitude in Hong Kong. It seems to be something gentian like (but I am terrible with this type of plants so could be completely wrong) and the curious thing is the flowers are touch sensitive and close within a minute after being touched.

Title: Re: Gentian like creature from Hong Kong
Post by: arisaema on May 24, 2010, 09:49:07 PM

G. loureirii is the only species found in Hong Kong. Interesting that it is touch sensitive!

Title: Re: Gentian like creature from Hong Kong
Post by: Pascal B on May 24, 2010, 09:55:23 PM

Thanx! Sounds like the correct ID.

Any idea what this next one is from Taiwan?

Title: Re: Gentian like creature from Hong Kong
Post by: arisaema on May 25, 2010, 07:57:06 AM

A pale G. davidii?