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Plant identification => Plant identification => Topic started by: Fleur Pavlidis on October 12, 2011, 04:42:26 PM

Title: Two for identification. IDd as a Grewia by John and Lonicera nitida by Oron
Post by: Fleur Pavlidis on October 12, 2011, 04:42:26 PM

The first is a tender tree/shrub. I've never noticed the flowers but the seeds are black and pepper-corn sized and come in pairs. It's deciduous.
The second looks in every way like a myrtle cultivar but it is unscented and the friend who gave me the cuttings said the flowers were not myrtle-like. My two plants haven't flowered yet.

Title: Re: Two for identification, please
Post by: oron peri on October 12, 2011, 05:26:00 PM

The second is out of focus but seems like Lonicera nitida.

Title: Re: Two for identification, please
Post by: Fleur Pavlidis on October 12, 2011, 05:37:07 PM

My apologies, I've attached the right photos now. Can you confirm the verdict?

Title: Re: Two for identification, please
Post by: John on October 12, 2011, 11:48:36 PM

The first one looks rather like a Grewia perhaps G. tiliaefolia?

Title: Re: Two for identification, please
Post by: oron peri on October 13, 2011, 09:01:37 AM

Yes Fleur it is Lonicera nitida,
I also think like John that it is a Grewia but it is difficult to say which without seeing the flowers or fruits.
G. tiliaefolia has much bigger leaves than this one.

Title: Re: Two for identification, please
Post by: Fleur Pavlidis on October 13, 2011, 09:51:34 AM

I found Grewia stolzii on Google. The seeds are very similar except that I've only seen pairs not groups of four. The leaves are not unsimilar. Here is the G stolzii from Google and the leaf from my bush. The tip has been chewed by a spider or something.

Title: Re: Two for identification. IDd as a Grewia by John and Lonicera nitida by Oron
Post by: Alisdair on October 26, 2011, 03:51:03 PM

For more on Grewias, click here (http://www.mgsforum.org/smf/index.php?topic=482).