Dinesh, your 2nd picture is still not giving any satisfactory ID. The time stamp on your picture says 7 December. But I. parviflora is supposed to flower in March-April. So, how can your 2nd flower be I. parviflora.

On the other hand, what I photographed is seen flowering in May. So, it could be I. parviflora.

I don't know if we are getting anywhere.  

Equal joy in getting corrected and gettiing correct !!

... interestingly,  I have seen a tree at Tungareshwar W. S. which bears I. arborea placard, however not. And to me it looks like Holarrhena pubescens. I will make it a point to get it photographed in my next visit.

Thanks once again to Prashant for throwing light.

Sometimes I find my English funny


In my early message I wrote:

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In which case, going by epithets, I will start considering the top photo among the two to be parviflora and the bottom as pavetta ... alas, not much literature found asserting the differences among the three species

Well, well ... you both were straight at that 1st, 2nd !!

My English caused the misunderstanding.


I "wish" the second be I. pavetta and break the synonymities !!!!

Dinesh, I think I will put the flower we photographed (the 3rd one) as I. pavetta=I.parviflora=I.arborea, for now. I don't see anything in its descrïption which contradicts the features of the specimen we photographed.
Don't hesitate in airing any fresh doubts later.

Lets see when your specimen decides to introduce itself.

Perfectly OK, thanks Tabish.