Gantelbua urens is now a syn. of *Hemigraphis urens* (Roth) J.R.I.Woods as per another thread <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/FY6jrknNp-0>. Thanks a lot, Rawat ji for resolving this.
On 10 May 2014 09:42, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Shrikant ji, > It's taxonomy seems confused in details available on net as below: > The Plant List Ver.1.1 > <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2816650>(*Gantelbua urens* > (B.Heyne > ex Roxb.) Bremek.is an unresolved > <http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/about/#unresolved> name) > <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2816650#changedStatus> > The Plant List Ver.1.1 > <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-50191078> (*Ruellia* > *urens* Rothis a synonym <http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/about/#synonym> > of *Hemigraphis urens* (Roth) J.R.I. Wood > <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-50191078>) > Flora of Eastern Karnataka, Volume 2 By N. P. Singh > <http://books.google.co.in/books?id=Vhp98n50DH8C&pg=PA491&lpg=PA491&dq=Gantelbua+urens&source=bl&ots=gE_917KgPa&sig=M5qtX8lqenmfvAMd4zpKIQW88xo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bz0pU7bhHsiArgex0YCAAQ&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Gantelbua%20urens&f=false> > (1988- details- *Gantelbua urens* (B.Heyne ex Roth) Bremek. syn. *Ruellia* > *urens* Heyne ex Roth; *Hemigraphis* *dura* T. Anders*.*) > Flora of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India > <http://books.google.co.in/books?id=1kHNgLyXbJUC&pg=PA268&lpg=PA268&dq=Gantelbua+urens&source=bl&ots=CbBUju58tI&sig=6gTIoFY3NgLyaFll7j8qOGp7qqI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bz0pU7bhHsiArgex0YCAAQ&ved=0CGUQ6AEwDA#v=onepage&q=Gantelbua%20urens&f=false> > (2000- *Gantelbua urens* (Heyne ex Roth) Bremek. syn. *Ruellia* *urens* > Heyne ex Roth; *Hemigraphis* *dura* T. Anders*.*) > Biodiversity in India, Volume 2 > <http://books.google.co.in/books?id=x9zouaV5iFgC&pg=PA237&lpg=PA237&dq=Gantelbua+urens&source=bl&ots=XRfWK8Qz2t&sig=1Yovp6Kxho1m7k3e8qeGMGoQNPg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pj8pU8yyLoGGrQen1YH4Dw&ved=0CCoQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=Gantelbua%20urens&f=false> > edited > by T. Pullaiah (2003- *Gantelbua* *urens* (Roth) Bremek. syn. *Ruellia* > *urens* Heyne ex Roth; *Hemigraphis* *dura* T. Anders*.*) > Could anyone pl. help in nailing down the current name for this species. > ------------------------------ > As per GRIN <http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?14609>, > *Gantelbua > *is a syn. of *Strobilanthes* > <http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?11661> & there is > only one unresolved species i.e. *Gantelbua* *urens* (B.Heyne ex Roxb.) > Bremek. as per The Plant List > <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2816650>. > > > On 6 May 2014 19:04, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> wrote: > >> i. >> >> Garg ji, >> >> I had sent these pictures to Shrikant ji and later mentioned the approx >> size of the flower. >> >> The reply I got from him is as follows..... >> >> "That tallies with 2 cm and hence Gantelbua. Regards" >> >> Regards, >> >> Aarti >> >> >> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 2:15 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>> >>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>> >>> Adding two more pictures of the plant.- from Aarti >>> ji. >>> I'm confused between Hemigraphis crenata and Hemigraphis hirta. >>> Can anyone please clearly state the differences between the 2? >>> I have recently been seeing this same little plant in moist places. The >>> flowers seem large for such a small plant. Leaves seem to vary in the >>> amount to hairiness and flower colour ranges from almost white, to >>> pinkish to lavender. >>> At first I thought it was H. crenata and now I have a slight doubt. >>> Experts please comment. >>> regards >>> Radha >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks for your feedback. >>> Possibly, Satish ji, Shrikant ji, Prashant ji , Vijayasankar ji could >>> help in this regard. >>> In Shrikant ji's new book 'Additions to Flowers of Sahyadri, I found a >>> similar looking flower Gantelbua urens.....again this is just a guess >>> as I am not an expert. >>> Regards, >>> Aarti >>> >>> Unfortunately have to only guess the sizes. If the flower is about 2 >>> cm, it may be Gantelbua urens. The season is also in favour of this ID. >>> Regards Shrikant >>> The size of the flower was approx a third of my index finger. >>> Could locate one more picture with dried flowers. >>> Regards, >>> Aarti >>> >>> >>> >>> efi page on Gantelbua urens >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/gantelbua/gantelbua-urens> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Aarti S. 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