thank you Shrikant i remembered the 7 and 12 year sequence , 12 years rhythm seems to be spectacular. for the 12 years cycle , in 2008 i had planned to visit the hills in kunnar, but an aunt developed large cell lymphoma, that put my trip on hold, this year its two more, by the time next 12 yearly flowering comes around i wont be on this earth. so i am taking great delight in Prashant's journey and pictures. and trying to figure out if there is even remote chance next year if even one species is expected to break out *on one small hill or plantation.*
hence the question: is there a scientific or near scientific review of the flowering seasons, schedules or rhythmicity of flowering of strobilanthes. newspapers in Bengal dont report or print any stories about strobilanthes, so have not been able to make up a chart myself. so my best bet is to ask you. thanks usha di On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 7:05 AM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar < shrikant.ingalhali...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Ushadi, Strobilanthes genus is split in new generas in North western > ghats. In the erstwhile genus there were 12 species. Of these S callosa, S > sessilis, S reticulatus and S scrobiculatus have been seen to flower every > 7 years, the flowering years do not overlap though. These species grow in > pure stands hence it's a great sight when they defoliate and flower > together in abundance. A few of these plants may flower as exception in > different years. > The rest of 8 species flower each year but the flowers are sparse. > I have no idea about the rest of India. Presently there is great sensation > about Neelkurunji blooming after 12 years in Nilgiris hence Strobilanthes > is on the anvil. > Regards > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Usha di =========== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
