Dinesh sir , you are right in saying first one as distinct species ... it used to be Rungia repens ! ................... 2nd and 3rd ... well , I do not know ... There used to be Rungia pectinata and Rungia parviflora . I do not know how distinct those two are ... could not get clarity on facebook , efi or foi . Here in Surat I have this tiny flowered herbaceous plants ... I am seeing it since 2016 . In my zeal , on facebook I declared the one with larger spike and larger sterile bracts as R. pectinata , smaller one (image 3) as R. parviflora , and everyone agreed !!! Well , except myself . In 17 , I had been to Matheran , and saw plants identical to 2nd with overall reddish tinge ... in plenty . This February , in Tungi near Lonawala , again I saw plants identical to 2nd with reddish complexion . But I am yet to find anything like 3rd . Anywhere . Habitat... there are two spots in city limits where 2 and 3 are found , almost together .
On Wed, Dec 25, 2019 at 6:59 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Rakesh ji for lining up images of *Justicia* (*Rungia*) spp. > To me IMAGE 1 is one species, and the rest IMAGE 2 and IMAGE 3 *could be* > one species - that is, the last two could have variations based on habitat > - this is purely my thought. > Will wait for comments. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Wed, Dec 25, 2019 at 1:43 PM dr.rakesh Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thank you ! >> >> On Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at 1:42:40 PM UTC+5:30, dr.rakesh Singh >> wrote: >>> >>> Dear members >>> Please set this straight for me . >>> I have got 3 species of erstwhile Rungia in Surat . >>> All 3 images are captured within last one month , inside Surat city >>> limits , >>> >>> [image: IMG_20191206_140246 - Copy.jpg] >>> >>> IMAGE 1 >>> >>> This one has flowers larger than 1 cm , one sided flowering spike can be >>> longer than 15 cms , >>> >>> erect to procumbent , much branched , usually single inflorescence spike >>> at tip of branches >>> >>> >>> .................................. >>> >>> >>> [image: IMG_20191214_085357 - Copy.jpg] >>> >>> IMAGE 2 >>> >>> This one is again erect to procumbent , spikes at nodes in bunches >>> >>> most of them about 3 to 5 cm long , flowers blue 2-3 mm , >>> >>> sterile bracts on behind are longer than fertile bracts . >>> >>> ...................................... >>> >>> >>> [image: WP_20191119_016 - Copy.jpg] >>> >>> IMAGE 3 >>> >>> Mostly procumbent , much branched , multiple short spikes at nodes , >>> >>> only few of them enlarge to a max 3.5 cm , shorter than previous one , >>> >>> tiny blue flowers about 2-3 mm >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/e82e22e9-092d-42e6-aea4-59cf1a16eeea%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/e82e22e9-092d-42e6-aea4-59cf1a16eeea%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC0XE7xWgLyCfKBQpmbhZ4EuSf_9vrTZ4kR6bnt5ac3ubQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC0XE7xWgLyCfKBQpmbhZ4EuSf_9vrTZ4kR6bnt5ac3ubQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CACeZjXg9E2dOjMRj%2Bk96C2F9nLvphH1oyN_kbZir6UhKBHWgfw%40mail.gmail.com.
