Many thanks Tabish for scrutinizing the species - *Torenia lindernioides* and *Torenia crustacea*. Thanks Garg ji; I am revising IDs of my observations of *Torenia crustacea* (synonym: *Lindernia crustacea*) accordingly. Regards. Dinesh
On Friday, 7 October 2022 at 11:36:08 UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: > I think Sunoj ji may finally resolve this issue being an author of > 'Re-establishment > of the overlooked species Torenia godefroyi (Linderniaceae), and notes on > the identity of T. lindernioides > <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312558634_Re-establishment_of_the_overlooked_species_Torenia_godefroyi_Linderniaceae_and_notes_on_the_identity_of_T_lindernioides>' > > (I am unable to get a hand on it from the net) > Thanks a lot, Tabish ji, for the inputs. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Tabish <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 at 09:29 > Subject: [efloraofindia:434054] Re: Scrophulariaceae fortnight :: > Lindernia crustacea at Andheri :: DV06 > To: eFloraofIndia <[email protected]> > > > This plant, with distinctly winged calyx, should be *Torenia > lindernioides* which is endemic to Western Ghats. Please have a look at > the attached paper. It is closely similar to *Torenia crustacea* (Syn: > *Lindernia > crustacea*) which has unwinged calyx. > According to the paper: > "Torenia lindernioides has a distinctly winged calyx which completely > encloses the mature capsule. The capsule is elongated, lelliptic in outline > and narrowed at the top. Lindernia crustacea, however, has sepals that are, > at most, slightly thickened in the middle and never invest the capsule > completely." > Tabish > > On Friday, August 16, 2013 at 5:12:18 AM UTC+5:30 Dinesh Valke wrote: > >> Scrophulariaceae fortnight >> dog flower family >> *Lindernia crustacea* (L.) F. Muell. ... also placed in: Linderniaceae >> Plantaginaceae Veronicaceae >> at MIDC Andheri on 24 AUG 07 >> >> [image: Urikusa (in Japanese)] >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1224907860%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc7DxIHJEZQx1njUX_pZEE1_tb5uA> >> >> >> [image: Fua Lanumoana (in Samoan)] >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1224061657%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdyHN9liuka8KQKrl3l8qM__GKBrg> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> > -- > 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/373ac98b-df9a-4a8f-8799-d45ab3d6eb4bn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/373ac98b-df9a-4a8f-8799-d45ab3d6eb4bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- 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/6cb58e80-a7d7-4029-af5c-c82396df64b7n%40googlegroups.com.
