Good, after a lot of brain storming my wild card ID seems validated. My guess was not too wild. I have observed C. colorata on stone walls of Sinhagad near Pune. The pecularity of this plant has been that stamens in some flowers were missing or in some cases the corolla itself was missing. The fruits get formed inside the calyx without any corolla. C. dimorphantha is found on Purandar fort. I wonder about what is dimorphic in the flowers of this sp. I am aware that this thread has gone far enough but someone can help me sort out some loose ends. Regards, Shrikant
On Oct 18, 2:11 pm, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Friends, > This i found in the rock crevices at the altitude of approx. 11500 ft on the > way to Hampta pass. Flowers were very attractive in appearance. Enclosing > the snaps of flowers, leaves and stem. > > Date/Time: 27-09-2010 / 09:45AM > Location: On the way to Hampta Pass at approx. 11500 ft altitude > Habitat: Wild > Plant Habit: Herb > Stem reddish brown, hairy > > regards > Prashant > > IMG_1342cr.jpg > 133KViewDownload > > IMG_1343side.jpg > 166KViewDownload > > IMG_1341.jpg > 191KViewDownload > > IMG_1342leafstem.jpg > 159KViewDownload > > IMG_1343.jpg > 168KViewDownload > > IMG_1344.jpg > 173KViewDownload
