The specific epithet 'penstemonoides ' should be valid because it is based on Ruellia penstemonoides from Wallich Catalog.. But not sure of the id yet. Pankaj
On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary <ritesh....@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Ninad, > > Thanks for forwarding me this useful literature. > > Yes! I am also not convinced with S. penstemonoides > > Even there is a little ambiguity in the name. (Ref: Fl. China). > > Strobilanthes penstemonoides (Nees) T. Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 477. > 1867. > Goldfussia penstemonoides Nees in Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 88. 1832 > ["pentastemonoides"]; G. flexuosa Nees; Ruellia capitata Buchanan-Hamilton > ex D. Don. > > Hope we'll get the correct identity soon. > > Regards, > Ritesh. -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
