Thanks Giby But I think since Suresh is doing research on plants of this area, he has a good project to investigate. In all descriptions of species corolla is shown to be yellow with distinct purple veins (also seen at FOI); This plant does not seem to have these veins, or they are very faint. FBI reports about cultivated specimens to have sub-campanulate corolla and wild as funnel-shaped corolla. stamens and style are distinctly exserted in wild form, not in cultivated form. These are a few things that can be investigated further by him.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank you very much for appreciation. > I wish I could learn plants, including some ecological aspects, in the > Himalayas by being there. > > Now when I id a plant by running key is somewhat different and I felt the > same several times. > Thanks again for your encouraging words. > The exerted stamens and pistil and the terminal inflorescence provoked me > to go for a try. > > > Regards, > Giby > > > > > On 31 October 2011 22:47, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Giby ji >> That is really great of you. I had thought of Physochlaina, and had in >> fact identified a few earlier uploads, but this time I was dissuaded by >> photograph of FOI which looks some what different. But now comparing with >> several on net, this is surely Physochlaina proalta. >> Whenever I see photograph from Western Ghats, I simply don't apply my >> mind. It is great on your part to have attempted it and got it right also. >> Congratulations, now we have one more expert on Himalayan plants. >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Suresh Rana <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thanks a lot Giby Sir for your kind efforts in identification of this >>> plant. >>> Also thanks to Prashant Sir and Balkar Sir for their kindness. >>> >>> Warm regards >>> Suresh Rana >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby > -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
