Very nice to see one more Gentiana ...not observed this one earlier by me. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 7:56 AM, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]>wrote:
> Dear All, > > This one is* Gentiana pedicellata** (D. Don) Wall.* *ex Griseb., Gentian. > 273, 1839*; Collett, Fl. Simlensis 324. > Annual, erect, small herb, upto 15 cm high. Stems many from the base. > Leaves green, ovate or lanecolate, 2.5-3 cm, apex acuminate. Flowers in > terminal 3-5-flowered, stalked cymes, 0.7 cm long, pale blue. Sepals 5, > lanceolate, rigid, often irregularly toothed. Corolla 0.6-1.2 cm, petals 5. > Capsule ovoid, projecting from the calyx. Seeds many, small. > > -- > Regards, > > Dr. Nidhan Singh > Department of Botany > I.B. (PG) College > Panipat-132103 Haryana > Ph.: 09416371227 > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
