A very good upload incuding the information. On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Campanula cana* Wall. in Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 101. 1824. > > There has been a long discussion on this plant when Prashant ji uploaded > his plant, which we now agree to be Campanula pallida var. pallida. > > The photographs uploaded by me here after comparing several others appear > Campanula cana ( and not C. pallida as depicted on FOI) more firmly because. > > 1. The following links on Flora of China which resemble mine: > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=104629&flora_id=800 > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=104630&flora_id=800 > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=104631&flora_id=800 > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=104632&flora_id=800 > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=104633&flora_id=800 > > 2. The plant, leaves, calyx are softly hairy and giving whitish hue to > these parts, and not bristly. > 3. calyx lobes nearly linear to subulate, not triangular and not toothed, > more or less spreading. > 4. Corolla lobes almost as long as tube and somewhat spreading. > 5. style slightly exserted (and not included as in C. pallida) and clearly > 3-lobed stigma. > > The flower colour does look lighter than in description, but it matches > with eFl of China photographs. > > > > > > > -- > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
