Yes, this is true. Another clue is found in Fl of Mah by Dr Almeida who gives a fairly wide distribution for *A. gangetica* and says that *A. chelonoides *is only found in cultivation.
Regards Radha On Sunday, December 2, 2012 12:58:17 PM UTC+5:30, Satish Phadke wrote: > > Thanks Radha ji > I searched your wonderful pictures of *Asystasia gangetica*. > According BSI Mah flora. Flower colour is used as one of the character to > differentiate the species. I do not fully agree to it.Because it mentions > the flower colour violet pink for *A.chelonoides* whereas flower colour > is said to be white or yellow in the two sp. *A.dalzelliana* and* A. > gangetica*. > I had recently re posted one of my earlier posts with yellowish white > flowers which is also IDed as *A. gangetica*. > I think ....The important character is the cordate base of the leaves > which is unique in *A.gangetica*. This plant is occasionally found as > garden escape and seen by roadside. > > > Dr Satish Phadke > > > On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 11:23 AM, radhaveach <radha...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> I had posted the same plant in october this year on this site and it was >> validated by Dinesh. Please search to find my pics. >> >> best >> Radha >> >> >> On Friday, November 30, 2012 9:49:54 PM UTC+5:30, Satish Phadke wrote: >>> >>> A climbing shrub with drooping branches observed on a hedge in Pune. >>> Leaves opposite glabrescent . 5X3 cm elliptic/ovate base somewhat >>> cordate. Apex acuminate. Stem quadrangular grooved. >>> Flower 3 cm. Bracts very minute. Pod 2.5 cm nodular. >>> I think this is *Asystasia gangetica*. Pl. validate. >>> Dr Satish Phadke >>> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > --
