Dear all, This plant is *Andrographis lawsonii* Gamble.
http://www.google.co.in/imgres?q=andrographis+lawsonii&hl=en&sa=X&tbo=d&biw=1366&bih=653&tbm=isch&tbnid=c8y7UgpCNQf22M:&imgrefurl=http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/11614/DD65A0B90057F7ACCE890D88A95284FE5195C0CF.html&docid=Oh20U3A0-F0HJM&itg=1&imgurl=http://www.kew.org/herbcatimg/376724.jpg&w=1744&h=2000&ei=QGTAUOTdHsTtrQf7yYGoDA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=383&sig=112283189550346353917&page=1&tbnh=149&tbnw=130&start=0&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0,i:93&tx=61&ty=85 http://www.google.co.in/imgres?q=andrographis+lawsonii&hl=en&sa=X&tbo=d&biw=1366&bih=653&tbm=isch&tbnid=HJXrE4baDDZ8aM:&imgrefurl=http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/11614/79202E5F7969C53F901C81FA76CB96E8F008C3F1.html&docid=E3KmluTsc9sj0M&itg=1&imgurl=http://www.kew.org/herbcatimg/374041.jpg&w=1428&h=2000&ei=QGTAUOTdHsTtrQf7yYGoDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=207&vpy=96&dur=1399&hovh=266&hovw=190&tx=84&ty=157&sig=112283189550346353917&page=1&tbnh=149&tbnw=107&start=0&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:90 On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 11:15 AM, jmgarg1 <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > From the flowers, this looks like a *species of ndrographis*. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > "*Andrographis sp.* > Santhosh" > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> > Date: 19 November 2012 15:59 > Subject: [efloraofindia:138611] Nilgiris: Acanthaceae for identification > 191112MK02 > To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > > Dear all, > > Please help me to identify this small herb found in the grasslands of high > altitudes. > > Plant height: up to 20 cm > Leaf: 1-1.5cm long > Flower: 1.5 cm long > > Date: 25 Oct 2012 > Alt.: 2400 m asl > Place: Western Catchement, Nilgiris, TN > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > > -- > > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2015 members & > 1,39,500 messages on 30/11/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org --