Simply superb. Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji for sharing. Regards Prashant On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Iris japonica* Thunb, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 2: 327. 1794. > Syn: *Iris chinensis* Curtis (non Bunge); *Evansia* *chinensis* (Curtis) > Salisb.; *Iris. fimbriata* Ventenat. > > Common name: Buuterfly-flower > > Perennial rhizomatous herb; stems up to 80 cm tall, branched; leaves > sword-shaped, up to 50 cm long, glossy green on upper surface, paler > beneath, midvein absent; flowering stems with 5-12 short branches; spathes > 2-4 flowered; flowers 5-7 cm across; perianth tube 12-16 mm long; falls > obovate or elliptic, lavender to nearly white with yellow-orange spots > in center with blue blotches around the center, margin denticulate, > undulate; standards spreading, oblong, 3-3.5 cm long, clawed, mauve or > whitish, denticulate, undulate; style branches pale blue, fimbriate at tip; > capsule ellipsoid, 3 cm long. > Photographed from Herbal Garden above Botanical Garden in Kashmir. > > -- > 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/ > >
