Dear Satish ji , I also hope for the best!! This plant made me go through several floras and now if it is wrong then I will be extremely sad !! Regards Tanay
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Satish Chile <chilesat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Tanay ji, > I also agree with you for Mentha asiatica color of corrlla and calyx and > some other characters of the photographs match with the description of the > said sp. Hope the id is correct. > Satish > > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:09 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear Prasant Ji, >> As you said I am also confirmed that the stem is cylindrical and if it is >> so then *Mentha sp* can be ruled out because it has a square [4-angled] >> stem as far as I know. Most of the Lamiaceae members have square stem which >> is diagonistic character if the family. But I am referring a name because >> the stem can be 4-angled but due to photographic angle its not visible. then >> i will say....... >> >> *Mentha asiatica* Borissova Bekrjasheva, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. >> Komorova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 6: 280. 1954. >> >> Herbs rhizomatous, perennial. Stems erect, (30-)50-120(-150) cm, *few >> branched, densely minutely tomentose*. Petiole 0.1-0.5 mm; *leaf blade >> oblong or elliptic to oblong-lanceolate,* 3-8 × 1-2.5 cm, sometimes >> folded and curved downward, sometimes glaucous,* appressed crisped >> minutely tomentose*, *glandular, base rounded to broadly cuneate, margin >> remotely unequal dentate, apex acute. Verticillasters in terminal cylindric >> spikes 3-8 × 1-1.4 cm;* bracts linear to subulate, 5-7 mm; bracteoles >> subulate, nearly as long as calyx. Pedicel ca. 1 mm. *Calyx ± purple-red, >> campanulate to funnelform, 1.5-2 mm*, appressed *pubescent*, obscurely >> veined; *teeth linear*, close together in fruit. *Corolla purple-red, 4-5 >> mm, pilose, tube gradually dilated*, lobes ca. 1 mm; *upper lobe >> oblong-ovate*, ca. 2 × 1.5 mm, apex emarginate. Nutlets brown, ca. 1 mm, >> apex pilose, pitted. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Aug-Oct. >> >> I find most character of this plant matches with with your specimen hence >> I am suggestion it. Characters which I have found common i coloured them in >> blue with bold letter please donot Take it otherwise I have only done this >> so that you can try to compare them with the original photos. Kindly >> validate ot wait for more better suggestions by experts. >> >> Regards >> Tanay >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:04 PM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Dear Tanay ji, >>> I checked with other photos. Not able to conclude but as u said, it does >>> look some what cylindrical. A close up of stem would have helped us. >>> I was initially thinking that it could be some Mentha sp. . >>> regards >>> Prashant >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:08 AM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Prasant Ji, >>>> The stem of this plant looks cylindrical to me, Lamiaceae has a square >>>> stem ...... can please validate from the original photos where my >>>> observation is right? >>>> Regards >>>> Tanay >>>> >>>> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 11:09 PM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Friends, >>>>> Came across this herb at Mizoram. Resembles some Ocimum sp??. This was >>>>> found in wild in the forest cover. >>>>> >>>>> *Botanical name:* >>>>> >>>>> Ocimum sp??** >>>>> >>>>> *Family:* >>>>> >>>>> Lamiaceae ? >>>>> >>>>> *Date/Time-* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 10th November /11:20 AM >>>>> >>>>> *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mizoram (Ailang) >>>>> >>>>> *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Wild >>>>> >>>>> *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Herb >>>>> >>>>> *Height/Length- * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 20 to 40 cm high >>>>> >>>>> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hairy, Opposite, 1 to 2 cm X 0.5 to 1.5 cm , base rounded, tapered >>>>> towards apex, margins toothed, petioles 8 to 10mm, >>>>> >>>>> *Inflorescence Type/ Size- * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - >>>>> >>>>> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - >>>>> >>>>> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-* >>>>> >>>>> * * >>>>> >>>>> - >>>>> >>>>> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * >>>>> >>>>> * * >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> regards >>>>> Prashant >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tanay Bose >>>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>>> 9674221362 (Mobile) >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tanay Bose >> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >> 9830439691(Mobile) >> 9674221362 (Mobile) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Dr. Satish Kumar Chile > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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