Dear Gurcharn ji,
This species has been troubling for a long time, and it seems the
troubles are still not over. Comparing your pictures with the
illustration at Flora of Pakistan:
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=86909&flora_id=5
One petal of the flower has three teeth, and the other is notched. In
your picture, one petal is 3-toothed, but the other is clearly not
notched. Also the leaves in the illustration are long-stalked, whereas
those in your plant appear to be short-stalked or stalkless.
With one petal 3-toothed, and the other one pointed, your flower
reminds me of Peristrophe, however I will let that speculation be at
the moment.
- Tabish
On Aug 22, 5:54 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dicliptera bupleuroides Nees (syn: Dicliptera roxburghina auct. (non Nees
> which is synonym of D. chinensis)) from Mandi H. P., common in the Himalayas
> at lower altitudes ascending to 2200 m, not to be confused with Peristrophe
> roxburghiana (Roem. et Schult.) Bremek (syn: P. tinctoria (Roxb.) Nees)
> which is a cultivated species with much larger flowers (nearly 3 cm as
> against 1.5-2 cm in D. bupleuroides) and few flowers generally towards top
> of branches.
>
> http://yunol.stes.tc.edu.tw/gallery2/d/209-2/20100711_005.jpg
>
> http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://yunol.stes.tc.edu.tw/galle...
>
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> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
> Retired Associate Professor
> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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> Dicliptera-bupleuroides--Mandi-1.jpg
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> Dicliptera-bupleuroides--Mandi-2.jpg
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