Please have a look at these links for pictures: http://luirig.altervista.org/schedeit2/pz/ruta_chalepensis.htm http://luirig.altervista.org/schedeit2/pz/ruta_graveolens.htm
Do you see any difference in the plants, particularly, check the flower close-up pics. And why R. chalepensis is called as 'fringed rue' while the other sp is knows as 'common rue'. May be the difference is in 'fringe'd nature of petals??? I hope some of our recent floras treat them as synonym. Regards Vijayasankar On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ruta chalepensis L. Mant. Pl. 69. 1767 > > Type: Lectotype - Herb. Linn. No. 537.4 (LINN) > > Image of type attached. > > Regards > Pankaj > > On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 1:20 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Ruta graveolens L. Sp. Pl. 1: 383. 1753 > > > > Type: Lectotype - Herb. Linn. No. 537.1 (LINN) > > > > Image of type attached. > > > > Regards > > Pankaj > > > > -- > > *********************************************** > > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > > Research Associate > > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > > Department of Habitat Ecology > > Wildlife Institute of India > > Post Box # 18 > > Dehradun - 248001, India > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
