I think that should be alright They are usually ovate-cordate, 3-7 nerved.
-- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Alok Mahendroo <alokisabe...@gmail.com>wrote: > Sir, > The leaves of this one at the base are 4 cms long and 3 cms wide.. Does > that fit the description of S. alata... > regards > Alok > On Wed, 2011-09-21 at 22:03 +0530, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > 4 petals, single fringed gland suggests Swertia alata, but leaves seem > > to be narrower. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 9:58 PM, Alok Mahendroo > > <alokisabe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Silken threads of a spider web, Bhagyashri ji .. just to give > > an idea of > > scale.... :) > > regards > > Alok > > > > On Wed, 2011-09-21 at 21:50 +0530, Madhuri Raut wrote: > > > simply beautiful. What are those silkish threads passing > > between the > > > flowers? > > > Regards > > > Bhagyashri > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 9:37 PM, Alok Mahendroo > > > <alokisabe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Dear friends, > > > Today I am posting two Swertia sp. observations from > > Kalatope > > > > > > Location Kalatope, Chamba > > > Altitude 2100 mts > > > Habit herb > > > Habitat wild > > > Plant height 2 feet > > > > > > In this one the white part near the nectaries is > > like > > > eyelashes and the > > > flowers are 1.2 cms across > > > regards > > > Alok > > > -- > > > Himalayan Village Education Trust > > > Village Khudgot, > > > P.O. Dalhousie > > > District Chamba > > > H.P. 176304, India > > > > > > www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > > > www.forwildlife.wordpress.com > > > > > > http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user?_js=on&_new=true&id=2186 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Himalayan Village Education Trust > > Village Khudgot, > > P.O. Dalhousie > > District Chamba > > H.P. 176304, India > > > > www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > > www.forwildlife.wordpress.com > > > http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user?_js=on&_new=true&id=2186 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Himalayan Village Education Trust > Village Khudgot, > P.O. Dalhousie > District Chamba > H.P. 176304, India > > www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > www.forwildlife.wordpress.com > > http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user?_js=on&_new=true&id=2186 > > >
