It is identified as Pogostemon benghalensis.
Cheers, Kiran Srivastava Mumbai [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JM Garg Sent: 30 November 2008 18:58 To: indiantreepix Subject: [indiantreepix:6243] Re: Fwd: A flower from Arunachal Pradesh-2 Here is a reply from Mayur Nandikar ji: "its looks like Pogostemon sp." On Nov 30, 5:39 pm, JM Garg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id pl. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Kiran Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Nov 26, 7:23 am > Subject: A flower from Arunachal Pradesh-2 > To: indiantreepix > > I request identification of these lovely purple flowers growing on a > bush > near the road? > > Date: 22nd Oct 08. > > Location: We were returning from Arzoo, lying between Anini and Hunli > in > Upper Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh when my attention was drawn to > numerous Spot Puffin butterflies feeding on these purple flowers. > > Altitude: approx. 1100m. > > Incidentally, this was the only flowering bush for quite a stretch. > > Cheers, > > Kiran Srivastava > > Mumbai --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

