I think Mr. Garg is right. Another Himalayan species Chirita pumila has lance-shaped leaves, which doesn't agree with Sushmita's picture. A picture of Chirita urticifolia (by the way, urticifolia means nettle- like leaves) http://www.asianflora.com/Gesneriaceae/Chirita-urticifolia.htm - Tabish
On May 7, 9:14 am, Sushmita Jha <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you, Garg-ji. *Chirita utricifolio* certainly looks like it though I > couldnt find the exact matching flower. > sushmita jha > > On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 8:16 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, Sushmita ji, > > It appears to me like *Chirita utricifolia* as per 'Concise Flowers of > > Himalayas' from Gloxinia family (*Gesneriaceae*). I didn't find any net > > link though. Here is one giving lot of Chirita species pix alphabetically: > >http://www.gesneriads.ca/genchiri.htm > > > 2009/5/7 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > > > Hi, Rajesh ji, > >> *Limnophila heterophylla* appears appears to be a different plant as per > >> link: > >>http://images.google.co.in/images?hl=en&ei=hkcCStGyMNGHkAXc0_SaDw&res... > > >> 2009/5/6 Rajesh Sachdev <[email protected]> > > >>> I guess this is Common Limnophila i.e. limnophila heterphylla > > >>> On 06/05/2009, Sushmita Jha <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > Dear all, > > >>> > now that all previous posts from North Bengal have been identified, I > >>> am > >>> > greedily posting more for identification. I have called this Gloxinia > >>> simply > >>> > because it resembles that and my guess is not based on any knowledge. > > >>> > Thanks once again to all for their helpful inputs and expert IDs. > >>> > Sushmita Jha > > >>> -- > > >>> Regards > >>> Rajesh Sachdev > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>www.rajesh-sachdev.blogspot.com > > >>> -- > >>> With regards, > >>> J.M.Garg > >>> "We often ignore the beauty around us" > >>> Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: > >>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > >>> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > >>> (Indiantreepix)http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > >> -- > >> With regards, > >> J.M.Garg > >> "We often ignore the beauty around us" > >> Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: > >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > >> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > >> (Indiantreepix)http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
