Tabish ji Fusiform means an elongated structure broader in the middle and narrowed at two ends. I am descriptions of two species from Flora of Costa Rica.
Don't be surprised if inspite of several Floras following Justicia tinctoria, you may hear new name for it. I find some problem with this name. Dr. Gurcharan Singh Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi, Delhi India http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tabish" <[email protected]> To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 8:30 PM Subject: [indiantreepix:17253] Re: Jacobinia tinctoria ID 300809GS2 > > Gurcharan ji, > Frankly, I don't even know what fusiform means - most of us in this > group are not botanists. However, I am unable to see any significant > different between the leaves and flowers in your picture, and those in > the links that I had sent. Or may be this one: > http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/plantguides/view.asp?chkbox=9994 > Am I missing something? > - Tabish > > Gurcharan Singh wrote: >> Tabish, you have a keen eye, keep it up >> >> Jacobinia species are now placed in genus Justicia. Eflora of pakistan >> describes Justicia tinctoria. Flora of Guetemala and Ecuador describe >> both >> J. spicigera and J. tinctoria. Former has fusiform unopened corolla and >> ovate leaves, latter narrowly funnelform corolla and elliptic leaves. >> Ours >> matches with J. tinctoria. I hope you will agree. >> >> >> >> >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College >> University of Delhi, Delhi >> India >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tabish" <[email protected]> >> To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 11:37 PM >> Subject: [indiantreepix:17226] Re: Jacobinia tinctoria ID 300809GS2 >> >> >> >> Looks very much like Justicia spicigera: >> http://www.hear.org/starr/plants/images/image/?q=060810-8490 >> http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/37345/ >> could not find any images of Jacobinia tinctoria or Justicia >> tinctoria on the web. >> - Tabish >> >> On Aug 30, 6:56 pm, "Gurcharan Singh" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Jacobinia tinctoria ID 300809GS2, cultivated and naturalised in Ridge >> > forest, Delhi >> > >> > Not in our database >> > >> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> > Associate Professor >> > SGTB Khalsa College >> > University of Delhi, Delhi >> > Indiahttp://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 >> > >> > jacobinia-tinctoria.jpg >> > 452KViewDownload > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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