Satish Ji, This is *Justicia tranquebariensis* L.f., interestingly this photograph might be from a variant plant. It normally has a terminal inflorescence of 4-10 cm long, but rarely you can see solitary flower.
Thanks for posting Santhosh 2009/9/9 Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > Forwarding again for ID > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Padmanabhan Geetha <[email protected]> > Date: 2009/1/23 > Subject: [indiantreepix:7902] Plant for id - 3 > To: [email protected], wildflowerindia < > [email protected]> > > > Dear All > The plant that i am posting grows about 2 kms away from the Eastern coast > of kanyakumari. the general plant profile of that area is thorny scrub. > Could this be a species of Justicea? The plant grows to a height of 2ft, > stem thin but hard. > id requested please > > Thanking all of you in advance > geetha > > > > > > -- > > http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com > > > > -- SANTHOSH ----------------------------------- Dr. E S SANTHOSH KUMAR Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode Thiruvananthapuram-695562 Kerala, India www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com Please consider your environmental responsibility:Before printing this e-mail, ask yourself whether you need a hard copy! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
