Nice photographs and a very good presentation on plant details. On Monday, August 12, 2013 12:24:36 PM UTC+5:30, Viplav Gangar wrote: > > > A bitter herb with a wide range of medicinal uses, *Enicostema > littorale*thrives in the sandy soil of Kachchh in the monsoon. It is known as > મામેજ > [Mamej] in Kachchhi and મામેજવો [Mameyjavo] in Gujarati. > > The last picture (with the 5-merous and the 4-merous flower) depicts an > unusual (aberrant) instance of variable merosity in this herb; usually, it > bears pentamerous flowers only. The flowers and the capsules are tiny, ± 4 > mm across. The capsules are crowned with the marcescent corolla as can be > seen in the third picture. The stem is quadrangular. Leaves > opposite-decussate, narrow, sessile, and three-nerved; leaf size: 8 cm x > 1.2 cm. This herb is around 20 cm tall. > > According to The Plant > List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2789286>, > *E. littorale* is a synonym of *Enicostema axillare* subsp. *littorale*. > The genus is often (mis)spelt with a double 'm' - *Enicostemma* - in many > published sources. > > Photographed in June 2013 in Koday, South Kachchh. > > Best wishes, Viplav > >
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