Thanks, Viplav ji, for the wonderful post. Since we seem to have both the following: Enicostema axillare<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/g/gentianaceae/enicostema/enicostemma-verticillare> Enicostema axillare subsp. littorale<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/g/gentianaceae/enicostema/enicostemma-littorale>
It will be important if anyone tell the difference between the two. On 12 August 2013 12:24, [email protected] <[email protected]> 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 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world): http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2135 members & 1,61,500 messages on 31/7/13) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 8500 species & 1,70, 000 images). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
