Thanks, Santhosh ji, You seemed to have solved the mystery. 2009/10/25 Dr Santhosh Kumar <[email protected]>
> Dear All, > > I am convinced it belongs to Justicia procumbens L. The shape of leaves > from oval-oblong and dense spike etc matches well with the type specimen of > Justicia procumbens in Linnean herbarium. Secondly arguing with a photograph > also simply wasting our time. One has to consider that this is a wide spread > species and there would be expecting variations. And finally such enigmatic > specimens need to be revisited and to be collected at least a few specimens > for taxonomic investigation. > I leave it for further comments. > > Santhosh > 2009/10/24 Rajesh Sachdev <[email protected]> > > Let us take suggestions from M. Isaac Kehimkar as well. Gargji, an you also >> mark it to Mr. Isaac. >> >> 2009/10/24 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >> >> Dear members, >>> See the thread >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/0cd4767bdc7b16ae# >>> for which there has been differening views on *Justicia procumbens vs >>> Rostellularia >>> crinata syn. Justicia micrantha* >>> >>> I think we have to have a re-look in this matter as earlier such plants >>> has been thought to be *Justicia procumbens* only as per links: >>> >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/ee4de9b7f6b9ec2c >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/leoparguy/3788242693/ >>> >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/c3d45e07e08b3ea7 >>> >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/7a5feead4bb5cd7c >>> >>> Further Shrikant ji doesn't mention *Justicia procumbens* & only >>> mentions *Rostellularia crinata syn. Justicia micrantha*. Why? >>> >>> FOI links on these two species are given below: >>> >>> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Small%20Flowered%20Justicia.html >>> (Rostellularia >>> crinata) >>> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Water%20Willow.html (Justicia >>> procumbens) >>> >>> *What is the recognisable difference between Justicia procumbens & >>> Rostellularia >>> crinata syn. Justicia micrantha?* >>> ** >>> *Dinesh ji pointed out differences* in the thread: >>> >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/c3d45e07e08b3ea7 >>> as " I am attempting to put two differences (referring the FOI links you >>> >>> have provided): >>> 1) smooth leaves (*J. procumbens*) ... hairy leaves (*R. crinita*) >>> 2) terminal spikes, often purplish (*J. procumbens*) ... terminal as >>> well >>> as axillary spikes (*R. crinita*) >>> By the way, I have not yet sighted *R. crinita*, so cannot stress on any >>> >>> other differences. " *to which I don't seem to agree* as leaves are >>> hairy in all the pictures & terminal as well >>> as axillary spikes are seen in *J. procumbens* at thread >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/c3d45e07e08b3ea7 >>> >>> I seek views of all the experts on this group. Do we require outside >>> expert opinion in the matter? >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora >>> etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg >>> For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- >>> Indiantreepix:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> Rajesh Sachdev >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> http://picasaweb.google.co.in/leopardguy >> www.rajesh-sachdev.blogspot.com >> >> > > > -- > SANTHOSH > ------------------------------------------ > Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar > Tropical BOtanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode > Thiruvananthapuram-695562 > Kerala > India > www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
