I think Tabish ji & Shrikant ji may pl. have a re-look at the whole thing in their website & the book respectively.
2009/10/25 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > 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. 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