Hi, Singh ji, A few uploads earlier identified as Leucas cephalotes: Leucas<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topicsearchin/indiantreepix/Leucas$20AND$20cephalotes/indiantreepix/Je6LXInwCjg> (from Sibdas ji) Herb from Chitrakoot<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topicsearchin/indiantreepix/Leucas$20AND$20cephalotes/indiantreepix/5VMTJCqBohc> (From Balkar ji)
Pl. correct if any of the above post is wrongly identified. On 16 October 2013 18:52, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > After photographing this plant from fields outside Jim corbett and > identifying it as Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng., I noticed that the > species although very distinctive is not represented on Flowers of India. > Next I checked our database and realised that though several uploads have > been suggested as L. cephalotes, they mostly turned out to be some other > species. > The species is very distinct from other species that ir has single > terminal compact head-like verticillaster with numerous closely overlapping > bracts which concoel most of the calyx, and only one or two flowers may be > seen coming out at a time, one or two floral leaves emerging from top of > the head. The leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape. Plant is up to 1 m > tall with hispid stems. > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- > 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 2190 members & 1,72,300 messages on 31/10/13) 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.
