Thanks Aarti ji for sharing more pictures. I feel quite certain that this is *Echium plantagineum *:
1] The leaves are clearly cordate-amplexicaul. Conversely, *E. vulgare*tends to have tapering leaf bases. 2] The last photograph - DSCN9902.jpg - clearly depicts the prominently branched venation of *E. **plantagineum. *In contrast, all the leaves of *E. vulgare* have a (more or less) warty, dimpled surface<http://www.utas.edu.au/dicotkey/dicotkey/BORAGINACEAE/ZZEchium_vulgare2.htm>with inconspicuous longitudinal veins<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Echium_vulgare_%27Viper%27s_Bugloss%27_(Boraginaceae)_leaves.JPG> . 3] Multiple stems can be seen emerging from the base in the last photograph [DSCN9902.jpg], this too is typical of *E. **plantagineum*. It is difficult to judge the degree of stamen length & exsertion from these pictures but after zooming & cropping some individual flowers, two stamens appear to be considerably longer than the other three. Please correct me if I am missing something. Best wishes, Viplav El 21 de febrero de 2014, 10:03, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> escribió: > > Gurcharan ji, > Thanks for the id of this ornamental. > Regards, > Aarti > > > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I hope Echium vulgare, all stamens appear far protruding. >> Mine from Harwan Kashmir did not have all well protruding and was finally >> suggested as E. plantaginum. >> >> >> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Echium/indiantreepix/laVUJFIBi6Q/OBr8iX1nAawJ >> >> >> >> 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/ >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Viplav ji, >>> Not very good pictures, but I hope they are helpful in identifying this >>> Echium. >>> Aarti >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 6:36 AM, Aarti S. Khale >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Viplav ji, >>>> Thanks for the detail information. >>>> I will try to see if I have more pictures. >>>> Beautiful pictures by Nidhan ji on the link given by you. >>>> Regards, >>>> Aarti >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 8:43 PM, [email protected] >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> More likely to be *Echium plantagineum*. The photos are not very >>>>> clear but looking at the side view of some of the flowers, two stamens >>>>> appear to be longer than the rest and extending well beyond the corolla >>>>> tube (indicative of *E. plantagineum*) as against four equally-long >>>>> stamens going past the corolla in *E. vulgare*. Zooming into your >>>>> second photograph, the leaf base appears to be cordate-amplexicaul. >>>>> >>>>> Here is the key to these two species: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.utas.edu.au/dicotkey/dicotkey/BORAGINACEAE/gEchium_2.htm >>>>> >>>>> There are some nice pictures of *E. plantagineum* by Dr Nidhan on this >>>>> page <http://medplants.blogspot.in/search/label/Echium%20plantagineum>. >>>>> Perhaps he could help in confirming the species. >>>>> >>>>> Best wishes, Viplav >>>>> >>>>> El 18 de febrero de 2014, 21:40, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected] >>>>> > escribió: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Viplav ji. >>>>>> Could this be Echium vulgare? >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Aarti >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 3:48 PM, [email protected] <[email protected] >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Echium* sp. [Boraginaceae]. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best wishes, Viplav >>>>>>> >>>>>>> El 18 de febrero de 2014, 14:40, Aarti S. Khale < >>>>>>> [email protected]> escribió: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Seen at the Flower Show on 16/2/14. >>>>>>>> Cultivated, garden plant. >>>>>>>> Aarti >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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