This plant also identified by Dr. Woodas Aechmanthera gossypina now known as Strobilanthes tomentosa, To me looks totally different from other plant
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Aechmanthera$20gossypina$20from$20Chakrata$20Mussoorie$20Road$20pl.$20validate/indiantreepix/tn-8hMg-AJ4/D2JnoLo4VhAJ After having seen some photographs of S. kunthiana, I have a strong feeling that our plant is very much similar to it in inflorescence and flowers. Can this Western Ghats endemic plant (or its close relative) can occur in Western Himalayas, our experts may thrown light on this. 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 Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 10:07 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks to Dr. Wood. > > 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 Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 9:33 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Dr. Wood. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: John Wood >> Date: 6 September 2014 21:17 >> Subject: RE: Do we have Aechmanthera gossypina in our database?? >> Uploading from Tiger Fall area of Chakrata-GSAUG02 >> To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> >> >> >> This is Strobilanthes tomentosa (Nees) J.R.I. Wood which is the correct >> name for Aechmanthera gossypina. >> >> Regards >> >> John Wood >> ------------------------------ >> Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 20:51:55 +0530 >> Subject: Fwd: Do we have Aechmanthera gossypina in our database?? >> Uploading from Tiger Fall area of Chakrata-GSAUG02 >> From: [email protected] >> To: >> CC: [email protected] >> >> >> Dear Sir, >> Forwarding for validation of these pictures as Aechmanthe​ra gossypina pl. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: *Gurcharan Singh* <[email protected]> >> Date: 6 September 2014 20:44 >> Subject: Fwd: Do we have Aechmanthera gossypina in our database?? >> Uploading from Tiger Fall area of Chakrata-GSAUG02 >> To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> >> >> >> Garg ji >> Did you forward this one to Dr. wood?, please do it if not already >> forwarded. >> >> >> 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/ >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: *Gurcharan Singh* <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 3:42 PM >> Subject: Do we have Aechmanthera gossypina in our database?? Uploading >> from Tiger Fall area of Chakrata-GSAUG02 >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> I post in Indian Flora and identified as Aechmanthera gossypina led me to >> scrutinize my files and those in our database. I found that there are two >> populations identified in my Chakrata collections, one from Mussoorie >> Chakrata Road which I unfortunately I uploaded as Aechmanthera gossypina >> but is actually Strobilanthus, and second from Tiger Fall Area of Chakrata, >> which is real Aechmanthera gossypina, differentiated by by narrower >> lanceolate upper leaves, its light blue flowers, smaller in size, usually >> not longer than 2.5 cm, in one sides clusters in a panicle and linear >> capsule. >> My earlier upload as Aechmanthera may be Strobilanthes, perhaps S. >> glutinosus because of petioled leaves, foliaceous looking persistent bracts >> although calyx is not glandular pubescent. Pl. suggest ID >> >> >> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Aechmanthera/indiantreepix/tn-8hMg-AJ4/D2JnoLo4VhAJ >> >> The upload by Balkar ji from Chakrata road as Aechmanthera gossypina, to >> me appears a Strobilanthes dalhousieanus. pl. validate. >> >> >> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Aechmanthera/indiantreepix/25NCwbKe4p8/aYEL4JtAUrkJ >> >> The upload by Ushaprabha ji may also be some species of Strobilanthes-pl >> validate >> >> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/DpefAeCXjpE >> >> And finally upload on Flowers of India by Balkar ji may be similar to >> mine and may be similarly S. glutinosus, because it also has dark blue >> flowers unlike true Aechmanthera gossypina >> >> >> >> 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/ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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