Only one species of *Lysionotus* is known in Uttarakhand (*L.serratus*) and the plant is correctly identified. A photograph of the plant is also there in Stainton1988 (Flowers of the Himalaya A Supplement) but depict the flowering stage. The another plant species which resemble to it is *Chirita pumila* growing in similar altitude and habitats. But Chirita has erect capsules and seeds are unappendaged. DSRawat Pantnagar
Dr D.S.Rawat Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 4:49 PM, Dinesh Singh Rawat <[email protected]> wrote: > I observed the specimen for Lysionotus sp. >> > It is close to *Lysionotus serratus syn. L. ternifolia (Gesneriaeae)* > ........ > > *Its description*: Epiphyte, under-shrub, stem fleshy with brown or > purple spots. Leaves petiolate (ca. 2 cm) or sessile, vary in size, largest > one ca. 13 x 3 cm, papery on dry, margin dentate-crenate, base cuneate, > apex acuminate, lateral veins 5-10 pairs. Inflorescence cymose, ca. 5-8 > flowered. Calyx 5, lobes linear, acute-obtuse. Capsule ca. 10 cm long, > two valved. Seed many, minute, hair like appendage either one or both > ends. > I requests to the experts for validation of id, Please. > >> With regards >> Dinesh Singh Rawat >> > HNBGU, Srinagar, Uttarakhand > >> >> >> -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
