I agree with the id: *Barleria prionitis*. Vijay ------------------------------------------------------------------- Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. Research Scientist National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi, MS, USA
On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 2:51 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > "Gurcharan ji, these are just my thoughts ... > Barleria-prionitis-flower-herbal-gard-Delhi-2 and > Barleria-prionitis-Ridge-Delhi-1 seem typically *B. cuspidata* - the > upper lip with the 4 lobes recurved to a great extent, with their lobes not > ending in a point, they are blunt at their ends, and the lower lip aloof > from the upper. > In cuspidata, the corolla tube is bent (relatively more than prionitis). > There are thorns at all nodes. > > Not sure about Barleria-prionitis-Herbal-gdn-Delhi-3. > In case of *B. prionitis*, all the lobes seem to be equal and > overlapping, the lower lip tends to overlap the adjacent upper lobes, all > of them end to a point. Upper and lower lobes appear to recurve to equal > extent. The corolla tube is not as bent as in *B. cuspidata ...* the tube > looks fairly straight. > Let us wait for validations; my observations are not scientific. > I hope Shrikant ji helps here. > Regards. > Dinesh" > > "This is B prionitis alright. Flowers spicate is prionitis. Flowers > solitary is cuspidata.Latter is endemic to western peninsula." from > Shrikant ji. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Date: 16 March 2015 at 22:29 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:218190] Acanthaceae Fortnight: Barleria > prionitis from Delhi-GSMAR07/08 > To: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > Cc: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, Shrikant Ingalhalikar > <[email protected]> > > > Here is second from Herbal Garden clicked in April > > 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 Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 10:19 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thanks Dinesh ji >> I have three distinct populations in my collection, but not able to fix >> them. This is the first one from Herbal Garden photographed on November 10. >> >> 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 Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 9:45 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Please ignore the truncated line * looks to be *B. cuspidata *.* >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 9:43 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Gurcharan ji, these are just my thoughts ... >>>> >>>> Barleria-prionitis-flower-herbal-gard-Delhi-2 and >>>> Barleria-prionitis-Ridge-Delhi-1 seem typically *B. cuspidata* - the >>>> upper lip with the 4 lobes recurved to a great extent, with their lobes not >>>> ending in a point, they are blunt at their ends, and the lower lip aloof >>>> from the upper. >>>> >>>> In cuspidata, the corolla tube is bent (relatively more than >>>> prionitis). There are thorns at all nodes. >>>> >>>> looks to be *B. cuspidata.* >>>> >>>> Not sure about Barleria-prionitis-Herbal-gdn-Delhi-3. >>>> >>>> In case of *B. prionitis*, all the lobes seem to be equal and >>>> overlapping, the lower lip tends to overlap the adjacent upper lobes, all >>>> of them end to a point. Upper and lower lobes appear to recurve to equal >>>> extent. The corolla tube is not as bent as in *B. cuspidata ...* the >>>> tube looks fairly straight. >>>> >>>> Let us wait for validations; my observations are not scientific. >>>> I hope Shrikant ji helps here. >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Barleria prionitis* L., Sp. Pl. 636 1753. >>>>> syn: *Barleria* *coriacea* Oberm.; *Barleria* *echinata* St.-Lag.; >>>>> *Barleria* *spicata* Roxb. >>>>> >>>>> A bushy prickly shrub with 3-4 spines in leaf axils; leaves >>>>> elliptic-ovate, up to 10 cm long, tapering at ends; flowers orange-yellow >>>>> in terminal spikes; calyx spine-tipped. Photographed from Herbal garden, >>>>> Rajouri Garden and Ridge in Delhi. >>>>> >>>>> Common name: porcupine-flower >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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://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/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > -- > 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/d/optout. > > > > -- > 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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