The flowers are sub-actinomorphic here. This is very unlikely to be *Phaylopsis*, besides other characters. Neither this is *Hygrophila polysperma*. Genera like *Staurogyne, Ruellia*, *Hemigraphis*, *Strobilanthes* etc have sub-actinomorphic flowers. Presently I do not have any idea.
Thank you Regards On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 9:57 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > What originally was described in FBI (I have no alternative) was *Phaylopsis > parviflora* Willd. > <http://plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=192098> The > taxon is now known as *Phaulopsis dorsiflora* (Retz.) Santapau > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200022016>. > > First, please check if we, in India, have *P. imbricata* (Forssk.)Sweet. > FoN recognize those as synonyms though. > > Second if the leaves in the attached pictures are all what the plant have > this is not likely to be *P. imbricata* or *P. dorsiflora*. Another point > is calyx lobes should be hidden under bracts in *P. i.* or *P. d.,* not > exposed as in your pictures. > > Third it has some similarity with *P. i.* or allied, has more similarity > with *Hygrophila polysperma* (Roxb.) T. Anders. Have dissimilarities too. > > Thank you > Regards > Surajit > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Prashant Awale <[email protected]> > Date: 30 March 2015 at 12:27 > Subject: [efloraofindia:219659] Acanthaceae Fortnight ::Paulopsis > imbricata ??:: Chikmagalur :: PKA-MAR61/61: > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > > Dear Friends, > > Acanthaceae sp. seen in Chikmaglur region (Karnataka) near Village > Mahal. > > Date/Time: 27-01-2014 / 12:40PM > > Habitat: Wild (on grass land) > > Plant habit: Herb ( stems prostrate, branched) > > Flower size small, almost 4 to 6mm.. > > Bot. name: Paulopsis imbricata ?? > > Regards > Prashant > > -- > 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). 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 > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 2400 members & 2,00,000 messages on 9.9.14) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 10,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner of > Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > 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 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.
