I am/was also so much hesitant, Dinesh Ji The inflorescence is very special and there are so many *Justicia*, *Rostellularia* etc.
Thank you Regards On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 7:31 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Surajit ji. I have no idea about this plant - my initial thought > was it could be *Rhinacanthus nasutus*. Not sure anymore. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 7:38 AM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> The inflorescence is not monochasial as apparently appears in the first >> pic which may lead to thinking of some novel species. A close look in the >> highest resolution of the other two pictures reveals the inflo may be a >> panicle or a thyrse. >> >> *Pseuderanthemum* species can have same flower form >> http://www.cvh.org.cn/db/data_photos/data_index.php?id=1&page=316&orderr=SPPING_LATIN2. >> In fact FoC thinks *Pseuderanthemum polyanthum* (C. B. Clarke ex Oliver) >> can be misidentified with *Rhinacanthus calcaratus* (Wall.)Nees. At >> least two more *Pseuderanthemum* distributed in India can have flowers >> with similar form. >> >> But, here the upper leaves are seemingly sessile and pubescent and >> significantly smaller than those *Pseuderanthemum* above. >> >> *Rhinacanthus communis* Nees of FBI (can't help...) is cultivated as >> well as wild in Deccan peninsula. In spite of Shrikant Ji's view please >> check what is the habit of wild form. Because it has several synonyms in >> FBI, one of which is *Justicia scandens* Vahl and also other. One African >> species >> <http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=154320> >> have upper leaves sessile. >> Leaf size, whatever little can be found in your pics, and calyx lobes >> suggest it can be *Rhinacanthus*. >> >> Thank you >> Regards >> surajit >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 11:51 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >>> >>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>> The flower reminds me of Rhinacanthus nasutus. >>> Kindly check for it. >>> I have seen in MNP. >>> Regards, >>> Aarti >>> >>> I too have similar thoughts Aarti ji; but during this trip I was with >>> Shrikant ji - and he does not think this plant to be Rhinacanthus >>> nasutus. Hopefully we get some other thoughts; let us wait. Thank you very >>> much. >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> Date: 26 March 2015 at 19:09 >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:219249] Acanthaceae Fortnight :: FOR ID :: >>> Suttagati :: DVMAR116/127 >>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> >>> Acanthaceae Fortnight >>> acanthus, or ruellia family >>> ID please >>> Dear friends, >>> This herb found prostrate, growing among dry scrub vegetation on a >>> gentle-sloped hillock, perhaps a climber. Could not locate leaves. 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