Many thanks Garg ji for resurfacing this query, seemingly a different *Strobilanthes*.
Many thanks to Mahadeswara ji too for his thoughts. But I am sure this would not be S. ciliatus - which is relatively a small herb/subshrub growing under cover of evergreen forest with very small flowers. Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 5:55 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: M Swamy <[email protected]> > Date: 19 April 2015 at 17:51 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:221138] Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Strobilanthes > FOR ID :: Ooty :: DVMAR121/132 > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > > > Check for S.ciliatus as well > > On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 3:56 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> Date: 15 April 2015 at 19:00 >> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:221138] Acanthaceae Fortnight :: >> Strobilanthes FOR ID :: Ooty :: DVMAR121/132 >> To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> >> Cc: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, >> >> Dear friends, >> Adding more photos with the hope that it helps in ID. These are cropped >> versions of the photos already put at the top of this thread. >> The oily sheen on the plant (especially seen on the leaves) is the >> deposit of fuel emission from vehicles.[image: Strobilanthes ¿ species ?] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F16968723678&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcK7cEt1QlDv7iS8cNyHNmJ4GVnUA> >> >> >> [image: Strobilanthes ¿ species ?] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F17156483065&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcsqSiHW_Z4oMQBG4_4GNSdnlMnHg> >> >> >> [image: Strobilanthes ¿ species ?] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F17130541746&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf0v90n37l2WI9OAONm4BAvu-cVfQ> >> >> >> [image: Strobilanthes ¿ species ?] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F16968962470&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeZDbT_wlZgm9I01rHy-z2hhAdogw> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 11:47 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>> >>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>> >>> Dinesh ji you are great to post this much nice images on account of >>> Acanthaceae fortnight, it may be *Strobilanthes zenkeriana T.Anderson, >>> *which >>> is reported from Doddabetta(in PF Fyson flora of south indian Hill >>> station)- from Santhan ji. >>> >>> Interesting plant Dinesh ji, could this be *Strobilanthus foliosus*?- >>> from Muthu ji. >>> Thank you very much Santhan ji and Muthu ji for suggesting the IDs. >>> I found botanical painting of *Strobilanthes zenkeriana* at Plant >>> Illustrations ORG >>> <http://plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=86727> ... >>> the leaves are kind of round rather than elliptical. >>> At India Nature Watch >>> <http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=475064> I found >>> one closeup of *Strobilanthus foliosus *flowers, and hint of a leaf. >>> >>> Let me check the descriptions and then come back to this post. >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> Date: 26 March 2015 at 21:28 >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:219269] Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Strobilanthes >>> FOR ID :: Ooty :: DVMAR121/132 >>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> >>> Acanthaceae Fortnight >>> acanthus, or ruellia family >>> *Strobilanthes* ¿ species ? >>> Dear friends, >>> The shrub about 3m high; flower about 4 - 5 cm long, 2 - 2.5 cm across. >>> ------------------------------ >>> at Doddabetta, Ooty on November 17, 2011 >>> >>> [image: Strobilanthes ¿ species ?] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6370616973&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcd-CghjuK0P4JB5LMnSOpKYseFOg> >>> >>> >>> [image: Strobilanthes ¿ species ?] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6370626003&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeL6VcQfl0KZzKwtBPaih0OVQDe_A> >>> >>> >>> [image: Strobilanthes ¿ species ?] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6370637203&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdkyZKhrvnxibK6MTCy-z943j_eBw> >>> >>> >>> [image: Strobilanthes ¿ species ?] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6370647529&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcgvgB9R_IbSOEGg6mRuoVCIn1Zqw> >>> >>> >>> [image: Strobilanthes ¿ species ?] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6370661067&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-1kFUftFYXdE92J7wOrHSeoIPiA> >>> >>> >>> [image: Strobilanthes ¿ species ?] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6370675935&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfcmbz1zGS2zFbY-qjZbQl1lKRctA> >>> >>> >>> [image: Strobilanthes ¿ species ?] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6370689783&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeVN9PPdkHjg_wHXsC7YbQgWTHnyg> >>> >>> >>> [image: Strobilanthes ¿ species ?] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6370702921&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfsZkP92d9mJtmqu2DUMECSqkJxtw> >>> >>> >>> [image: Strobilanthes ¿ species ?] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6370997283&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzctXidBnmTAE5EyqcoT4D097WBGvQ> >>> >>> >>> [image: Strobilanthes ¿ species ?] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6371011071&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeHN-rEvzSiyhbs2sPnGyj8I42lqA> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> -- >>> 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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