Thank you Surajit Ji for analyzing my species in detail. I really appreciate your efforts in concluding the IDs of plants posted in eFI. I too agree that my plant is not L.biflora which is not known in Uttarakhand also. Leucas is represented by following species in Uttarakhand- L.aspera (no resemblance)- L.biflora (Little resemblance)-
*http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K001115027 <http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K001115027>* L.cephalotes (no resemblance)-*http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K001114974 <http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K001114974>* L.hyssopifolia (no resemblance)-*http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000929562 <http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000929562>* L.indica ? L.lanata (Little resemblance)- *http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000929484 <http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000929484>* L.decemdentata (=L.mollissima) resemble to a certain extent- *http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000855659 <http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000855659>* *see also- http://www.hkwildlife.net/Forum/viewthread.php?tid=6324 <http://www.hkwildlife.net/Forum/viewthread.php?tid=6324>* L.natans (no resemblance)- *http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K001116345 <http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K001116345>* I suspect it as L.decemdentata (=L.mollissima) as in- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/wwTHVL-MxGY DSRawat Pantnagar Dr D.S.Rawat Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 8:25 AM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Rawat Sir, please ensure it has to be procumbent to be *Leucas biflora* (Vahl) > R. Br. > Moreover, branches should be many, pubescent with deflexed hairs; leaves > should be pubescent on both sides, I am not sure of how the hairs in the > photographs can be defined. The problem is hairs in *L. decemdentata* also > varies from glabrate to villous to strigose. > > Another problem area is calyx mouth is dialated, distinctly ribbed, rib > excurrent to calyx teeth (a feature of *L. montana* not to be found in > your area. calyx teeth linear-subulate). But can those teeth be called > triangular-subulate (a feature of *biflora*, *decemdentata*, *lanata*)? > > Please check my record of *biflora* at > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/RX4LT0YCOkY/vKha7wFYRfIJ and > Smita Ji's at > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/R4mnuBW2osU/Xe0STN_ciHIJ ... > decide yourself. > > Thank you > Regards > surajit koley > a *non-botanist* member of > efloraofIndia google group > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 11:31 PM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> My record of *L. biflora* is different to this one. Unlike Nidhan Sir's >> thread here number of flowers are less and calyx teeth triangular. >> >> This much I can say. >> >> Thank you >> Regards >> surajit koley >> a *non-botanist* member of >> efloraofIndia google group >> >> On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 4:20 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>> >>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>> >>> It is *Leucas biflora* >>> Regards >>> A.Lalithamba >>> >>> A reply in another thread >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/indiantreepix/wwTHVL-MxGY>; >>> "I do not find difference with this species and the one linked at >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/thuemArJJdc/i4sFaQJtW_oJ >>> >>> But I do find difference with >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/vYfoZwEAUSo/nJwT_beSelQJ >>> >>> Maybe my illusion! >>> >>> Thank you >>> Regards >>> surajit koley" >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: D.S Rawat <[email protected]> >>> Date: 14 May 2015 at 14:58 >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:223952] Lamiaceae (incl. 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