Thank you Mr Garg. I am afraid I may still be wrong in identifying this. S. wallichii and S. urticifolia share similar traits.
Regards, Ashwini > On 30 Jul 2016, at 09:43, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks, Ashwini ji, for the deeper analysis. > > On 29 July 2016 at 21:30, Ashwini Bhatia <ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com > <mailto:ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com>> wrote: > Looking at the plant closely and consulting Col. Collett (Flora Simlensis), I > am now of the opinion that this plant is Strobilanthes atropurpureus. I am > putting additional photos here to illustrate why; > > 1. The stalks are square and deeply furrowed. > 2. The lower leaves have winged stalks and the upper ones almost sessile. > 3. Leaves vary in size on the same plant and are sharply toothed. > 4. Bracts are persistent. > > I can also see that one of the sepals is longer than the other four, which > Col. Collett doesn’t mention. I recall Dr Wood mentioning that as a > characteristic of S. penstemonoides in another thread. > > Please advise if I am again wrong in identifying this as S. atropurpureus. > > Thanks. > Ashwini > > <_MG_8335_28July2016.jpg><_MG_8345_28July2016.jpg><_MG_8347_28July2016.jpg><_MG_8386_28July2016.jpg><_MG_8387_28July2016.jpg><_MG_8407_28July2016.jpg><_MG_8427_28July2016.jpg><_MG_8463_28July2016.jpg><_MG_8502_28July2016.jpg> >> On 26 Jul 2016, at 10:45, Ashwini Bhatia <ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com >> <mailto:ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com>> wrote: >> >> Thank you Mr Garg. >> >>> On 26 Jul 2016, at 10:28, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:jmga...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Superb!!! >>> >>> On 25 July 2016 at 20:02, Ashwini Bhatia <ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com >>> <mailto:ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com>> wrote: >>> I have been confusing several bluebell species found here. I am not sure if >>> this one which started flowering a week ago is Aechmanthera gossypina. I >>> will be grateful for a proper key. 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