Thank you Mr Garg. It is slowly clarifying the Strobilanthes species here. Please pass on my thanks to Dr Wood. Ashwini
> On 27 Aug 2016, at 21:18, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Dr. Wood. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: John Wood > Date: 27 August 2016 at 20:56 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:249971] Strobilanthes dalhousianus ABAUG2016/61 > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > This is Strobilanthes penstemonoides (Nees) T. Anderson. > > > var dalhousiana (Strobilanthes dalhousiana) is simply a variant where the > undersurface of the leaf is pubescent on the veins. I can't see if that is > the case in this example but it is fairly minor difference hardly worthy of > recognition although it is more common further north (Himachal Pradesh, > Kashmir). > > > Regards > > > John Wood > > > From: J.M. Garg <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: 27 August 2016 13:48 > To: efloraofindia > Cc: Ashwini Bhatia > Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:249971] Strobilanthes dalhousianus ABAUG2016/61 > > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > Some earlier relevant feedback: > Sepals look different from Anurag ji's images at Strobilanthes penstemonoides > var. dalhousieana > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/strobilanthes/strobilanthes-dalhousieanus> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: 24 August 2016 at 16:56 > Subject: [efloraofindia:249971] Strobilanthes dalhousianus ABAUG2016/61 > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > These came out at the end of July and I had been meaning to collect a sample > for a closer look as I have made mistakes identifying plants of this genus > before. After some deliberation I am of the opinion that this is > Strobilanthes dalhousianus (see here > <http://elmer.rbge.org.uk/bgbase/vherb/bgbasevherb.php?cfg=bgbase/vherb/zoom.cfg&filename=E00273502.zip&queryRow=1> > and here > <http://www.iiim.res.in/herbarium/acanthaceae/strobilanthes_dalhousianus.htm>). > The Plantlist accepts this name > <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-101683> and does not mention > S. penstemenoides var. dalhousiana). > > Of course I could still be making a mistake. Please correct me if it is so. > My apologies for a large number of photos but I thought it necessary for a > confirmed ID. > > Strobilanthes dalhousianus—Dalhousie Bluebells > Mcleodganj and above, HP > 1750m and above > Late July-24 August 2016 > > Thanks. > Ashwini > > <_MG_4542_16Aug2016.jpg><_MG_4558_16Aug2016.jpg><_MG_4638_16Aug2016.jpg><_MG_4842_16Aug2016.jpg><_MG_5245_16Aug2016.jpg><_MG_5251_16Aug2016.jpg><_MG_1924_24Aug2016.jpg><_MG_1934_24Aug2016.jpg><_MG_1947_24Aug2016.jpg><_MG_1959_24Aug2016.jpg> > > Leaf; top surface > <_MG_1997_24Aug2016.jpg><_MG_2037_24Aug2016.jpg><_MG_2058_24Aug2016.jpg> > > Stamens up close > <PICT1116_24Aug2016.jpg> > > Leaf; above > <PICT1104_24Aug2016.jpg> > > Leaf; below > <PICT1107_24Aug2016.jpg> > > -- > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix > <https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > 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- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). > 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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