Dear Mr Garg, My apologies for not replying earlier. I have been very busy with my work and could not attend to my emails.
Thank you Chris for the explanation. I will keep it as Elsholtzia sp. (likely E. densa) for the moment. Since many of the species from my area are not easy to identify, I will be happy to collect as much evidence (photos) as possible. If we could come up with a short guide on what to photograph and what information to collect for a given species to aid identification, it would greatly help the non-experts in the field. Many thanks and regards, Ashwini > On 5 Nov 2016, at 09:55, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Chadwell ji. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: 5 November 2016 at 06:41 > Subject: [efloraofindia:255735] Re: Lamiaceae for ID ABSEP2016/33 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > This is not E,strobilifera. In this species the spike is one-sided with > prominent bracts. > > It is not E.pilosa either. That species is "pilose" as the name suggests is > covered with long soft hairs. It is only known from Kumaon to Bhutan (and on > to China). This is not an easy genus with a fair amount of confusion. > > Appears to be Elsholtzia densa to me; the flower spikes are dense +/- even. > Interestingly, this species is not in 'Flora Simlensis'. Stewart found it to > be common in fields and hedgerows @ 2400-4200m in Kashmir. It is found in > Ladakh. I recently named an image of this species posted from Ladakh and > ones sent to me from Gansu in China (where it is utilised medicinally). It > is also found in Lahoul. > > I am not convinced about the information and records for this genus in 'Flora > of Lahaul-Spiti'. > > > On Monday, September 12, 2016 at 4:50:54 PM UTC+1, ashwini wrote: > The small spikes are reminiscent of Elsholtzia. Please help identify this. > > Mcleodganj-Triund, HP > 2500m > 10-11 September 2016 > > Thanks. > Ashwini > > > > > > -- > 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). You can also use them for free as per Creative > Commons license attached with each image. > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
