Dear Chris , Among the listed in Nepal I guess it is matching with Veronica persica Poir.
Enclosing link for further analysis. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=134499 javascript:popup("http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Persian Speedwell.html") Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > Lovely coverage ! > > On 3 Jan 2017 12:32, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Chadwell ji >> >> On 3 Jan 2017 7:15 a.m., "[email protected]" < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Veronica persica is listed from Nepal in 'Enumeration of Flowering >>> Plants of Nepal' but only 1 record from 1500m in Central Nepal. This >>> species >>> is known from W&C Asia and the Himalaya but introduced to E.Asia & >>> America. * Given its propensity to spread*, it may well be more >>> widespread >>> in Nepal 40 years on from the publication of the Enumeration and much of >>> that was based upon collections made in the 1950s. >>> >>> Stewart found this Speedwell to be very common in Kashmir @ 1600-2800m. >>> >>> Flora Simlensis does not list this species. >>> >>> Flowers of Himalaya does list it as a cornfield weed, common @ >>> 1500-2800m from Pakistan to Central Nepal. >>> >>> In the UK it is known as 'Buxbaum's Speedwell' - considered to be >>> introduced, first recorded in 1825. Now common in cultivated land >>> throughout >>> the British Isles and has become the commonest species of the genus in >>> this habitat. >>> >>> I photographed what I understand to be this species in a churchyard in >>> the UK last year. Would be useful to post a selection of these images to >>> have for reference purposes on this data-base, always bearing in mind that >>> the UK variant of a species may be slightly different to form(s) found in >>> the Himalaya - even though there are several postings on the site under >>> this name already. The images I have are close-ups which help >>> view/understand the differences been the species. There were 15 species of >>> Veronica listed for Nepal. >>> >>> *So without CLOSELY checking this may well be correctly identified but >>> the images of the leaves are not in good close-up and it is hard to be >>> certain. According to the Key in 'Enumeration..' above, it appears to have >>> the main stem terminating in the inflorescence/flowers; then flowers from >>> axils of alternate leaves (or leaf-like bracts); then stems creeping, >>> ascending in the upper part, leaves petiolate, ovate to orbicular-ovate, >>> obtuse, crenate-serrate. I THINK I can detect these characteristics but >>> cannot see the sepals. So close-ups of the foliage, undersides of flowers >>> which reveal shape of sepals and habit views which would better show the >>> petiolate leaves etc.* >>> >>> On Monday, January 2, 2017 at 2:51:42 PM UTC, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Members, >>>> >>>> Location: Godawari Botanical Garden, Nepal >>>> Altitude: 5000 ft. >>>> Date: 21 February 2015 >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> Saroj Kasaju >>>> >>> -- 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.
