Dear Prasant ji, *L lutea* has yellow flower hence there is no chance for this name for your plant. I think this plant can be
*Lepidagathis cuspidata* Nees in Wall., An erect, up to 1 m tall undershrub with 4-angled, glandular-pubescent Leaves dimorphic, basal main stem leaves oblong-lanceolate, 5-10 (-12) x 1.5-4 cm, glabrous, lateral nerves 4-5 pairs, acute or acuminate, mucronate, entire, tapering basally into 5-25 mm long petiole; upper leaves much smaller and subsessile, elliptic-lanceolate, 1.5-2.5 cm x 7-9 mm, glandular-pubescent, cuspidate. Flowers white, in terminal, lax or dense, up to 15 cm long spikes; elliptic-oblong or obovate, 9-12 x 4-6 mm, acute, spine-tipped, glandular bracteoles lanceolate, 6-8 mm long, spine-tipped, glandular-pubescent. unequally 5-lobed to the base, 1-1.2 cm long, lobes glandular hairy, 2 outer lanceolate, spine-tipped, 2 inner lobes linear, acute. Corolla pubescent externally, 1.2-1.6 cm long; upper lip ovate, purple-streaked, entire or emarginate; lower lip with 3, rounded lobes. Staminal filaments glabrous with bearded anthers. Ovary glabrous, style hairy. Capsule ovoid-lanceolate, c. 8 mm long, glabrous, 4-seeded. Seeds ovoid, c. 2.5 mm long, flattened. Regards Tanay On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Friends, > Came across this Lepidagathis sp. near the sea shore of Ganapatipule. Could > this be Lepidatathis lutea?? Kindly validate this ID. > > *Botanical name:* > > Lepidagathis sp??** > > *Family:* > > Acanthaceae > > *Date/Time-* > > > > 27-03-2010 /5:00 PM > > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- * > > > > Near the Sea shore of Ganapatipule- Ratnagiri > > *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* > > > > Wild (near sandy shore) > > *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- * > > > > Herb > > *Height/Length- * > > > > Branches found to be spreading on the groud > > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* > > > > Opposite, 2 to 5 cm long, sessile, with a sharp point at the apex, linear > > *Inflorescence Type/ Size- * > > > > - > > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* > > > > Creamy yellow > > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-* > > * * > > -- > > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * > > * * > > -- > > Thanks > regards > Prashant > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
