Dr. Sunojkumar has replied saying that this specimen is Leucas ciliata regards mohina macker
On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 4:38 PM Mohina Macker <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Garg ji > thank you for this > regards > mohina > > On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 12:21 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks a lot, Sunoj ji, for the clarity. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Sunojkumar P >> Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 at 10:50 >> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:308935] Leucas vestita >> To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >> >> >> Dear Gargji >> The above remarks appears to me very funny. What exactly he mean by >> this remarks is not clear. I have merged L. vestita with L. ciliata after >> a thorough study of more than 7 years with fresh collections of more than >> 30 accession from Western Ghats and all the herbarium specimens in India as >> well as the original specimens (not photos) in Kew and Cambridge etc. >> (went and checked types). >> >> L. vestita is merged under ciliata. and kept as a variety because of >> some differences on leaves. There are several varieties for this and if >> need we can create many varieties as each accessions of this species is >> different in Western Ghats. But it is a complex just like many species >> complexes in Lamiaceae. >> >> L. sebaldiana is totally different and it can be identified just from its >> bracts with is more or less foliaceoius. (the illustrations in my paper do >> good). The inflorescence architecture is different. and anybody looks at >> it may easily catch up. >> >> L. montana is different >> >> The specimen you had sent to me, ( I got the picture as and when it was >> uploaded in e-flora and I am keeping one of such herbarium with me and its >> photo is attached) It shown some differences and I may soon workout this >> and inform you. In fact I asked for this specimen and details to the >> author of this photograph, but did not receive any reply) . I waited for >> this to visit the place to know more about this specimen which I couldn't >> and also to do molelcular sequencing of this plant to compare with varient >> forms of L. montana I got from Tirumala (AP) , different places in >> Karnataka and so on. (I have samples with me) . Otherwise I could have >> completed its identity. But I hope I can do it. A thorough study is >> required to solve such complexes. It is dfifferent from L. sebaldiana, L. >> vestita (not even in the infrageneric sections of this two species). I >> have seen all Indian species of Leucas in fresh and herbarium to say so. >> See the attachment. >> Sunoj >> >> On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 6:44 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> this plant may actually be more interesting than what it appears to be >>> >>> the topic discussion was brought up by S. Kasim and Milind Wadmare >>> Ilahi Mujawar wrote this note on Indian Flora >>> First look towards L.vestita. but by observations of stem grooved with >>> brown hairs, leaves with serrate margin with more teeth, inflor. must be >>> terminal solitary, calyx tube bent on upper side, mouth not cillia, teeth >>> erect, corolla upper lip yellowish brown...so P Sanojkumar from Calicut >>> Univ. Kerala and it separated from L. vistita very nearer and it ID as >>> Leucas sebaldiana new species from Chembra hills, Kerla. >>> I think this species is >>> Leucas sebaldiana. >>> >>> the link to the original research paper by P. Sunojkumar >>> >>> https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279757774_Leucas_sebaldiana_Sunojk_Lamiaceae_a_new_species_from_India?fbclid=IwAR2SO7F1-rlhvezQfRqxsBeqw2xsr7GRcjPEePBGs8UR1wFnI2u-x5lJZe >>> <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279757774_Leucas_sebaldiana_Sunojk_Lamiaceae_a_new_species_from_India?fbclid=IwAR2SO7F1-rlhvezQfRqxsBeqw2xsr7GRcjPEePBGs8UR1wFnI2u-x5lJZe4> >>> - from Mohina ji. >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>> From: mohina macker <[email protected]> >>> Date: Sat 27 Oct, 2018, 4:31 PM >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:308935] Leucas vestita >>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Leucas vestita >>> >>> just outside Eravikulam WLS, >>> >>> near Munnar, Kerala, in the Nilgiris >>> >>> First week of October 2018 >>> >>> >>> >>> regards >>> >>> mohina macker >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Sunojkumar. P >> Assistant Professor >> Department of Botany >> University of Calicut >> Kerala 673 635 >> INDIA >> Mob 91 - 09446891708 >> >> >> -- >> 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- more than 2975 members & 3,00,000 messages on 25.7.18) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which 1,00,000 >> are directly displayed). >> >> 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.
