Hi, Rakesh ji. We will certainly go through the descriptions. But before that we have to find *keys* between the three species., in differences sources of literature.
On Fri, 3 Jan 2020 at 19:53, dr.rakesh Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > We need to have descriptions of species . > Garg sir , the keys you have quoted are not enough . > For one , leaf is highly variable in size , so is petiole . > Two , bracts in all 3 are having papery white margin . While in bigger one > margins do not overlap and they show prominently in contrasting colors , in > two smaller ones bracts overlap and white papery margin is not visible on > backside , though visible on side of flowers . > Attached photos belong to larger one , spike going up to 20 cm long . > Habit prostrate , erect when crowded . > On Fri, Jan 3, 2020, 18:16 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Rakesh ji, in a recent thread, has expressed doubts about clarity in >> these species in efi site. >> >> So let us look at these afresh with our literature. >> Flora of Madhya Pradesh: Chhatarpur and Damoh (Description) >> <http://books.google.co.in/books?id=nC-TikpU0sEC&pg=PA338&dq=Justicia+pectinata+%2B+INdia&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pr-8UPaoMNCzrAfnkoDYDg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Justicia%20pectinata%20%2B%20INdia&f=false> >> gives >> the following keys: >> 1a. Sterile and fertile bracts dissimilar. Upper lip of Corolla acute. >> Spikes 2.5-5 cm- *R. pectinata* >> 1b. Sterile and fertile bracts similar. Upper lip of Corolla emarginate. >> Spikes 2.5-5 cm- *R. repens* >> >> Flora Of Guntur District: Andhra Pradesh, India (Description) >> <http://books.google.co.in/books?id=1kHNgLyXbJUC&pg=PA273&dq=Justicia+pectinata+%2B+INdia&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pr-8UPaoMNCzrAfnkoDYDg&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Justicia%20pectinata%20%2B%20INdia&f=false> >> gives >> the following keys: >> 1a. Bracts dimorphic. Fertile bracts villous, petiole ca. 2 cm long- *R. >> pectinata* >> 1b. Bracts uniform. Bracts with white membranous margin, petiole ca. 5 mm >> long- *R. repens* >> >> Does anybody has keys involving Rungia parviflora ? >> -- >> 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 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than >> 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). >> >> 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'. >> > -- 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 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFAqoZSF8%2BMG2SMGc6xmbgTOs%2BgGwQJKR5LEMPRETwA68A%40mail.gmail.com.
