Image 3 will also be *Justicia pectinata* <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/justicia/rungia-pectinata> only, for the time being, as per discussions so far.
On Sat, 4 Jan 2020 at 16:01, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Rakesh ji, > Image 1 is Justicia concinna > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/justicia/rungia-elegans>, > image 2 is Justicia pectinata > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/justicia/rungia-pectinata> > Pl. post detailed images for image 3, in a separate mail. > > On Wed, 25 Dec 2019 at 20:08, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Rakesh ji. >> I have always considered *Rungia* / *Justicia pectinata* to be an *erect* >> herb, about 2 feet high, and as wide, many branched, with *distant* >> nodes - at least relative to what I consider as *parviflora*. I may be >> wrong. From my observations, the height of inflorescence and size of >> flowers seem to vary in both species *pectinata* as well as *parviflora* >> - depending on habitat. >> There is a need for some field expert familiar to this genus to sort out >> the confusion and mistakes. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> On Wed, Dec 25, 2019 at 7:26 PM dr.rakesh Singh < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dinesh sir , you are right in saying first one as distinct species ... >>> it used to be Rungia repens ! >>> ................... >>> 2nd and 3rd ... well , I do not know ... >>> There used to be Rungia pectinata and Rungia parviflora . I do not know >>> how distinct those two are ... >>> could not get clarity on facebook , efi or foi . >>> Here in Surat I have this tiny flowered herbaceous plants ... I am >>> seeing it since 2016 . >>> In my zeal , on facebook I declared the one with larger spike and larger >>> sterile bracts as R. pectinata , >>> smaller one (image 3) as R. parviflora , and everyone agreed !!! >>> Well , except myself . >>> In 17 , I had been to Matheran , and saw plants identical to 2nd with >>> overall reddish tinge ... in plenty . >>> This February , in Tungi near Lonawala , again I saw plants identical to >>> 2nd with reddish complexion . >>> But I am yet to find anything like 3rd . Anywhere . >>> Habitat... there are two spots in city limits where 2 and 3 are found , >>> almost together . >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 25, 2019 at 6:59 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Rakesh ji for lining up images of *Justicia* (*Rungia*) spp. >>>> To me IMAGE 1 is one species, and the rest IMAGE 2 and IMAGE 3 *could >>>> be* one species - that is, the last two could have variations based on >>>> habitat - this is purely my thought. >>>> Will wait for comments. >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> On Wed, Dec 25, 2019 at 1:43 PM dr.rakesh Singh < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thank you ! >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at 1:42:40 PM UTC+5:30, dr.rakesh >>>>> Singh wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear members >>>>>> Please set this straight for me . >>>>>> I have got 3 species of erstwhile Rungia in Surat . >>>>>> All 3 images are captured within last one month , inside Surat city >>>>>> limits , >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: IMG_20191206_140246 - Copy.jpg] >>>>>> >>>>>> IMAGE 1 >>>>>> >>>>>> This one has flowers larger than 1 cm , one sided flowering spike can >>>>>> be longer than 15 cms , >>>>>> >>>>>> erect to procumbent , much branched , usually single inflorescence >>>>>> spike at tip of branches >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> .................................. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: IMG_20191214_085357 - Copy.jpg] >>>>>> >>>>>> IMAGE 2 >>>>>> >>>>>> This one is again erect to procumbent , spikes at nodes in bunches >>>>>> >>>>>> most of them about 3 to 5 cm long , flowers blue 2-3 mm , >>>>>> >>>>>> sterile bracts on behind are longer than fertile bracts . >>>>>> >>>>>> ...................................... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: WP_20191119_016 - Copy.jpg] >>>>>> >>>>>> IMAGE 3 >>>>>> >>>>>> Mostly procumbent , much branched , multiple short spikes at nodes , >>>>>> >>>>>> only few of them enlarge to a max 3.5 cm , shorter than previous one >>>>>> , >>>>>> >>>>>> tiny blue flowers about 2-3 mm >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> 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/e82e22e9-092d-42e6-aea4-59cf1a16eeea%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/e82e22e9-092d-42e6-aea4-59cf1a16eeea%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/CABSQqC0XE7xWgLyCfKBQpmbhZ4EuSf_9vrTZ4kR6bnt5ac3ubQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC0XE7xWgLyCfKBQpmbhZ4EuSf_9vrTZ4kR6bnt5ac3ubQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >> 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/CABSQqC2FC4wKQ3y2QQFmaVFAC%3DD4OgkEdU3S52s_TWRffbSBcg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC2FC4wKQ3y2QQFmaVFAC%3DD4OgkEdU3S52s_TWRffbSBcg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > 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). 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