*Dicliptera chinensis* <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/dicliptera/dicliptera-roxburghii> as per images and details herein. Looks different from *Dicliptera bupleuroides* <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/dicliptera/dicliptera-bupleuroides> as per images and details herein. *Differences* between the two species are better appreciated as per *FoC illustration* <http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=119439&flora_id=2> and *FoP illustration* <http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=86909&flora_id=5>
On Sunday, 22 August 2010 18:24:42 UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Dicliptera bupleuroides Nees (syn: Dicliptera roxburghina auct. (non Nees > which is synonym of D. chinensis)) from Mandi H. P., common in the > Himalayas at lower altitudes ascending to 2200 m, not to be confused with > Peristrophe roxburghiana (Roem. et Schult.) Bremek (syn: P. tinctoria > (Roxb.) Nees) which is a cultivated species with much larger flowers > (nearly 3 cm as against 1.5-2 cm in D. bupleuroides) and few flowers > generally towards top of branches. > > http://yunol.stes.tc.edu.tw/gallery2/d/209-2/20100711_005.jpg > > > > http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://yunol.stes.tc.edu.tw/gallery2/d/209-2/20100711_005.jpg&imgrefurl=http://yunol.stes.tc.edu.tw/gallery2/main.php%3Fg2_view%3Dslideshow.Slideshow%26g2_itemId%3D213&usg=__zqlECVWtB2wDjIaKrXmsz9ECyTk=&h=479&w=640&sz=48&hl=en&start=0&sig2=eBBDnDH1B02PZKcNMyz6Jg&zoom=1&tbnid=ssB-HCsrXu64GM:&tbnh=136&tbnw=202&ei=LxBxTP-sPMePcJi4_IoN&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddicliptera%2Broxburghiana%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D673%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=979&vpy=209&dur=2744&hovh=194&hovw=260&tx=158&ty=125&oei=LxBxTP-sPMePcJi4_IoN&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:0 > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- 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/62ab74c3-5922-422f-9dfb-2c4949061feao%40googlegroups.com.
