On further examination and discussions at thread: Dicliptera bupleuroides Nees (accepted name) ??? <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/8yOt1uf4EyA> , I feel it should be *Dicliptera riparia * <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/dicliptera/dicliptera-riparia> Nees <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/dicliptera/dicliptera-riparia> (syn: *Dicliptera roxburghiana* var. *riparia* (Nees) Benoist) as per distribution, specimens and references herein.
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 at 10:36 Subject: [efloraofindia:113301] Dicliptera chinensis from Kud J & K Pl. validate To: <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> *Dicliptera chinensis* (L.) Juss., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 9: 268. 1807. syn: *D. roxburghiana* Nees. The plant was photographed from Kud J & K. Looks clearly different from the other plant in its larger darker coloured flowers, leaves hairy along veins below, bracts broader and flowers mostly in upper parts, and more significantly much longer style. The species according to Flora of China is differentiated by leaf ovate-elliptic, abaxially puberulent along veins, base decurrent onto petiole, apex shortly acuminate to acute; floweres in 1-4 flowered cymules, with 3-4 cymules per cyme, on 2-5 mm peduncles from upper leaf axils, bracts subulate to linear to oblanceolate to obovate, 3-7.5 × 0.3-1 mm; outer bracteoles elliptic to obovate, 5-13 × 3-8 mm, unequal, abaxially puberulent, 3-veined,; inner bracteoles linear, ca. 5 mm, abaxially hirsute, apex acuminate. Pedicel 0.5-3 mm, puberulent. Calyx ca. 5 mm; lobes linear, equal, margin hirsute, apex acuminate. Corolla pale purple, 1-1.2 cm, lip in lower position ovate, ca. 5 × 3 mm, apex entire; lip in upper position oblong, ca. 4 × 1.5 mm. filaments ca. 4 mm, style ca. 1.4 cm. Capsule broadly ellipsoid, ca. 6 mm. Seeds 2 mm. <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5d9poxxV6q8/T4URCWk6V-I/AAAAAAAABDY/snzoB8ij1CA/s1600/Dicliptera-roxburgiana-Kud-J+%26+K-1.jpg> Dicliptera-roxburgiana-Kud-J & K-1 <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3GCbBZZ9a7E/T4URPEYBc1I/AAAAAAAABDk/iWKQcCSjqM8/s1600/Dicliptera-roxburgiana-Kud-J+%26+K-3.jpg> Dicliptera-roxburgiana-Kud-J & K-3 Gurcharan Singh -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFDw4_fTMAzaU3TpdFg5xpm1tSSNPOj4dyaudqTwL3nPWg%40mail.gmail.com.
