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.
On Sunday, 15 March 2015 15:21:30 UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > *Dicliptera chinensis* (L.) Juss., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 9: 268. > 1807. > syn: *D. roxburghiana* Nees. > > The plant was photographed from Kud J & K. > > Herb 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. > > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/ceee7e91-b839-4ef1-8b15-1e5ef3771370o%40googlegroups.com.
