Thanks, Singh ji, I was discussing w r t that only, in the initial mail. -- With regards, J. M. Garg
On Mon, 3 Aug, 2020, 6:02 pm Gurcharan Singh, <[email protected]> wrote: > Garg ji > Here is Key from Scrophulariaceae of Western Himalayas by Pennell > > > > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Mob: 9810359089 > https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1 > > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 3:55 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I could get keys and descriptions in Flora of Bhutan as below: >> >> *Keys in Flora of Bhutan* by AJC Grierson and D G Long, Vol.2 Part 3 >> (2001): >> 1. Plant *densely greyish-villous or hirsute *. . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1. *Kickxia incana* (syn. of *Nanorrhinum >> incanum* (Wall.) Betsche >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/p/plantaginaceae/nanorrhinum/kickxia-incana> >> ) >> + *Plant glabrous or almost so* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 >> 2. Calyx lobes 0.9— 1.2mm broad. irregularly lobed near base: corolla 8 >> 10mm .... 2. *K. membranacea* (Bhutan as per Catalogue of Life >> <https://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/9d1f40ee5e7583b6e7081e86ad8fca69> >> ) >> + Calyx lobes 0.4—0.8mm broad. entire: corolla 5—8mm . . . . . . . . . . >> . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 >> 3. Seeds with large, blunt, whitish papillae; leaves papillose beneath >> .... 3. *K. papillosa* (Bhutan as per Catalogue of Life >> <https://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/780ed444b8c1e01beef52761e0dfee09> >> ) >> + Seeds with small barbate tubercles; leaves not papillose beneath .... >> 4. *K. ramosissima* (*Nanorrhinum ramosissimum* (Wall.) Betsche >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/p/plantaginaceae/nanorrhinum/kickxia-ramosissima> >> ) >> >> 1. *K. incana *( Wall.) Pennell; Limrriu riwuim Wall. (but not sensu >> F.B.l.) >> Prostrate. greyish-green. suffrutescent perennial. with many dilfuse >> branches. Stems to 40cm. slender.* villous with unequal. white. >> eglandular hairs mostly very short and spreading). 0.5—1 mm. intermixed >> with some glandular hairs. *Leaves shortly petiolate (petiole 0.5—3mm): >> *Lamina* ovate or oblong-ovate. upper sometimes deltoid. 3-16 >< 2—12mm. >> obtuse or subacute, base hastate or obtuse (basal lobes if present very >> short and spreading), entire or with 2 lateral teeth near base, *eglandular >> villous on both surfaces. Pedicels 7—19mm. filiform*. *erecto-patent* >> *+/-straight >> *except for abruptly reflexed tip. *Calyx* lobes linear-lanceolate. c >> 3.5 >< 0.7mm. scarious-margined. shortly *eglandular-villous*. *Corolla >> yellow. 5.5-7mm (excluding spur). densely pilose outside; spur 2-3mm.* >> Capsule subglobose. 2.5—4mm: seeds 0.35—0.5mm. tuberculate. >> Bhutan: C — Tashigang district (Tashigang—Yadi). Roadside rocks and cliff >> slopes in very arid valley. 800—950m. October. >> >> 4. *K. ramosissima *(Wall.) Janchen; Linaria ramosissima Wall. Fig. 93c. >> Prostrate suffrutescent perennial. Stems to 40cm. slender. *glabrous >> except near base. Leaves* ovate or narrowly ovate. occasionally almost >> orbicular in outline. 5—25 >< 2 25mm. acute. base obtuse or hastate. >> sometimes with small lateral teeth just above base. *usually glabrous*. >> *Pedicels >> 8—12mm +/- straight* except for recurved distal end. filiform. *Calyx* >> linear-lanceolate. 3—3.5mm. gradually acuminate upwards from >> scarious-margined base. *Corolla pale yellow with brown spots in throat. >> c 7mm* *excluding spur. hairy outside and inside; spur c2mm. *Capsule >> subglobose. 2.5—3mm; seeds dark brown. covered with barbate tubercles. >> Bhutan: C - Tashigang district (Cha Zam near Tashigang and Tashigang >> Yadi). Dry rock-faces in arid valley and on rocks by roadsides. 900—1000m. >> June-October. >> *A very variable species. much confused in the literature. which needs >> further taxonomic study. The description applies to plants from the E >> Himalaya only.* >> Yamazaki's record of this species from Punakha district (Wangdu Phodrang >> (71)) almost certainly refers to K. membranacea. >> Used in Uttar Pradesh as a cure for diabetes (352). >> >> Based on this and following a broader picture due to variability of K. >> ramosissima, I will try to rectify the identifications where ever possible. >> Pl. point out if you find any mistake. >> >> On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 at 14:36, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear members, >>> I got confused between these two this time also, as I always was. >>> So I decided to go deep into the subject. >>> I could not find the description of Nanorrhinum incanum on the net >>> anywhere except at Scrophulariaceae of the Western Himalayas >>> <http://books.google.co.in/books?id=akXKOaT69SwC&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&dq=Kickxia+ramosissima&source=bl&ots=tnvP1RvwF6&sig=S6WAqH0lyUbR7BpXbcSWBvJwtZE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zKygUYz4IcqmrAfDq4H4Cg&ved=0CFYQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Kickxia%20ramosissima&f=false> >>> By Francis . Pennell (1943- Description & Keys- *Kickxia* *ramosissima, >>> incana &* *subsessilis*). >>> *As per description given above for both the species, there is much >>> variation from each of them for our posts *at *Nanorrhinum incanum* >>> (Wall.) Betsche >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/p/plantaginaceae/nanorrhinum/kickxia-incana> >>> and *Nanorrhinum ramosissimum* (Wall.) Betsche >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/p/plantaginaceae/nanorrhinum/kickxia-ramosissima> >>> *There seems to be no consistency w.r.t. hairiness of the plants *(as >>> in *Nanorrhinum ramosissimum* (Wall.) Betsche >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/p/plantaginaceae/nanorrhinum/kickxia-ramosissima> >>> whole >>> plant including the external surface of the corolla is supposed to be >>> glabrous).* I could not find upper lip purpluish in any of our >>> observations *at *Nanorrhinum incanum* (Wall.) Betsche >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/p/plantaginaceae/nanorrhinum/kickxia-incana> >>> and *Nanorrhinum ramosissimum* (Wall.) Betsche >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/p/plantaginaceae/nanorrhinum/kickxia-ramosissima> >>> In one of our observations from Aurangabad, at ID21022014PHK1 >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/05lcHKNC-9w>, I >>> found spur to be different and purple spotting on the lips. >>> As per Flora of Peninsular India >>> <http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=8931&cat=7>, >>> Nanorrhinum incanum is found only in Pune, Satara and Sindhugarh >>> districts of Maharashtra in Peninsular India. >>> Specimens in GBIF >>> <https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=3737199> and details >>> at Catalogue of Life >>> <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/958674bbcb49d44e69686da8fb1b6842/synonym/28e365781139e356e3a652c9adf1125a> >>> POWO >>> <http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:914263-1> >>> Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal >>> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242423669> for >>> Nanorrhinum incanum did not help. >>> Can anybody have keys of both species to know further differences, >>> particularly Flora of Maharashtra or any other source? >>> Awaiting for your valuable feedback. >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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