Thanks, Dr. Wood. -- With regards, J. M. Garg
On Fri, 4 Dec, 2020, 4:35 pm John Wood, <[email protected]> wrote: > This plant belongs to the yellow-flowered "Sericocalyx" group of > Strobilanthes, which consists of a small cluster of species including > Strobilanthes scabra, S. phyllostachya, S. flava, S. andamensis (=S. > glandulosa sensu Kurz, non Blume), S. crispa and a few others from > Indonesia and SE Asia. The only native species on the Andamans is S. > andamanensis. S. scabra and S. crispa are sometimes cultivated and the > former seems to be naturalized in South India - it is native to and > apparently endemic to the Bengal plains with Silhet as its type location. > Its occurrence on the Andaman Islands is, therefore, unlikely unless it has > been introduced and found near human settlements. > > To identify the plant in the photo reliably I would need to see an image > of the INSIDE of the calyx to see if the silky hairs characteristic of some > species in this group are present. It would also be useful to confirm > whether bracteoles are present or absent as also the number of seeds in the > capsule as this can be important. S. andamanensis has characterically > crenate-repand leaves and is reported to have a 2-seeded capsule. S. scabra > has the calyx silky haired on the inside, a 4-seeded capsule and entire > leaves. More information about its habitat would also be useful. > > Regards > > John Wood > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > *Sent:* 04 December 2020 02:00 > *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] <[email protected]>; santhosh > kumar es <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Fwd: [efloraofindia:299718] Strobilanthes scaber from South > Andaman > > Pl see this link > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/strobilanthes/strobilanthes-andamanensis > <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fefloraofindia%2Fspecies%2Fa---l%2Fa%2Facanthaceae%2Fstrobilanthes%2Fstrobilanthes-andamanensis&data=04%7C01%7C%7C63e9369c2db24342798e08d897f8623b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637426440375583063%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=EUeO0hxQq3wFrk9JhzHm%2F%2Fya1dJpuLPR5%2B5aLrlDRy4%3D&reserved=0> > This yellow flowered species is quite distinct from Strobilanthes > andamensis (= S.glandulosus T.And.). Pl circulate it again for id > > SANTHOSH > .......................................................................... > Dr. E S SANTHOSH KUMAR MSc, PhD, FIAT, FABSc, FLS > *Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute > (JNTBG&RI),* > Palode, Karimancode P.O. > Thiruvananthapuram-695562 > Kerala, India > > -- > With regards, > J. M. Garg > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: *joju alappatt* <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 11 Jul, 2018, 4:58 pm > Subject: [efloraofindia:299718] Strobilanthes scaber from South Andaman > To: <[email protected]> > > > Dear friends / subject experts, > > Strobilanthes scaber from South Andaman - confirmation please > > > with regards, > > Joju P. Alappatt > Port Blair. > > -- > 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 post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix > <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fgroup%2Findiantreepix&data=04%7C01%7C%7C63e9369c2db24342798e08d897f8623b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637426440375593059%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=fMz5ZCEJhla0iiNKFzx6r4TuFiHKTzr3m1Sc9SXMo%2Fs%3D&reserved=0> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Foptout&data=04%7C01%7C%7C63e9369c2db24342798e08d897f8623b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637426440375603057%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=ExDQOTAfVaKmcktiJUZFA4uBP5S2KyubIZe2wJgwTWw%3D&reserved=0> > . > -- 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/CA%2BiuSFAc%2BOMzLYC_mPp9ncEyDfGhjhVs2DR_qTTj90PGzNkXww%40mail.gmail.com.
