Pl. see at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/03/gymnema-sylvestre/
On Mon, 7 Nov 2022 at 21:44, takdeer katira <[email protected]> wrote: > plz send me the pic of Gurmar plant,if avaliable > > On Mon, Nov 7, 2022, 17:47 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Going by the above details, I will go for S.blanda. >> >> On Mon, 7 Nov 2022 at 17:41, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Comparing the descriptions of both from IBP: >>> >>> Smithia blanda <https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/259473> >>> >>> Smithia venkobarowii >>> <https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/263394> >>> >>> Tall, much branched sub-shrubs, >>> * lower stem prostrate; stem, petioles, rachis, leaf margins and midrib >>> below long-bristly. Leaflets 4-5 pairs,* 1-2 x 0.5-0.8 cm, *elliptic >>> lanceolate,* obtuse at apex with mucronate tip, ciliate on margins; >>> >>> *rachis ending in a subulate bristle. Racemes corymbose, axillary and >>> terminal; *bracts lanceolate, 0.5-0.7 cm. >>> >>> Calyx 0.5 cm long, *2-lipped, upper large,* *emarginate, *lower >>> 3-lobed, *ciliate on margins.* Petals yellow, 1-1.3 cm long, wing petal >>> with transverse scaly foldings. Pods 4-5 jointed folded and enclosed in the >>> accrescent calyx. >>> >>> From Flora of China >>> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242349533>: >>> Shrublets, 40-60 cm tall. Stems densely golden setose. Stipules >>> lanceolate, villous. Leaves 4-10-foliolate; petiolules less than 1 mm; >>> leaflet blades oblong to obovate-lanceolate, 6-12 × 2.5-3 mm, papery, >>> midvein setose, base oblique, margin setose, apex obtuse to rounded and >>> with a spine like mucro. Inflorescences axillary, scorpioid cymes, with >>> flowers usually clustered at apical part; peduncle 1.5-4 cm, setose; bracts >>> ovate-orbicular. Flowers ca. 1 cm. Pedicel 1-3 mm; bracteoles suborbicular, >>> 2.5-3.5 mm, membranous. Corolla yellow; standard orbicular, with short >>> claw, base acuminate, apex cuneate to slightly emarginate; wings smaller >>> than standard, with an auricle; keels ± as long as wings, with an auricle. >>> Stamens diadelphous. Ovary with trichomes; style filiform; stigma >>> terminal. Legume a plicate loment, 2.5-3 mm wide, shortly stipitate, >>> divided into 5 or 6 articles; articles with reticulate veins. Seeds not >>> seen. Fl. Aug-Sep, fr. Sep-Oct. >>> >>> Erect subshrubs, to 70 cm high; *stem white, yellowish villous.* >>> >>> *Leaflets 2-4 pairs,* 2-2.5 x 0.5 cm, *oblong,* obtuse, mucronate, *glaucous >>> beneath,* glabrous, rachis hairy; stipules 12 mm long, 2-lobed at base; >>> glabrous. >>> >>> *Racemes 2 cm across; congested; *bracts deciduous; bracteoles 3 x 1.5 >>> mm, obovate, bristled. Flowers few; >>> Calyx 7 mm long,* lips similar, obtuse,* *sparsely ciliate; *standard 1 >>> cm across, yellow. Joints of pods 3 x 2.5 mm, orbicular, strongly >>> reticulate, smooth, 5-7 together. >>> >>> On Sun, 6 Nov 2022 at 16:38, Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Ok, thanks dear Garg ji, and All Members, with kind regards, Sam. >>>> >>>> On Sun, 6 Nov 2022, 3:01 pm J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> To further confirm, we have to find out the difference between *Smithia >>>>> venkobrowii* and *S.blanda* or detailed description of both. >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 at 22:52, Sam Kuzhalanattu < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I don't know dear Garg ji, >>>>>> kind regards, Sam. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, 16 Oct 2022, 9:49 pm J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> To me appears close to images at Smithia blanda >>>>>>> <https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/30/smithia-racemosa/> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 at 21:38, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Location:*near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Dist. Kerala INDIA, >>>>>>>> recently - from Sam ji in another post. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> With regards, >>>>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> With regards, >>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFDoW613dFOFT2TbTM9KTEyHrxhpEt0kkfz2io3sThaz1g%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFDoW613dFOFT2TbTM9KTEyHrxhpEt0kkfz2io3sThaz1g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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/CAMPt7gAjmLaoifV3XXU85xbVJn_Y-Rc2cr5poT5UBCoVf358Xg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAMPt7gAjmLaoifV3XXU85xbVJn_Y-Rc2cr5poT5UBCoVf358Xg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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