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On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 10:56 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > Tabish ji > That is the beauty of the group. We don't take things fore-granted. I > rather feel odd when identifications are not contested. A doubt always > gives you more chance for critical study. I am reproducing the key from > "Scrophulariaceae of Western Himalayas by F. Pennell, 1943 > > Portion of the key concerning plants of wet areas > > > D. Pedicels strongly ascending, making the raceme less than 1 cm wide, > capsule acutish or obtuse; upper leaf blades serrate, the > lower and those of freely developed basal shoots petioled. > E. Rachis, pedicels, sepals and capsules glabrous or nearly so; > capsule oval in contour, strongly flattened, equalling or slightly > exceeding sepals; seeds dull > brown..........................................................25. V. > anagallis-aquatica > EE. Rachis, pedicels, sepals and capsules glandular pubescent, > capsule pyramidal-ovoid, about 1.5 times the length of sepal; > seeds brighter > brown............................................................................26. > V. secunda > DD. Pedicels spreading, usually distally upcurved, making the raceme over 1 > cm wide; capsule usually rounded or slightly retuse; > occasionally even acutish; upper leaf blades remotely and often > obscurely crenate-serrate, the lowest sometimes slightly petioled, > basal shoots scarcely developed; rachis, pedicels and sepals > glandular pilose; capsule sparsely so. > E. Capsule 3-3.5 mm long; style 1-1.7 mm long, usually 1/2 as > long as capsule or more; leaves obscurely serrate to > > > entire.................................................................................................27. > V. salina > EE. Capsule 2-2.5 mm long, style 0.5-1 mm long, usually less > than 1/2 as long as capsule; leaves usually more serrate, > often undulately > so............................................................................28. > V. undulata > > V. anagallis-aquatica occurs at lower altitudes, scarcely above 2000 m > whereas V. salina does not grow below 800 m, ascending to 3300 m or so. > > > > > -- > > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Gurcharan ji, >> Sorry for being a Doubting Thomas all the time. But I am confused >> as to why this one should not be Veronica anagallis-aquatica. >> - Tabish >> >> On Aug 31, 7:45 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Veronica salina from Kashmir, locally common in wet places, ditches, >> along >> > drains and lake banks. Photgraphed from Balgarden Srinagar on June 15, >> 2010. >> > >> > -- >> > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> > f >> > >> > Veronica-salina-Kashmir-a.jpg >> > 246KViewDownload >> > >> > Veronica-salina-Kashmir-b.jpg >> > 154KViewDownload >> > >> > Veronica-salina-Kashmir-c.jpg >> > 139KViewDownload > > > > > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
