No Padmini ji
The plant I have posted is having Puplish colour in the Stem (Completely) and leaves (in leaf veins) and dense prickles in the stem. The leaves are smooth and tomentose in the upper surface and rough in the lower surface. and the lower portion of the stem is erect (Sub- erect). -- Selvalakshmi S. Doctoral Scholar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
