Thanks a lot, Varun ji On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 at 15:25, Varun Sharma <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Sir > > I prefer using POWO instead of COL because, when I inquired about their > update frequency, the scientific team at Kew informed me that the POWO > website is updated weekly, every Wednesday. In contrast, COL indicated that > their updates occur every 30 to 90 days and primarily rely on data from > World Plants and POWO for plant species information. > > Since, *Thunbergia laevis *is a valid species and only found in India (or > can say Indian Subcontinent), the *T. laevis **var. **parviflora *native > to Sri Lanka is now an extinct variety and *T.* *laevis var. vestita* has > distribution in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka only. > > As per Flora of Maharashtra State Volume II (BSI), 2001; Flora of British > India Volume 4, 1885; and Flowering Plants of India - An Annotated > Checklist (Dicotyledons - Volume II) 2020, I came to know that both species > are distinct and have minor differences: > *T. fragrans *- Basal half of the leaf-blade, on each side, with two > patent lobes; ovary and capsule glabrous (corolla fragrant - Flora of > British India), pedicels 1 rarely 2 in each axil. > *T. laevis* - Basal half of the leaf-blade, on each side, with a single > patent lobe; ovary and capsule puberulous (covered with very fine, short > hairs). (corolla not fragrant - Flora of British India), pedicels often 2 > in each axil. > > Kind regards, Varun > > > From: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:21:30 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > Cc: Varun Sharma <[email protected]>, Saroj Kasaju < > [email protected]> > Subject: Re: Thunbergia laevis > > Hi, Varun ji, > May I request you to pl. go through the detailed discussions at > Thunbergia laevis & Thunbergia fragrans and its varieties > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/wnnz3K1j6dM> > > On Thu, 2 Oct 2025 at 12:44, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think it will be really difficult to do so as we hardly see any capsule >> in so many posts. >> >> On Wed, 1 Oct 2025 at 14:17, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Ok, Varun ji >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>> From: Varun Sharma <[email protected]> >>> Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2025 at 13:02 >>> Subject: Re: Thunbergia laevis >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Dear Sir >>> >>> Whatever posts under *Thunbergia fragrans* shared from wild >>> (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Nepal), have to check again, leaves with single >>> patent lobe at base and puberulous capsules (not glabrous) should be kept >>> under *T. laevis.* >>> >>> >>> >>> Kind regards, Varun >>> >>> From: [email protected] >>> Sent: Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:47:11 >>> To: Varun Sharma <[email protected]> >>> Cc: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: Thunbergia laevis >>> >>> >>> Ok, Varun ji >>> >>> On Wed, 1 Oct 2025 at 12:45, Varun Sharma <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Leaves in *Thunbergia laevis* : Single patent lobe at base, more >>>> lanceolate and elongate (two patent lobes, much cordate and broad). >>>> Capsule: Puberulous (glabrous in *T. fragrans*). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Kind regards, Varun >>>> >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:40:19 >>>> To: Varun Sharma <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: Thunbergia laevis >>>> >>>> >>>> How is it different from *T. fragrans?* >>>> >>>> On Wed, 1 Oct 2025 at 12:36, Varun Sharma <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dear Sir >>>>> >>>>> Please find attached image for *Thunbergia laevis* Wall. ex Nees >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Kind regards, Varun >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg, >>>> https://efloraofindia.com/ <https:https:https://efloraofindia.com/> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg, >>> https://efloraofindia.com/ <https:https://efloraofindia.com/> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg, >>> https://efloraofindia.com/ >>> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg, >> https://efloraofindia.com/ >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg, > https://efloraofindia.com/ > -- With regards, J.M.Garg, https://efloraofindia.com/ -- 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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFDwTOdqFugbcTDWu-jHEGQEkEgRbpa-xBe1KgZck0N3xw%40mail.gmail.com.
