Ok, I was thinking of whole thing as spur, as in Orchids we do. I also think that Tabish sirs plant are different from Prashant sir's plant. What do you say? Pankaj
On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 1:01 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Pankaj ji > The swollen back portion of lower petal I think is gibbous condition found > in most Impatiens species, the spur to my mind is alway the narrowed > projection at the end of it. May be I am wrong!! > > -- > 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 Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Pankaj, look at Prashant's 2nd picture. I think the margins have >> rounded teeth. The identifcal pattern on the petals would be too much >> of a coincidence. :-) What say you? >> - Tabish >> >> On Oct 13, 11:51 pm, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Oh, thats very strange. Why cant we call the whole thing as broad spur >> > with small tip ? I think now I will have to recheck as per Dr. >> > Gurcharan's suggestion!! >> > By the way Tabish sir, your plant has crenulate margin but I think >> > Prashant sir's pic has serrate or serrulate margin? >> > They should be different. >> > Pankaj >> > >> > On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > We also found this Balsam in Dhanaulti. It does have a small curled >> > > spur. I could not find this one in Polunin & Stainton. >> > > - Tabish >> > >> > -- >> > *********************************************** >> > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >> > >> > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> > Research Associate >> > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >> > Department of Habitat Ecology >> > Wildlife Institute of India >> > Post Box # 18 >> > Dehradun - 248001, India > > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
