Prashant ji Thanks for link. I have been using this book from my Ph.D. days, and for last few months from the web from the same link (downloaded on my computer). There are two major groups within Veronica (as you must have seen in the key) those where the main stem ends in an inflorescence by leaves becoming smaller and becoming bracts. V. perpusilla belongs to this group. The second group has flowers borne in distinct axillary racemes. V. beccabunga is the only member of this group among the species growing in wet places, with petioled upper leaves which are almost rounded in shape. You may check this in above photographs.
On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Tabish, > I am forwarding a Google book link on Veronica of Himalayas. While going > thru it found the mention of Veronica perpusilla distribution in Chandratal > region. Do have alook at this link.. > > > http://books.google.co.in/books?id=akXKOaT69SwC&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79&dq=veronica+from+chandratal&source=bl&ots=tmxN_OuyDc&sig=0osbCsnbANyDSDCGwzaiMgYVPeY&hl=en&ei=Dmi4TK_YHMX4cYuSpMIM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false > > regards > Prashant > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On close scrutiny, the flowers don't quite look like Veronica >> beccabunga to me. The white in the throat of the flowers, which >> Veronica beccabunga flowers show, is missing here. Also the petals >> appear to be very round. Also, the leaf vein pattern looks different. >> - Tabish >> >> On Oct 12, 10:26 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> > My call, Veronica beccabunga >> > >> > -- >> > 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/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > Dear Friends, >> > > Came across this prostrate herb at the wetland of Chandratal lake >> (Spiti >> > > valley). Flowers were very small in size, leaves thicker. >> > >> > > Date/Time: 29-09-2010 / 05:20PM >> > > Location: Chandratal lake (Spiti region) at the altitude of 14100ft. >> > > Habitat: Wild >> > > Plant habit: Herb (Found near the flowing water stream). >> > >> > > regards >> > > Prashant >> > > -- 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/
