Thanks a lot for the detailed information. This had long been stuck in our throat!! Pankaj
On Oct 28, 12:37 am, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > In additions to this, stems of Swertia cordata are supposed to be 4- > angled, with wings on angles. Narrow wings can be seen on the stem in > the 2nd image. > - Tabish > > On Oct 28, 12:33 am, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I believe this is *Swertia cordata*, which has the following > > characteristics: > > Stem leaves are stalkless, ovate to ovate-heart-shaped, 0.8-2.3 cm > > long, 0.5-1.2 cm broad, base heart-shaped and nearly stem-clasping, > > margin rough, tip pointed, veins 3-5. > > Flowers are borne in narrow, dense, many-flowered thyrses 13-40 cm. > > Flowers are 5-merous. Sepals are lanceshaped to ovate-lanceshaped, > > 5.5-7 mm long, margin rough and usually slightly curled, tip pointed. > > Flowers are white, with purple veins, 1-1.5 cm in diameter. Petals are > > narrowly elliptic to elliptic-lanceshaped, 0.8-1 cm long, tip pointed. > > At the base of each petal, is a circular greenish, viscous spot. > > > All these characteristics agree well with my plant. > > - Tabish > > > On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 12:43 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Resurfacing again for ID > > > -- > > > 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/ > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > From: Tabish <[email protected]> > > > Date: Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 9:36 AM > > > Subject: [efloraofindia:50148] Swertia_spp-TQ04 > > > To: Efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > > Unidentified Swertia species. > > > Herb > > > Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand - 2,300 m above sea level. > > > Photographed in early October. > > > Please identify > > > - Tabish > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > http://www.flowersofindia.net > > > The Waterhole of Flower Lovers
