The first one looks like *Burmannia coelestis*. regards Prashant On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote:
> I think Sandhya ji is right. It can be *Torenia asiatica* (= T. bicolor). > The first picture could be of a *Burmannia* species. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar > > > On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:05 AM, harithasandhya <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Dear Sushmita, >> >> I think the purple flower belongs to the genus Torenia (Family >> Scrophulariaceae). I don't know the species. We call it 'kakka >> poovu' (crow flower) in Malayalam which used to be common in our paddy >> lands and wetlands. >> >> Regards, >> Sandhya >> >> >> >> On Oct 22, 5:04 pm, Sushmita Jha <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Dear all, >> > just returned from a wonderful 6 days in Silent Valley and Thattekad. >> Would >> > appreciate ID of the attached images. >> > Many thanks. >> > Sushmita Jha >> > >> > BlueWildflower-ID-Kerala.jpg >> > 48KViewDownload >> > >> > PurpleFlower-ID3-Thattekad.jpg >> > 42KViewDownload >> > >> > PurpleFlower-ID2-Thattekad.jpg >> > 44KViewDownload >> > >> > PurpleFlower-ID-Thattekad.jpg >> > 44KViewDownload > > >
