Thanks for pointing out the differences Sir ji tanay On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 4:45 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Having found more of Vinca major as well as Vinca minor in California here. > I find the following clear differences: > > Vinca major > Vinca minor > > 1. Plants loosely spreading on ground with longer internodes Plants > compactly spreading on ground with shorter internodes > 2. Leaves broadly ovate, 5-9 cm long, 3/4 to as broad > Leaves elliptic to oblong, 2-4 cm long, about 1/2 as broad > > 3. Leaf base truncate or subcordate, margin minutely ciliate Leaf > base rounded or cuneate, margin not ciliate > 4. Pedicel 3-5 cm long > Pedicel 1-2 cm long > 5. Flower 3-5 cm in diam > Flower 2.5-3 cm in diam. > > I am attaching more photographs from California > > > -- > 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 Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Found V. major also in California. Attaching leaf margin blow up to >> highlight differences between the two species. The flower size of V. major >> is almost twice (nearly 5 cm diam.) as compared to V. minor. >> >> -- >> >> 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 Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Tabish ji >>> You have to see the two growing in nature to appreciate the differences. >>> I believe your first two specimens are V. major and third V. probably >>> V.minor (though not typical). >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 7:40 AM, niraj mehta <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Gurcharan Singh >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> A few months back there was a lot of discussion on this group and some >>>>> confusion primarily because of representation of the two species at FOI. >>>>> Whereas the specimens of V. major are not typical of the species, the true >>>>> specimens of V. major are depicted under V. minor. I have collected a lot >>>>> of >>>>> V. major in Kashmir, Manali and other hill stations. The plant is much lax >>>>> with trailing branches reaching several metres, leaves which are usually >>>>> ovate, almost as broad as long, truncate or cordate at base, flowers >>>>> nearly >>>>> 1.5-2 cm across borne on almost 3-5 cm long stalks. The leaf margins and >>>>> calyx lobes are ciliate. >>>>> I could not find V. minor in India but was lucky to find it >>>>> growing in California here. The plant is with shorter branches, smaller >>>>> nearly elliptic-oblong leaves which are narrowed at both ends, smaller >>>>> flowers nearly 2.5 cm across on nearly 1-2 cm long stalks. Leaf margins >>>>> and >>>>> calyx lobes are glabrous >>>>> >>>>> I am uploading both V. major from Manali and V. minor from California >>>>> to show better comparison so that V. minor could be searched in India and >>>>> brought to our databases. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> NIRAJ MEHTA >>>> CELL NO: 8097535559 >>>> Email:[email protected] <email%[email protected]> >>>> [email protected] >>>> [email protected] >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) [email protected]
