Chirita urticifolia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 90. 1825 Beautiful flower. This could be a potential garden plant.
Thanks for sharing. Pankaj On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Ratna Ghosh <[email protected]> wrote: > Scientific Name: Chirita urticifolia > Family: Gesneriaceae > Flowering: Aug-Sept > Location: South Sikkim > Date: Oct., 2010 > > Flowers red-purple streaked with yellow, funnel-shaped, 2-lipped > Regards > Ratna Ghosh > -- *********************************************** "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
