In past two months there have been few uploads of Eranthemum photographs. Pardeshi ji gave following key
1. Bracts green with white ciliate margin, acuminate at apex.......E. purpurascens 1. Bracts white with green nerves, mucronate at apex.................E. roseum We have one shrub growing in Delhi identified as E. nervosum, which has bracts similar to E. roseum with green and white portions. It is now considered as synonym of E. pulchellum. Also E. roseum and E. pulchellum are considered as distinct species, and in spite of trying a lot I could not find the differences between the two and am not able to decide whether our plant is E. roseum or E. pulchellum. It was pleasant surprise to find that Dinesh ji had raised this question in 2007. http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22084 <http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22084> Any clues please -- 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/
