Thanks a lot Tanay and Vijayasankar ji
-- 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 Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:36 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes, this is *Bacopa monnieri* of Scrophulariaceae. > 'Neer brahmi' in Tamil. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 04032011GS1 for ID from Delhi >> >> Mat forming spreading herb rooting at nodes >> On wet soil, surrounding a pond in Herbal Garden, Delhi, 213 m asl >> leaves opposite, 1.5-2 cm long, oblanceolate, somewhat succulent; stipules >> perhaps glandular >> Flowers solitary in axils, about 1 cm across, white with slight pink >> tinge; stamens 4, in two pairs; corolla with slightly unequal lobes, parted >> almost half. >> The leaves remind of Portulaca, but a gamopetalous member. >> >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> >
