Mr. Vijayasankar, this plant has been bothering me for ID for a long time. Rhinacanthus is a taller shrub, the upper lip is deltoid and acute. Here the upper lip is linear notched and recurved. I have IDd this as Hypoestis lanata. Could you pls validate. Regards, Shrikant.
On May 12, 9:53 pm, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > Raghu ji, this is *Rhinacanthus nasutus *(Snake jasmine) of Acanthaceae.* > * > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > > On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 11:06 AM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wayanad flora #15 | 12May2011AR01 > > > Showy white flowers of this shrub reminds - Striga densiflora, > > Scrophulariaceae > > > However, we can see subtle differences in > > - the flower lip -3 lobed, not so deep, > > - upper lip -lean > > > Date/Time-10 Jan 2011 06:19 PM > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Near Karapuzha Dam, Waynaad, Kerala > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-, Wild, foot hills, beside dry water > > stream > > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Shrub, > > Height/Length-approx - 4 feet > > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape - Approx. 10 cms, Leaves opposite > > Inflorescence Type/ Size- > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts - White, size-3-4cms, > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- --NA-- > > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
