have look On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 10:48 AM, amit chauhan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > Thanks a lot for providing the keys Gurucharanji, Pankaj, > but...........I am sending some other photos according to my > observations the plant is O x africanum but the internodes are mostly > showing retrorse hairs and not the spreading ones now waiting for all > expert advise from your side to place it under the correct name O. > africanum or O. americanum > > regards > On 5/25/11, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes my doubt was correct, the key was not complete. Here is the complete > > one. Thank Pankaj for upoading the paper. > > > > 1. Teeth of lateral fruiting calyx lobes distinct, deltoid or lanceolate; > > bract without bowl-like gland > > > > developing > > > > 2. Throat of fruiting calyx closed by the upcurved 2 median > teeth > > of anterior lip, anterior much > > > > shorter than posterior; mostly shrubs or undershrubs > > .......................................................... 1. 0. > gratissimum > > > > 2. Throat of fruiting calyx open, the 2 median teeth of anterior > lip > > as long as or longer than posterior; > > > > mostly herbs with stems woody at base > > > > 3. Calyx tube glabrous or thinly covered with minute > > glandular hairs inside; nutlets unchanged > > > > when wet > > > ................................................................................................................. > > 2. 0. tenuiflorum > > > > 3. Calyx tube with a ring of hairs at throat inside; > nutlets > > producing mucilage when wet > > > > 4. Flower with pedicel nearly as long as calyx; > > appendage of posterior stamens hairy .......3. 0. kilimandscharicum > > > > 4. Flower with pedicel much shorter than calyx; > > appendage of posterior stamens glabrous > > > > 5. Fruiting calyx up to 5 mm long; corolla 4 - > 5.5 > > mm long > > > > 6. Fruiting calyx 2 - 3 mm long; stem > > internodes with short adpressed or retrose hairs > > > > > > ………………………………………………................................................ > > 4. 0. americanum > > > > 6. Fruiting calyx 4 - 5.5 mm long; stem > > internodes with long, spreading and sometimes > > > > retrorse hairs .......... ... > > ............... > > ............................................................... 5. 0. > > africanum > > > > 5. Fruiting calyx 6 - 8 mm long; corolla 7 - 8 > mm > > long ...... ....................................... 6. 0. basilicum > > > > 1. Teeth of lateral fruiting calyx lobes obscure, fringed with a row of > many > > minute teeth; bract caducous, > > > > with bowl-like gland developing in the scar .. > > > ................................................................................. > > 7. 0. filamentosum > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 Wed, May 25, 2011 at 8:08 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Thanks Pankaj ji > >> You are simply great and magnanimous > >> Thanks a lot. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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 Wed, May 25, 2011 at 12:23 AM, Pankaj Kumar > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > >>> Plea find the file attached for further study. It is too big so I > >>> assume it wont reach eflora. > >>> Pankaj > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > -- > Dr. Amit Chauhan > Junior Technical Assistant > Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, > Pantnagar, PO Dairy Farm Nagla, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, > Uttarakhand 263149 > ph.05944 234445 > mob.+919412161087 > mail: [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] > -- Dr. Shiddamallayya N, Survey of Medicinal Plant Unit National Ayurveda Dietetics Research Institute, (A unit of C C R A S, Dept. of AYUSH, Mini. of H & F W, Govt. of India, New Delhi), G C P Annexe, Ashoka Pillar Jayanagar I block, Bangalore - 560 011 0 - 9449644341
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