Ushadi ji You are right, it can't be T. mysorensis But second and third photographs i think belong to T. coccinea, as suggested by Raghu 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 Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 8:00 AM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Does not look like Thumbergia mysorensis... > the color is different and the lip anatomy is different... > > Its thumbergia alright , BUT not mysorensis... some other ... or a > vareital....??? > I have been observing these flowers for last thirty - forty years in > various botanical gardens outside India... their colors and anatomy is > a little different than the picture above...... > > WHat would be helpful if some one has seen them and photographed them > in the wild in the western ghats???? > > Usha di > ========= > > On Jun 11, 4:48 pm, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote: > > The photographs (2) and (3) look more like Thumbergia mysorensis. > > (Reference : toptropicals.com). > > > > On Jun 11, 1:30 pm, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Acanthaceae Week Scarlet Clock Vine Thunbergia coccinea , > > > Acanthaceae > > > > > Native Climber 9 Jan 2011 > > > Wayanad, Kerala > > > > > Regards > > > Raghu > > > > > DSC_1090b.jpg > > > 237KViewDownload > > > > > DSC_1091b.jpg > > > 200KViewDownload > > > > > DSC_1092c.jpg > > > 259KViewDownload > > > > >

