I think issue was resolved vide the following thread: https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/95d45d9c2af93290?hl=en #
On 1 July 2011 16:44, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “Bracts white with green nerves > > Bracts elliptic, cuspidate, glabrous and spikes upto 7.5 > cm...E. pulchellum Andr. > Bracts obovate, mucronate, strigose and spikes longer than > 7.5 cm....E. roseum (Vahl.) R. Br. > > E. pulchellum is native to N. Bengal, planted and escape elsewhere, E. > roseum is native to W. peninsula. Regards, Shrikant” > > > > “Sir, in case this helps, here are the* keys from Dr. Almeida's flora* for > Eranthemum L. Vol IV, A pg: 36 > > > 1.Flowers reddish > -pink---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------E. > cinnabarinum > 1.Flowers > blue-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 > 2. Bracts densely > pubescent-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------E. > pubescens > 2. Bracts glabrous or faintly > hairy-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 > 3.Bracts white with green veins, obovate, obtuse, with a short > reflexed mucro-------------------------------------------------------------4 > 4. Plants with many erect branches springing from a common > base------------------------------------------------------------E. wattii > 4. Plants with single stem, branched above, not in > clumps------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 > 5. Flowers 3-4 cm across > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > E. roseum > 5. Flowers upto 2.5 cm > across------------------------------------------------------------------------------------E. > roseum var. parviflorum > 3.Bracts greeen, elliptic, > ovate,acuminate--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 > > 6. Flowers in dense,usually solitary,uninterrupted > spikes;bracts exceeding 2 cm long-------------------E. purpurascens > 6. Flowers in interrupted usually paniculate spikes; bracts > less than 1 cm long---------------------------------------------------7 > 7. Leaves > elliptic------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > E. fastigiatum > 7. Leaves > ovate----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------E. > pulchellum > > > regards, > Rashida. ” > > > > “Hope this could be of some help to you. Will try to find some time out for > the other protologue. > > If you are unable to translate, then please let me know. I will do it FOR > YOU. > Regards > Pankaj” > > > "*I will have closer look on the plant on Monday and perhaps report back*. > It would also help in deciding which key (one supplied by Shrikant ji, and > one by Rashida ji) is more useful, or else a better key can be evolved based > on characters from both the keys (since they focus on different key > characters) and Pankaj ji's attachment. > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh" > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Date: 22 March 2011 21:58 > Subject: [efloraofindia:65369] Eranthemum roseum vs E. pulchellum > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, Dinesh Valke < > [email protected]> > > > 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/ > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1600 members & > 70,000 messages on 30/5/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of > around 5000 species) > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. 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