In this set, the first three and last three pictures belong to Leucas lavandulifolia. The middle three pictures are perhaps of L. zeylanica. This need to be confirmed. If you have access please refer to the monograph of Leucas by V.Singh.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > ... it must be as per your thought Vijayasankar ji. > Many many thanks for pointing to misidentification. > > Here are all the views of what are labelled as *Leucas aspera* at > http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Leucasaspera&w=91314344%40N00&s=rec&m=tags > > If possible, at your leisure please validate the other sightings. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dinesh ji, I think this is *L. lavandulifolia* (= L. indica). Pl check. >> >> Regards >> >> Vijayasankar Raman >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> University of Mississippi >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> *Leucas aspera *(Willd.) Link >>> >>> - *LOO-kus* -- from the Greek *leukos* (white) >>> - *AS-per-uh* -- rough >>> >>> >>> [image: Leucas aspera]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/517437888/> >>> >>> May 27, 2007, Bedse Caves near Lonavala >>> >>> >>> *commonly known as*: common leucas • *Hindi*: chhota-halkusa, गोफा >>> gopha, गुमी gumi, गुम्मा gumma • *Kannada*: thumbe • *Malayalam*: tumba, >>> tumpa • *Marathi*: तांब tamba, तुंबी tumbi • *Oriya*: bhutamari • * >>> Sanskrit*: द्रोणपुष्पि dronpushpi • *Tamil*: kadar kumbam, sudarpoo >>> tonri, தூலை tulai, தும்பை tumpai • *Telugu*: తెల్ల తుమ్మి tella tummi >>> >>> *Native to*: s China, India, Nepal, n-e Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, >>> Malesia >>> >>> >>> >>> - [image: tumba (in >>> Malayalam)]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5781666950/> >>> ... May 29, 2011 along KSH 34 at Londa, Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, >>> Karnataka >>> - [image: Gopha (Hindi: >>> गोफा)]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/3127719643/> >>> ... Dec 20, 2008 at Shirgaon near Chiplun >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >> >> >> >
