This is Strobilanthes barbatus of Acanthaceae family. Flowers once in 7 years.
I doubt stem of S. ixiocephalus has wings or even quadrangular! Another distinguishing character for these two species; stem glabrous - S. barbatus stem hairy- S. ixiocephalus I am not familiar with S. neesianus/ (I think S. neesiana). Regards Giby On Aug 1, 9:21 pm, shivaprakash adavanne <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > please find few photos of a Strobilanthus spp with winged stem and > petiole; Is it S. ixiocephalus or S. neesianus? > Seen at Iruppu, Kodagu, Karnataka on 30.07.2011 > > regards > a.shivaprakash > > DSCN9680.JPG > 111KViewDownload > > DSCN9681.JPG > 110KViewDownload > > DSCN9682.JPG > 74KViewDownload > > DSCN9683.JPG > 125KViewDownload
