Many thanks Giby ji for validating the ID. Regards. Dinesh
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>wrote: > Yes, this is Eranthemum capense L. of Acanthaceae family. > > Key charecters; > > Liniear (sometimes lanceolate) green bracts, long spike and viscidly > gladular hairs. > > > > Regards, > Giby. > > > > > > > > On 18 August 2011 15:09, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Resurfacing again for ID confirmation >> Earlier feedback: >> Dinesh >> ji................................................................................On >> verbal discussion with Shrikant ji, he hinted me with *Eranthemum capense >> *. Referring The Flora of British India Vol IV ... >> http://www.archive.org/stream/florabritishind03hookgoog#page/n427/mode/2up >> my posted plant seems to fit E. capense *... please validate*. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >> Date: 9 April 2011 22:21 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:66805] DV :: 03APR11 - 0831 :: Eranthemum - other >> than rosea / purpurascens / pulchellum >> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> >> >> Dear friends, >> >> Attached photos of an *Eranthemum* species. >> Date/Time : April 3, 2011 at 8.31am IST >> Location Place : near Bajpe, Mangalore >> Altitude : ~146 ft (above mean sea level) >> GPS : 12.966247, 74.872797 (on Google maps <http://goo.gl/maps/LwAp>) >> >> >> >> My plant is most probably same as Muthu ji's plant posted at >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/JZRLBS52Lc0/discussion. >> >> >> With lot of discussion recently on *Eranthemum*, and clarity received >> from Gurcharan ji, Shrikant ji, Satish Pardeshi ji ... my plant does not >> look like any of them: *rosea / purpurascens / pulchellum*. >> >> >> Please help in ID. >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) >> 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 1680 members & >> 75,000 messages on 31/7/11) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 5000 species) >> >> > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >