very nice sir thanks for sharing On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Isodon coetsa* (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Kudô, Mem. Fac. Sci. Taihoku Imp. > Univ. 2: 131, 1929 > *Syn: Plectranthus coetsa *Buch.-Ham ex D. Don; > > Perennial herb up to 1.5 m tall with opposite ovate or ovate-lanceolate > 5-10 cm long leaves, thinner crenate to dentate, base cuneate, almost > sparsely pubescent and glandular; flowers lavender-blue in cymes arranged in > spreading panicles; calyx 2 mm, with subequal lobes, enlarged to 4mm and > curved in fruit; corolla up to 6 mm long tube abruptly decurved, much longer > than calyx, gibbous at base; stamens; nutlets ovoid. > > The species is easily differentiated by its thinner leaves, subequal calyx > lobes and strongly decurved corolla tube > > Photographed from Chakrata Budher caves road on September 17, 2011 > > > -- > 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/ > > -- HARI SHANKAR LAL AT-SHIV KUTIR PO-BARA BAZAR DIST-HAZARIBAG PIN-825301 JHARKHAND,INDIA MOBILE-9431530563 [email protected]
