Nice photographs. Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji, Balkar ji for sharing this. Regards Prashant
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:16 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Sir for these nice Pics > Sharing mines also > Pls validate > Thanks > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Silene indica * Roxb. ex Otth, Prodr. 1: 368. 1824.. var. *indica* >> *syn: **Lychnis* *ciliata* Wall.; *Lychnis* *indica* (Roxb. ex Otth) >> Benth.; *Lychnis* *nutans* Benth. >> >> Weak spreading perennial herb, glandular sticky with broad ovate-elliptic >> leaves up to 8 cm long, ciliate along margin, lower petiolate, upper >> sessile; flowers initially nodding; calyx inflated 12-15 mm long, membranous >> with purplish veins, lobes obtuse; petals white, reddish outside, longer >> than calyx, bilobed, each lobe with additional side lobe, each petal with >> two coronal scales; androgynophore 2-4 mm lobes; capsule almost as long as >> calyx. >> >> Photographed from near Budher caves in Chakrata on September 18, 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/ >> >> > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 >
