Giby ji Please refer to my earlier posts. Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb. is now correctly known as T. alata Bojer ex Sims according to the Plant List.
-- 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/ On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > I think *T. laurifolia* is the accepted name for *T. grandiflora* var. > *laurifolia > *as per the plant list*.* > FOI also says so @ > http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Laurel%20Clock%20Vine.html > But the 2011 revision of Flora of China says *Thunbergia grandiflora. * > While searching for *T. grandiflora* I couldn't see the species name as > such in the plant list > > > > Regards, > Giby > > > > > > > On 23 October 2011 08:28, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would rather go with Thunbergia laurifolia >> >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 10:29 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thank you Ushadi >>> Regards >>> Bhagyashri >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 10:25 PM, Ushadi micromini < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> This is thunbergia grandiflora... >>>> Madhuri... look at the leaf very carefully and take en face photo of >>>> one complete leaf to show leaf margin and attachment to the stem.. for >>>> your own files and memory.. >>>> leaf shape is unique... >>>> even if flower color shows a great deal of variation over time and >>>> regions... >>>> the leaf almost stays the same.... >>>> >>>> I have found these in Miami, Fl, Key west, florida, california... >>>> naturalized and in gardens and in snowy countryside in botanical >>>> gardens, in England at kew and of course all over India... in Bengal >>>> we get several colors... of course always in the blue- bluish white >>>> to bluishpurple (like yours) ..... develops seeds in Key west fl but >>>> not seen any seedpods on any of the hundred or so vines I keep an eye >>>> on off and on for three years in in several neighborhoods of Kolkata >>>> recently partly because local women do not leave mush after they >>>> pluck every darn flower for worship or just because... ( its a >>>> disease in India) ... GOD never wanted soooo many flowers as to >>>> deplete the gene pool... ) ... or we dont have appropriate >>>> pollinators... even if we had pollinators, they would not develop a >>>> habit of coming to that vine if they were not assured of some good >>>> appreciable amount of nectar from a large numbers of flowers... >>>> >>>> >>>> usha di >>>> ======== >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Oct 22, 9:42 pm, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > 100% correct from Giby Ji I stand corrected >>>> > Tanay >>>> > >>>> > On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Giby Kuriakose < >>>> [email protected]>wrote: >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > > *Thunbergia grandiflora* of Acanthaceae family >>>> > >>>> > > Regards, >>>> > > Giby >>>> > >>>> > > On 22 October 2011 22:02, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > >> Request for validation ?Purple Allamanda >>>> > >>>> > >> Date/Time-Oct 2011 >>>> > >>>> > >> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune >>>> > >>>> > >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Private Garden >>>> > >>>> > >> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Climber was along a fence >>>> of a >>>> > >> garden >>>> > >>>> > >> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- green >>>> > >>>> > >> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-bluish purple flowers >>>> > >>>> > >> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-not seen >>>> > >>>> > >> Regards >>>> > >>>> > >> Bhagyashri >>>> > >>>> > > -- >>>> > > 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 >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > *Tanay Bose* >>>> > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >>>> > Department of Botany. >>>> > University of British Columbia . >>>> > 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>>> > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>>> > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>>> > 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>>> > 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>>> > [email protected] >>>> > *Webpages:* >>>> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.htmlhttp://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.htmlhttps://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > 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 >
