Beautiful Catch Sir. Thanks for sharing this, new addition to my knowledge On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote:
> *Codonopsis pilosula* (Franch.) Nannf., Acta Horti Gothob. 5: 29. 1930. > syn: *Campanumoea* *pilosula* Franch. > > Looking similar to Codonopsis lanceolata but with much smaller parts and > lighter coloured flowers. Twining herb with ovate leaves less than 4 cm > long, entire, pilose; flowers pale greenish-yellow; calyx lobes ovate, 8-12 > mm long; corolla broadly campanulate, 2 cm long with pale purplish > lines/spots inside, lobes deltoid with acute apex; filaments dilated at > base; capsule hemispheric 1-2 cm. > > Photographed from Herbal Garden below Cheshmashahi, Srinagar, Kashmir. > > Native of China, often cultivated. > > > -- > 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
