Thank you sir... indeed you've shed the light on the subject appropriately... I must have missed this observation from Chakrata... but now it is clear...
I wish you and your family a very Happy Diwali.. as also to our family of seekers on eFI... Warm regards Alok On Tue, 2011-10-25 at 20:48 +0530, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Alok perhaps there is some difference between when you identify from > books and study plants without flowers. Luckily we saw both on our > trip to Chakrata and you must have seen we uploaded them also > > > Your Isodon1 is Plectranthus barbatus. (syn:Coleus barbatus (Andrews) > Benth.; Coleus forskohlii (Poir.) Briquet;) > your Isodon2 is Isodon lophanthoides (syn Plectranthus gerardianus) > > > I hope now your doubts are over > > > -- > 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 Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 7:59 PM, Alok Mahendroo > <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear friends, > I have a slight confusion over the species isodon > lophanthoides, I know > this topic has been covered before but.... > > Two of my observations have been id'd as isodon lophanthoides, > I am sure > there is a logical explanation or a variation of species... > could > someone enlighten me about this.... Is there a sub-species of > isodon > lophanthoides...?? > > To me the two plants vary in size, leaves and the flowers vary > in > colour. their streaks/spots and even in the lower lips.... > but... > > What is labeled as Isodon1 was discussed in the thread > > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/2e95a3674c9d6846/3bdca97422cd3c41?lnk=gst&q=Another+ID+from+Chamba# > > Isodon2 is also similar to isodon lophanthoides > http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Crested%20Flower% > 20Isodon.html > > > -- > Himalayan Village Education Trust > Village Khudgot, > P.O. Dalhousie > District Chamba > H.P. 176304, India > > www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > www.forwildlife.wordpress.com > > http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user?_js=on&_new=true&id=2186 > > > > -- Himalayan Village Education Trust Village Khudgot, P.O. Dalhousie District Chamba H.P. 176304, India www.hivetrust.wordpress.com www.forwildlife.wordpress.com http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user?_js=on&_new=true&id=2186
