All Silene flowers seem to have a peculiar shape and they look beautiful. I am not aware of any species of Silene in our part i.e.Western ghats. Thanks for showing different plants.
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/ > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
