Thank you very much for appreciation. I wish I could learn plants, including some ecological aspects, in the Himalayas by being there.
Now when I id a plant by running key is somewhat different and I felt the same several times. Thanks again for your encouraging words. The exerted stamens and pistil and the terminal inflorescence provoked me to go for a try. Regards, Giby On 31 October 2011 22:47, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Giby ji > That is really great of you. I had thought of Physochlaina, and had in > fact identified a few earlier uploads, but this time I was dissuaded by > photograph of FOI which looks some what different. But now comparing with > several on net, this is surely Physochlaina proalta. > Whenever I see photograph from Western Ghats, I simply don't apply my > mind. It is great on your part to have attempted it and got it right also. > Congratulations, now we have one more expert on Himalayan plants. > > > -- > 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 Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Suresh Rana <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks a lot Giby Sir for your kind efforts in identification of this >> plant. >> Also thanks to Prashant Sir and Balkar Sir for their kindness. >> >> Warm regards >> Suresh Rana >> > > > > -- 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
