Shrikant ji Lactuca mancrantha is a species restricted to Sikkim at altitudes of 10-14000 ft. in Sikkim Himalayas It belongs to a section in which outer involucre bracts are longer than inner, whereas L. hastata belongs to a section where outer bracts are shorter than inner. Also plants of L. macrantha are much shorter scarcely excceding 50 cm, here it is much taller.
-- 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, Nov 27, 2011 at 4:48 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar <[email protected] > wrote: > Nidhanji this should be Cicerbita macrantha. Regards, Shrikant > > On Nov 27, 8:00 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > I hope Lactuca hastata > > > > -- > > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Nidhan Singh <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > > This Asteraceae member was shot from Chakrata-Budher road on September > 18, > > > 2011. The height was about 2 feet, heads deep blue, though could not > get > > > the opened flowers. > > > Hoping to get the identification. > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > > > Dr. Nidhan Singh > > > Department of Botany > > > I.B. (PG) College > > > Panipat-132103 Haryana > > > Ph.: 09416371227- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - >
