But thanks H S. Had you not raised the question of Rungia repens in FOI, Dinesh ji's stream and other websites, I would not have had the chance to solve the mystery of three different plants. So basically all credit goes to you for raising the issue.
-- 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 5:24 PM, H S <hemsan...@gmail.com> wrote: > my apologies, plant posted here is Rungia pectinata,, > > regards, > > > On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 12:31 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I think it is interesting and there may be a lot of truth in what H S is >> suggested. Perhaps many specimens from Western Ghats actually belonging to >> Rungia elegans may have gone under the name Rungia repens. Latter is >> reported to be growing throughout India, but Rungia elegans is restricted >> to Western Deccan Penninsula, Concan and Canara (Geographical position in >> 1880 or so). The two species are very close but differentiated as: >> >> Rungia repens >> Rungia elegans >> 1. Stems pubescent or nearly grabrous Stems covered >> with white spreading hairs >> >> 2. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, up to 5 cm Leaves >> ovate-acuminate, up to 7 cm long >> long, 16 cm broad, scabrid-puberulus 4 cm broad, >> often white hairy beneath. >> >> 3. Spikes about 8 mm broad Spikes >> 12-18 mm broad >> >> 4. Bracts glabrous, about 6 mm long, Bracts >> longer than 6 mm, white margin broader >> white-margined >> sometimes purplish. >> >> 5. Corolla white with rose or purple spots Corolla >> blue, 12 mm >> >> I have a feeling that plants uploaded by Prashant ji on FOI, Dinesh ji's >> photostream and few other photographs from Western Ghats actually belong to >> Rungia elegans, and my specimens from Morni hills actually belong to Rungia >> repens. It is a plant with much smaller leaves and spikes as compared to >> these plants. >> >> >> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/Acanthaceae$20Week:$20Rungia$20repens$20from$20Morni$20Hill$20tract,$20Haryana/indiantreepix/6qoYg_w9vbU/LGl_SRSFss4J >> >> Now coming to above plant by Mohina ji, judging from size of >> inflorescence and dimorphic bracts, it may be Rungia pectinata as suggested >> by several members. It is no where near Rungia repens. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Many thanks HS ... had not known about *Rungia elegans*. >>> If you have any link to visual representation of *R. elegans *on >>> internet please let know. Will help me compare and understand. >>> Description of *Rungia elegans* will help to a great extent. >>> >>> Please give me links to photos in my flickr photostream that could be >>> *Rungia >>> elegans*. >>> It will help me immensely. >>> >>> >>> Dear friends, please validate Mohina ji's ID of posted plant. >>> >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 12:30 PM, H S <hemsan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I guess photos of Mr. Dinesh on Flickr. is Rungia elegans and not >>>> Rungia repens.. please check once again, i may be wrong.. >>>> >>>> regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Mohina Macker <mohinamac...@gmail.com >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> many thanks for id confirmation >>>>> Dinesh ji I had already seen your photographs before I thought this >>>>> plant was R.pectinata >>>>> regards >>>>> mohina >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Mohina ji, this must be *Rungia pectinata*. >>>>>> *Rungia repens* has relatively much larger flowers borne on a finger >>>>>> high and thick inflorescence ... >>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344@N00&q=Rungia%20repens >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards. >>>>>> Dinesh >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 10:53 AM, mohina macker < >>>>>> mohinamac...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The flowers of Rungia repens seem to be atleast 8mm, these were >>>>>>> maximum 3mm which is I thought R.pectinata, also the shape of the >>>>>>> flower and upper lip seemed more indicative of pectinata rather thaen >>>>>>> repens. Anyway, I shall try and get better photographs next time I am >>>>>>> in alibaug so the construction of the flower can be seen better. If >>>>>>> anyone is willing to share the keys for Rungia, would be very >>>>>>> grateful. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> - H.S. >>>> >>>> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart >>>> of stone >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > - H.S. > > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > stone > >
