Another new species for me Sir. Regards
prasad On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Another good post Gurcharan Singh ji. > Regards > Prashant > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Swertia paniculata* Wall., Pl. As. Rar. 3: t. 205. 1832. >> >> Annual herb up to 80 cm tall, 4-angled; leaves narrowly ovate to >> linear-oblong, 1.5-4 cm long; inf. paniculate; flowers pentamerous; calyx >> lobes narrowly ovate, 4-9 mm long; corolla bluish-white or greenish-yellow >> with purple band and spots above the gland, lobes ovate; gland single per >> lobe; filaments dilated in middle or gradually dilated towards base; >> capsule 6-10 mm long. >> >> Very common in Chakrata area, photographed from Budher caves road, Deovan >> road and Mussoorie Chakrata road in September >> >> >> 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/ >> >> > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Odisha, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
