There is a big catch, however. Frasera speciosa flowers are tetramerous. Here they are pentamerous.
-- 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 Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > I think this is Frazera speciosa, please validate > > http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=3045 > > > -- > 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 Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> This unique species of Swertia was cultivated in a garden near Gandola >> (cable car station) in Gulmarg >> Photographed on 17 August, 2011 >> This perennial herb, about 1.5-2 m tall was unique in leaves being in >> whorls of three, broader at base and sessile, somewhat connate at base. >> Flowers greenish-yellow, 5-merous, in short inflorescences in leaf axils; >> calyx lobes linear longer than corolla in bud; corolla lobes lanceolate, >> each with two green glands at base of each lobe, fringed by white hairs; >> filaments free. >> >> ID please >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> > > >
