Nidhan ji, perhaps you meant *Caryopteris wallichiana* (family: Lamiaceae).
The flower loosely resembles *Clerodendron serratum* (syn. of *Rotheca serrata*) of the same family, Lamiaceae ... however upside-down ! Many thanks Nidhan ji for showing this new plant. Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear All, > > This one is* Caryopteris wallichiana **Schauer in DC., Prodr. *11: 625, > 1847 > Shrub, upto 2 m high with quadrangular branches and papery bark. Leaves > long-petiolate, opposite, lanceolate, 7-9 x 2-3 cm, crenate-serrate, > pubescent, apex acute, base cuneate. Flowers in thyrses, bluish-purple, > sweet-scented. Calyx deeply 5-lobed, lobes lanceolate, erect. Capsule > globose, 0.5 cm long, densely pubescent, dark blue when ripe. > This one was photographed from Nahan in April 2011. I am sorry for not > having fruit pics as well as habit pictures. > -- > Regards, > > Dr. Nidhan Singh > Department of Botany > I.B. (PG) College > Panipat-132103 Haryana > Ph.: 09416371227 > >
