Very Good Set of Pics Sir On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 4:08 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Roylea cinerea* (D. Don) Baillon, Hist. Pl. 11: 36. 1891 > syn: *Ballota cinerea* D. Don; *Roylea elegans* Wall.; *R. calycina* Briq. > > Common names: > Hindi: Patkarru > Punjab: kaur, kauri > Kumaon: Titpati, karanoi > > Medium sized shrub reaching 1.7 m with finely tomentose branches; leaves > opposite, ovate, crenate, up to 2.5-4 cm long, sparsely hairy on upper > surface, hairy and gland-dotted beneath; flowers in axillary clusters, > white, tinged with pink; calyx tube cylindric, 10-nerved, 6-8 mm long, > lobes oblong, obtuse, persistent in fruit, 6-9 mm long; corolla limb > 2-lipped, upper lip entire, erect, lower 3-lobed, middle lobe longest; > stamens 4, in unequal pairs under the upper lip, lower pair longer; nutlets > truncate. > > Decoction of leaves is used as tonic and febrifuge. Photographed from > Morni in April and Chakrata area 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/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
