Nice Catch Sir On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote:
> *Pouzolzia zeylanica* (Linn.) Benn., Pl.Jay. Rar. 66. 1838 var. *zeylanica > * > *syn:**P. auriculata *Wight; *P. indica *L. ; *P. indica *var.* alienata*; > *P. indica *var. *angustifolia *Wedd.; *P.* > > * indica* var. *tetraptera* Wedd.; *P. indica* var. *diffusa*Hook.f. ; > *P. indica* var. *microphylla *Hook.f.; *P. * > > * tuberosa* Wight; *P. vesicaria *Wight > > Erect or ascending perennial hairy herb; leaves opposite, sometimes > alternate, gradually reduced in size upwards; petiole 2-4 mm long; stipules > 2-4 mm long, triangular-ovate, ciliate; leaf ovate to narrowly lanceolate, > 1.5-7 cm long, one or two lateral veins from middle portion of leaf in > addition to basal pair of lateral veins, rigidly hairy especially along > veins; floral clusters axillary, ciliate along margin; female flowers > sessile, male with 1.5-2 mm long pedicel, flowers 4-5 merous; fruiting > perianth strongly ribbed or winged; achene shining black to brown. > > > Photographed in September from near Dakpathar and near Baratkhai along > road to Chakrata. > > > This plant was difficult to fix because of lot of variation in this > species, but then distinct upper veins clinched 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/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
