Thanks a lot Tabish ji
-- 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 Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > Gurcharan ji, > That is a wonderful identification! Without the knowledge of > Scutellaria grossa, Scutellaria discolor seemed like the best fit for > the plant presently at FOI. But the plant is indeed Scutellaria > grossa. Infact, Prashant has first sent his flower picture from > Meghalaya as Scutellaria discolor. > Best wishes > - Tabish > > On Jan 28, 7:32 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Scutellaria grossa* Wall. ex Benth. in Wall., Pl. As. Ran. 1: 67. 1830 > > > > Pubescent perennial herb with slender ascending stems reaching 50 cm; > lower > > leaves triangular-ovate, 3-8 cm long, strongly and coarsely crenate, > > cuneate to slightly cordate at base, lower with up to 3 cm long petiole, > > upper gradually reduced and becoming sessile; flowers blue more strongly > in > > the upper lip elsewhere lighter colour to almost white, especially lower > > lip, forming a terminal up to 15 cm long raceme; bracts leaf-like, longer > > than pedicel and calyx especially in lower flowers; pedicel 3-4 mm long; > > calyx nearly 3 mm long, enlarging in fruit, scutellum 3 mm high; corolla > > tube 11-14 mm long covered with short glandular hairs; nutlets black. > > > > Photographed from Chakrata area in September and Kud in J & K in August > > > > I had my first doubts about this plant being uploaded on Flowers of India > > as S. discolor and by us from Chakrata, and I gave the detailed links in > my > > following mail: > > > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Scutellaria$... > > > > After further scrutiny and the plant uploaded by Prashant ji in the same > > thread (from Meghalaya, and which I think belongs to S. discolor, also > > reported from Western Ghats) and study of specimens and description I > have > > come to realise that our plant is clearly S. grossa and improperly > > represented at Flowers of India. The two species can be clearly > > distinguished as under: > > > > *S. discolor:* leaves elliptic-ovate, mildly crenate with almost rounded > > crenations; flowers purplish; bracts very small shorter than pedicel > > > > *S. grossa:* leaves triangular-ovate, strongly crenate with somewhat > > pointed crenations; flowers blue; bracts larger, lower almost leafy, > upper > > gradually smaller but distinctly > > longer than pedicel. > > > > The following links should help > > > > http://www.iiim.res.in/herbarium/lamiaceae/scutellaria_grossa.htm > > > > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=4930&flora_id=2 > > > > http://eelke.li/manaslu/plaatjes/ej002.jpg > > > > http://131.230.176.4/imgs/pso/r/Lamiaceae_Scutellaria_discolor_30710.... > > > > http://131.230.176.4/imgs/pso/r/Lamiaceae_Scutellaria_discolor_30709.... > > > > -- > > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > Scutellaria-grossa-Chakrata Budher caves road-2.jpg > > 260KViewDownload > > > > Scutellaria-grossa-Chakrata Budher Caves road-3.jpg > > 230KViewDownload > > > > Scutellaria-grossa-Chakrata Deovan Road-1.jpg > > 186KViewDownload > > > > Scutellaria-grossa-Kud-J & K-1.jpg > > 259KViewDownload > > > > Scutellaria-grossa-Kud-J & K-2.jpg > > 174KViewDownload
