My misinterpretation Giby ji. Standing corrected. My posted plant looks quite similar to the plant you attached for comparison. Thus would my plant be P. heyneanus ? ... OR yet I may be mistaking.
Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>wrote: > Dear Dinesh ji, > > Please consider the inflorescence as a whole, rather than considering part > of it. Here you are mentioning only the branches/part of the inflorescence. > In the main branch of the inflorescence the clusters cover the whole stem. > But, in inflorescence branches, the clusters are not clearly facing one > side as that of the real one sided inflorescence but are covering 2/3rd of > the stem, I guess. This is why I idied this as *P.heyneanus.** *My > pictures are of from same plant and same inflorescence the terminal > inflorescence and lateral ones are slightly different in terms of round and > one sided clusters. > > In this regard, the key and the description in Gamble is bit confusing and > sometimes difficult to reach a conclusion between *P. paniculatus and P. > heyneanus. * > > Please find attached herewith the key and description as seen in Gamble > flora (sorry for the poor quality as I have taken the pictures using my > mobile camera that I am not familiar with). In the description please read > the first four lines under *P. paniculatus. * > > Thanks and Regards, > Giby > > * > * > * * > > On 31 January 2012 09:14, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> HS, have added more attachments; these are cropped versions of earlier >> attached images. >> Hopefully, this may help us. >> >> Giby ji, many thanks for the information regarding cultivation and use in >> Kerala. >> The key character *Pogostemon heyneanus* flower clusters : *not one sided >> * in the spike, globose, single or in pair floral leaves are present. >> >> However in the attachments, unless I am misinterpreting, _GIB2769.jpg >> seems to clearly show the inflorescence facing one side. >> >> Similar observation can be made in my attachments too: >> P1490317_cropped_2, ... P1490320_cropped, ... P1490327_cropped_1 >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Giby Kuriakose < >> giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Additional information: People in different plantations in Kerala >>> cultivated this plant in their plantation and used to use the leaves >>> especially dry leaves against insect pests. >>> This information is from Waynad and the same has been mentioned in >>> Gamble flora as well. >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> Giby >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 29 January 2012 19:26, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Here are my pictures of *Pogostemon heyneanus. *Taken from Cardamom >>>> estate Vythiri, Waynad, Kerala. I am sure Yazdi ji would aslo get the same >>>> species in his farm land. >>>> >>>> Key characters of *Pogostemon heyneanus* flower clusters not one sided >>>> in the spike, globose, single or in pair floral leaves are present. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Giby >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 29 January 2012 18:58, H S <hemsan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Mr. Valke, i never guess plants identity according to local >>>>> names, as local names keep differing from place to place.. for eg. In >>>>> Nasik >>>>> 'Narkya' is Spermiodictyon sp. and Lantana is known by the name >>>>> 'Gangutai'. >>>>> >>>>> If you able to provide the pictures of Leaves and whole plant without >>>>> zooming the structure, it should become easy to identify the plant, as >>>>> there are very few species of Pogostemon.. >>>>> >>>>> regards, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 8:43 PM, Dinesh Valke >>>>> <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear HS, ... the people of the spice farm are sure about the plant >>>>>> being *patchouli*, only that they are not aware of the scientific >>>>>> name. >>>>>> Patchouli, as such is associated with *Pogostemon cablin* (true >>>>>> patchouli) and *P. heyneanus* (Indian patchouli). >>>>>> No ruling out your guess HS -- do let me know if any one of *P. >>>>>> parviflora* OR *P. pubescens* also share the patchouli name in any >>>>>> way. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards. >>>>>> Dinesh >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 3:56 PM, H S <hemsan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I guess P. parviflora or P. pubescens???? wild guess, may be wrong >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com >>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Here are my photographs of origano, a quite distinct plant >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Origanum$20vulgare/indiantreepix/tmW6jk3TLiM/Ob0OEEnLylsJ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Origanum$20vulgare/indiantreepix/gg7SMbNX1xw/2iF5aO99n_wJ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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 Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 11:49 PM, Madhuri Pejaver < >>>>>>>> formpeja...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks Dineshji >>>>>>>>> Will try the earliest, >>>>>>>>> Madhuri >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *From:* Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>> *To:* Madhuri Pejaver <formpeja...@yahoo.com> >>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:03 PM >>>>>>>>> *Subject:* Fwd: DV :: 29DEC12 - 0143 :: Pogostemon ¿ cablin / >>>>>>>>> heyneanus ? at a spice farm, Goa >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Madhuri ji, forwarding this message for you to get the photos >>>>>>>>> attached. >>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance for the efforts. >>>>>>>>> Regards. >>>>>>>>> Dinesh >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>>>>> From: *Dinesh Valke* <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>> Date: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 9:39 PM >>>>>>>>> Subject: DV :: 29DEC12 - 0143 :: Pogostemon ¿ cablin / heyneanus ? >>>>>>>>> at a spice farm, Goa >>>>>>>>> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Dear friends ... ID please. >>>>>>>>> *Place*: at Tropical Spice Plantation (~ 350 ft asl), Ponda, Goa. >>>>>>>>> *Time*: December 29, 2011 at 1.43pm >>>>>>>>> *Habit*: herb, about 3 ft high >>>>>>>>> *Habitat*: cultivated in a spice farm >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The guide at the spice farm gave the name *patchouli* - >>>>>>>>> surprisingly was not aware of the scientific name. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> - H.S. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere >>>>>>> heart of stone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> - H.S. >>>>> >>>>> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere >>>>> heart of stone >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >>>> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >>>> Royal Enclave, >>>> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >>>> Bangalore- 560064 >>>> India >>>> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) >>>> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >>> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >>> Royal Enclave, >>> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >>> Bangalore- 560064 >>> India >>> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) >>> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >>> >> >> > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >
