Thanks Gurcharan ji Glad to know that* I.indica* and *I.learii* are synonymous. There is so much similarity in them.
On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 6:48 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Satish ji > According to eFlora of Pakistan, eFlora of China and The Plant List, > Ipomoea learii Paxton is a synonym of I. indica. I have given differences > between I. indica and I. nil. Here are specific differences: > > *Ipomoea indica > Ipomoea nil* > > 1. Stems appressed pubescent, sometimes rooting at nodes 1. Stems > covered with long spreading hairs. > > 2. Leaves pubescent with short hairs > 2. Leaves with long spreading hairs > > 3. Infl. Several flowered in dense umbellate cymes. > 3. Inf. 1-few flowered. > > 4. Bracts linear or lanceolate. > 4. Bracts linear or > filiform > > 5. Sepals subequal, gradually linear-acuminate, > 5. Sepal almost equal, with spreading long hairs on outside > > appressed pilose, outer 3 lanceolate to broadly > near base, subglabrous above with linear tip > > lanceolate, inner 2 narrowly lanceolate. > > 6. Corolla blue or bluish-purple aging to red, 5-7 cm long. > 6. Corolla pale to bright blue with white tube, fading pinkish > > > with age, 3-5 cm long > > 7. Capsule 10-13 mm across. > 7. Capsule 8-10 mm across > > > > > -- > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Very nice Sir ji >> I have seen this climber flowering regularly everyday for a large >> duration of time last month or so. >> At least few flowers every day. Now the season is about to be over. >> Clicked some shots today itself. Will post separately. >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Gurcharan Singh (Google Docs) < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I've shared Convolvulaceae Week: Ipomoea obscura from >>> Delhi<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wMi9ds_a4f7m4efyT12eC7yqV2MvQfusq0fxw4GEOWA/edit> >>> Click to open: >>> >>> - Convolvulaceae Week: Ipomoea obscura from >>> Delhi<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wMi9ds_a4f7m4efyT12eC7yqV2MvQfusq0fxw4GEOWA/edit> >>> >>> >>> Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawler, Bot. Reg. 3: t. 239. 1817. >>> >>> Syn: Convolvulus obscurus L. >>> >>> twining herbaceous climber with thinly angular stems, ovate to reniform >>> leaves reaching 8 cm; flowers small barely reach 2.5 cm in length, pale >>> yellow to white with darker centre. >>> >>> Commonly found in Delhi in wastelands often climbing on shrubs. >>> >>> Ipomoea-obscura-Vikas puri-Delhi-2 >>> >>> Ipomoea-obscura-Vikas puri-Delhi-1 >>> >>> Ipomoea-obscura-Model Town-Delhi-1 >>> >>> Ipomoea-obscura-Model Town-Delhi-2 >>> >>> Gurcharan Singh >>> >>> Google Docs makes it easy to create, store and share online documents, >>> spreadsheets and presentations. >>> [image: Logo for Google Docs] <https://docs.google.com> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dr Satish Phadke >> > > > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
