very nice, complete and informative thread.. usha di On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 11:19 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote:
> Sir / Madam, > > This is a very common wild herb found everywhere in villages. > 'ButterflyIndia' (facebook) identified it as *Ecbolium* sp. > > Which species? > > A net search gave me more puzzle than a probable solution :- > > - according to page no.1089 of "Plant Groups (by H. Mukherji....)" : > *Ecbolium > linneanum* Kurz. = *E. viridis* Alston. > - *E. linneanum* = *Justicia ecbolia* : > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecbolium_linneanum and > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Blue%20Fox%20Tail.html > - *Justicia ecbolium* L. = *Ecbolium ligustrinum* (Vahl) Vollesen : > http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-104273 > - *Ecbolium ligustrinum* = *Ecbolium viride* : > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Green%20Shrimp%20Plant.html > - *Ecbolium viride* (Forsk.) Alst. = *Ecbolium linnaenum* Kurz. : > http://www.mpbd.info/plants/ecbolium-viride.php > > > Species : *Ecbolium* sp. > Habit & Habitat : wild herb, 2 feet (avg.) and more, undergrowth, bush, > roadside > Date : 20-05-12, 8.58 a.m.; old flower & > spider<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_spider>on 02-04-12, 9.37 a.m.; > butterfly : common > wanderer <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareronia_valeria>, male > on13-11-11, 11.38 a.m. > Place : Nalikul (Hooghly) > > *Please note that the flowers are greenish when they are fresh and > gradually turn bluish after 1 or 2 days.* > > Thank you & Regards, > > Surajit Koley > -- Usha di ===========
