Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji for sharing this tiny beauty. Regards Prashant
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Gentiana clarkei* Kusnezow, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg. 15: > 419. 1904. > Syn: Gentiana pygmaea Clarke (non Regel.) > > Tiny herb barley 1-3 cm tall, branched from base; leaves obovate to > spatulate, 2-5 mm long, margin membranous, apex rounded, midvein not > prominent, petiole tube 2-3 mm long; calyx 7-9 mm long; corolla blue > tubular, 10-14 mm long, barely 2-3 mm in diam, lobes ovate, margin entire, > plicae slightly shorter than lobes, toothed or slightly bifid; capsule > narrowly ellipsoi, 8-10 mm long. > > Photographs from Khillenmarg Kashmir, alt. 3200 m. > -- > 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/ > >
