New to me. Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji for sharing. Regards Prashant On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 8:52 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Halenia elliptica* D. Don in Lond. Edinb. Philos. Mag. J. Sc. 8: 77. > 1836. > > Annual herb up to 80 cm tall with erect 4-angled striate stems; basal > leaves elliptic, spatulate to suborbicular 2-3 cm long on slightly > flattened 1-2 cm long petiole; cauline leaves short petiolate or sessile, > elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, up to 6 cm long, 5-veined; flowers blue to > purple, on up to 4 cm long pedicel, tetramerous; calyx lobes elliptic to > ovate; corolla campanulate, 1-2.5 cm long, with four basal spurs up to 15 > mm long, corolla lobes ovate; capsule slightly exserted, many seeded. > > Photographed along Deovan Chakrata Road in September, 2011. > > > -- > 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/ > >
