Thank you very much Nidhan ji and Gurcharan ji for the tentative ID of *Scrophularia edgeworthii*. Regards. Dinesh
On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > Firstly it is neither Scrophularia himalyensis nor S. polyantha, two > closely related species characterised by rounded sepals with scarious > margin. Here sepals are clearly ovate with acute tip and without scarious > margin. > To me both this plant as well as one on FOI are not S. elatior: > 1. S. elatior is an Eastern Himalayan species distributed Nepal eastwards. > 2. In S. elatior thye stamens are far exceeding the corolla. Here it is > hardly visible from corolla. > 3. The plants S. elatior are glabrous to somewhat hairy above here they > are prominently glandular pubescent. > > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=3787&flora_id=2 > > Both these plants (FOI and above plant), I hope identify with S. > edgeworthii. > > > -- > 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 Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Nidhan ji for the lead. As per FOI web site, this looks like >> *Scrophularia >> elatior **.* ( >> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Himalayan%20Figwort.html). >> Regards >> Prashant >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Nidhan Singh >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Very nice dark green petals...should be Scrophularia sp....S. himalensis? >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dr. Nidhan Singh >>> Department of Botany >>> I.B. (PG) College >>> Panipat-132103 Haryana >>> Ph.: 09416371227 >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > --
