Large foliaceous bracts are characteristic of Brachyactis genus. I suggest Brachyactis robusta for above plant.
-- 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 Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 10:53 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > No question of this plant being Myriactis wallichii. I wonder how can we > believe a species which has often been treated as synonym of M. nepalensis > (differing just by shorter habit, smaller heads, linear ray florets, > elliptic-lanceolate leaves) can be so different. The large foliaceous > bracts outside the head are very distinctive as are longer involucre. We > should be looking for a different genus. > > -- > 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 Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 10:41 PM, Nidhan Singh > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks Tabish Ji for efforts and Bernhard Dickore for identification >> help...should I take this as Myriactis wallichii, if our experts are >> convinced? >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Dr. Nidhan Singh >> Department of Botany >> I.B. (PG) College >> Panipat-132103 Haryana >> Ph.: 09416371227 >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > 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/ > > --
