Dear Mohina ji I agree with the treatments followed in flowersofindia website. I also strongly believe that J. trinervia and J. betonica are two distinct species: the former is generally a low-lying procumbent herb with narrow leaves, whereas the latter species is a taller, erect herb/subshrub/shrub reaching 2 m high, with ovate-lanceolate leaves. (nevertheless, the bracts are similar-looking: scarious with green nerves in both the species).
Your plant looks like J. betonica to me. The Plant List follows Tropicos http://www.tropicos.org/Name/100073?tab=acceptednames which has treated J. trinervia as synonym to J. betonica based on two publications (Russell et al., 1987; Immelmann, 1988). But I think it needs a recheck. Let's wait for comments... Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 12:32 AM, Mohina Macker <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Vijayshankar Ji, > > It is good that brought this up because > I did see that they are synonyms and that J.betonica is the current > accepted name, and I should have mentioned it. > but the images Flowers of india and elsewhere were different. > Please do see them. It would be nice to know. > > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Three%20Nerved%20Squirrel%20Tail.html > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Squirrel%20Tail.html > > And many thanks Nidhan Ji and Vijayshankar Ji for the appreciation > > regards > mohina > --
