Many many thanks Gurcharan ji. Am convinced it to be *Isodon **lophanthoides* (family: Lamiaceae).
Regards. Dinesh Let us wait for On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > I hope Isodon lophanthoides (syn Plectranthus gerardianus) > > > -- > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Dear friends, ID please. >> >> >> *Place*: Cairn Hill (about 7460 ft asl), Ooty. >> *Time*: November 16, 2011 at 8.07am >> *Habit*: erect herb, about a metre high >> *Habitat*: growing wild in evergreen forest >> >> *Plant: *growing gregariously, single-stemmed - not branched* >> Leaf: *somewhat similar to that of *Plectranthus mollis*, size and >> arrangement-wise* >> Inflorescence: *about a foot long panicle, terminal as well as axillary >> *Flower size*: about 10 - 12 mm long >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> > > > >