Thanks Sir for explanatory notes..
On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 8:13 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > These new informations keep on emerging. Thanks for the detailed post > Gurcharan ji > So the plant from Manali posted by me which features on Flowersofindia.net > is in fact > *Digitalis lanata* it seems..... > > Dr Satish Phadke > > > On 12 August 2013 12:30, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Digitalis lanata Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. 7:152. 1792 >> >> Common names: Grecian foxglove, woolly digitalis, woolly foxglove >> >> Biennial or perennial herb with leanear-lanceolate leaves; flowers in >> many-flowered racemes with axis covered with long soft hairs; bracts longer >> than calyx; calyx lobes linear, downy shorter than corolla; corolla ca 25 >> mm long, yellowish brown, corolla tube 10-12 mm long, urn-shaped, middle >> lobe of lower lip much longer than others, nearly white. >> >> This plant earlier uploaded by Balkar ji from Chakrata in September, 2011 >> and was discussed in detail, >> >> >> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Digitalis$20lanata/indiantreepix/uX-k4ADpj20/4RJ_u3ZIkbcJ >> >> but unfortunately still featured on Flowers of India website as D. >> ferruginea. >> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Rusty%20Foxglove.html >> >> The two species share the common feature of middle lobe of lower lip of >> corolla being much longer than others, but the two can be easily >> differentiated as under: >> >> *D. lanata:* inflorescence axis hairy; calyx lobes linear-lanceolate, >> hairy, shorter than bracts; corolla with >> middle lobe of lower lip white, without long hairs inside >> *D. ferruginea: *Inflorescence axis glabrous; calyx lobes ovate, >> glabrous; corolla with middle lobe of lower >> lip with long hairs inside >> >> Here is the image of D. ferruginea >> http://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dataja:Digitalis_ferruginea_Orchi_01.jpg >> >> Key to common species of *Digitalis* >> >> 1. Middle lobe of lower lip much longer than others, almost as long as >> tube.................2 >> 1. Middle lobe of lower lip not significantly longer than others, much >> shorter >> than corolla >> tube.................................................................................................3 >> >> 2. Inflorescence axis hairy; calyx lobes linear-lanceolate, hairy, >> shorter >> than bracts; corolla with middle lobe of lower lip white, without >> long hairs >> inside.................................................................................. >> *D. lanata* >> 2. Inflorescence axis glabrous; calyx lobes ovate, glabrous; corolla >> with middle lobe of lower lip with long hairs >> inside...............................*D. ferruginea* >> >> 3. Pedicels and under surface of leaves glabrous; corolla 18-22 mm >> long......*D. lutea* >> 3. Pedicels and under surface of leaves hairy; corolla longer than 4 >> cm...................4 >> >> 4. Flowers 5-6 cm long, yellow marked with brown; calyx lobes >> linear........*D. grandiflora* >> 4. Flowers 5-8 cm long, purple to white, spotted; calyx lobes >> ovate..................*D. purpurea* >> >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
