Forwarding for ID Distributed as Justicia betonica ? <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/justicia/justicia-betonica-1> Group discussion at justicia trinervia (google.com) <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/rmCLbXgAc94>
On Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 8:52:56 PM UTC+5:30 Vijayasankar wrote: > 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 <mohina...@gmail.com> > 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 >> > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/13195c01-cd52-4d41-a729-63067e42a295n%40googlegroups.com.
