Agree. We have also same species in dryland areas, mainly forest undergrowyh. *********************************************** Dr. Pankaj N. Joshi, Programme Coordinator sahjeevan 175- Jalaram Society, B/h. Vishwamangal Appt., Vijay Nagar, Hospital Road Bhuj-Kutch, Gujarat: 370001 (India) Phone: 91 2832 251814, Fax: 91 2832 251914, Mobile: 9426949523 E-mail: joshi.pn.sahjee...@gmail.com Office E-mail: sahjee...@gmail.com Website: www.sahjeevan.org ***********************************************
________________________________ From: Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thu, 9 June, 2011 8:04:26 AM Subject: [efloraofindia:71328] Acanthaceae Week: Ruellia prostrata from Morni Hills Haryana Ruellia prostrata Poir., Encycl. 6: 349, 1804 syn: Dipteracanthus prostratus (Poir.) Nees, Prostrate to suberect herb with ovate sparsely hairy 2-3 cm long leaves; flowers pale purple to nearly white, few together or solitary; 2.5 cm long, tube expanded above. Photographed from rocky area around Tikkar Tal Lake in Morni, Haryana on April 10, 2011. -- 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/