Balkar ji This is not Eranthemum pulchellum (syn: E. nervosum) commonly grown in Delhi. That species has white bracts with green veins, cuspidate at tip and spike not more than 7.5 cm long.
This is Eranthemum purpurascens Nees with green bracts, many nerved and ciliate along margin Please see the key jointly developed by Shrikant ji and me. https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/a98d8d20dd92659f/b96487df74641dfa?hl=en -- 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/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 9:55 PM, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear All > Eranthemum pulchellum from Chakrata Kalsi road > pls validate > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 >
