Very nice set of pictures :( A Delphinium plant species from Western ghats is blooming on Purandar fort near Pune but even I have not yet observed it
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > *Delphinium roylei* Munz, J. Arnold Arbor. 48: 292 1967 > syn: *Delphinium* *incanum* Royle > > Perennial herb up to 1 m tall, simple or slightly branched above; lower > leaves with up to 10 cm long petioles, blade 5-8 cm broad, deeply palmately > divided into 2-3 mm broad lobes, upper leaves shortly stalked to > subsessile; Inflorescence a terminal raceme with some times few lateral > racemes; bracts linear, 6-9 mm long, pedicel up to 2.5 cm long, curved at > apex; bracteoles 2-3 mm long near base; sepals deep blue with about 15-18 mm > long spur, nearly cylindrical and straight; upper petals pale coloured, > lower darker; follicles 3, pubescent, 10-15 mm long. > > Photographed from Dachhigam sanctuary, Kashmir in July, 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/ > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
