08102011-BS-1 Veronica sp for Id from Village Pujam Karnal

[Balkar Singh]

Dear All

Veronica sp for Id from a village near Nilokheri (Karnal)

Wild herb about 15cm-30cm with blue flower with 5 petals in a wetland area

pls id 

thanks

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

[Gurcharan Singh]

Any photograph of fruit? I don't think this as Veronica.

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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/ 

[Balkar Singh]

Some More pics

[Prashant awale]

I think this could be Hydrolea zeylanica.
Regards
Prashant

[Gurcharan Singh]

You are very right Prashant ji

Reported from Delhi along rice fields, but collected only once by J K Maheshwari. Good find Balkar ji

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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/ 

[Balkar Singh]

Thanks a lot Prashant Ji and Gurcharan Ji for digging out the id

[Balkar Singh]

Sir this is the only member reported from Haryana from family HYDROPHYLLACEAE

Hydrolea zeylanica (L.) Vahl

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes from Delhi also

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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/