Flora of Chakrata: Aechmanthera gossypina from Chakrata Road

[Balkar Arya]

Dear all

Aechmanthera gossypina from Chakrata Road

Abundant plant seen at most of the places

pls validate

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
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[shrikant ingalhalikar]

Dr. Balkarji, I think this to be Pteracanthus urticifolius. The mass
flowering that we saw was Aechmanthera gossypina. Regards, Shrikant

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[Balkar Arya]

Dear Sir

I may be wrong. pls see this link as i compared my plant with this.

http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Blue%20Trumpet%20Bush.html

[Alok Mahendroo]

The Blue trumphet flowering all around Kalatope
regards
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[Gurcharan Singh]

Balkar ji,

 I also was of the opinion that this is Pteracanthus sp. I think we had both on our trip.  Yours is  Pteracanthus with longer flowers and longer corolla tube on longer stalks and leaves greener beneath, whereas Aechmanthera gossypina (synj: Ruellia tomentosa) has smaller flowers (2-2.5 cm long) on shorter axillary cluster and leaves tomentose beneath. I will upload it separately.

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Balkar ji

Your plant resembles one on FOI but I think that identification is also wrong. Please see mine and decide.

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[Balkar Arya]

Yes Sir As my id was solely based on FOI so i was wrong Thanks for correction and throwing light on matter

[J.M. Garg]

Feedback as per another thread:

The upload by Balkar ji from Chakrata road as Aechmanthera gossypina, to me appears a Strobilanthes dalhousieanus. pl. validate.

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[J.M. Garg]

A reply:

"It is not Aechmanthera gossypina..It should be Strobilanthes dalhousianus.

                                                      Krishan Lal"

Thanks, Krishan Lal ji.

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Krishan ji

So my conclusion was right.

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

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[Balkar Singh]

Thanks Krishan Lal Ji and Gurcharan Sir for resolving the issue

Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany &

Horticulture Incharge

[J.M. Garg]

Balkar ji may pl. clarify.

Thanks, Dr. Wood.

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From: John Wood
Date: 3 September 2014 02:53
Subject: RE: [efloraofindia:82816] Flora of Chakrata: Aechmanthera gossypina from Chakrata Road
To: "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com>

I think this is Strobilanthes penstemenoides (Nees) T. Anderson var. dalhousieana Kuntze. It is certainly not Aechmanthera gossypina (Correctly Stroblanthes tomentosa (Nees) J.R.I.Wood) but it is difficult to be completely certain without some technical details. Is the corolla glabrous or hirsute at least on the corolla lobes?
 
Regards
 
John wood
 

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[Balkar Singh]

From the enlarged pics it appears glabrous only,

Thanks

Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany &

Horticulture Incharge

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Dr. Wood,

Is Strobilanthes penstemenoides (Nees) T. Anderson var. dalhousieana Kuntze same as Strobilanthes dalhousieanus (Nees) Clarke ?

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Dr. Wood.

 

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Yes, but no one has recognised Strobilanthes dalhousieana as a distinct species for many years.
 
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john wood
 

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[J.M. Garg]

Can it be Strobilanthes penstemonoides var. penstemonoides as the leaves appears to be glabrous ?

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Dr. Wood.

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From: John Wood
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 at 15:29
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:82816] Flora of Chakrata: Aechmanthera gossypina from Chakrata Road
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

I think this is Strobilanthes penstemonoides var. penstemonoides. Note glabrous leaves and corolla and scarious bracts

Regards

John Wood

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