Rungia pectinata in FOI

[J.M. Garg]

I think, Image by Dinesh ji at Rungia pectinata in FOI, is of Justicia concinna as per images and details herein.
Pl. check and correct.
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[Dinesh Valke]

Garg ji, the flowers of Justicia concinna or Rungia elegans are very large - as large as 1cm across or even 1.5 cm. and as such this species poses no confusion among the tiny flowered Rungia spp.

Image by Dinesh ji at Rungia pectinata in FOI,is indeed Rungia pectinata - the flowers here are barely 1 to 2 mm

I have no doubts here.

Regards.

Dinesh

 

[dr.rakesh Singh]

That is the point ... or controversy ... Dinesh sir , what I know as Rungia repens , has flowers about 1 cm or little larger ... in colors purple to light purple to white . Procumbent to erect up to 3 feet when crowded, leaf up to 5-6 cm long , elliptic , pointed tip , pointed base , very small petiole , somewhat hairy , more on underside . Spike always erect , up to 20 cm but usually 10 cm and longer fall down and tip bends upwards again , width of spike about 10 mm .

 If this description fits to both , them either both are conspecific , or there are differences we need to find out . 

From your images , Dinesh sir , I deduce that in R. elegans papery margin of bract is colorful , and spikes bear more than 2 flowers at a time ..

. in Rungia repens papery part is white , flowers usually 1 or 2 per spike at a time . 

[J.M. Garg]

Can we find differences or keys between R.pectnata and R.parviflora ?

[J.M. Garg]

On further scrutiny of all the posts, I also agree with you for Justicia pectinata

[J.M. Garg]

Image by Dinesh ji at Rungia pectinata in FOI, is of Rungia parviflora var. muralis (Nees) C.B.Clarke with spikes very dense, barren bracts ovate acute hardly longer than the fertile, as per Flora of British India as per discussions in another thread at Sorting Rungia species

[J.M. Garg]

Hi, Tabish ji,

Pl. correct.

[Tabish]

Thanks for the reminder Garg ji.

I was away in a conference for more than a week. The species has been corrected on the site now:

  http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wall%20Rungia.html

  Best wishes

  Tabish

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Tabish ji 

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