button sized flower from Hooghly (WB) 31-03-12 SK-3

[surajit koley]

Sir,

This is a wild herb of less than 1 ft and bearing button sized flower.

Species : UNKNOWN

Habit & Habita : small wild herb in uncultivated grassy land, also on roadside

Date : 15-03-12, 8.30 a.m.

Place : Nalikul (Hooghly), WB

Thank you & Regards,

Surajit Koley

[Aruna Rai]

It can be Gentelbua urens from Acanthaceae

 

.....Aruna

[Dinesh Valke]

Aruna ji, could not find any genus with such name "Gentelbua". Any error in spelling ?
To me the posted plant looks like some species of Strobilanthes OR Hemigraphis - just a guess.

Regards.
Dinesh

[surajit koley]

Dear Aruna Ji & Dinesh Ji,

Thank you for the ID help. Today i shot this plant once again to get more clear photographs.

Taking the cue from Dinesh-Ji i found a plant at http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hairy%20Hemigraphis.html that i think is the species in question.

Thank you once again.

Regards,

Surajit Koley

[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“It can be Gentelbua urens from Acanthaceae” from Aruna Rai.

 

“Aruna ji, could not find any genus with such name "Gentelbua". Any error in spelling ?
To me the posted plant looks like some species of Strobilanthes OR Hemigraphis - just a guess.” from Dinesh ji.

 

"Thank you for the ID help. Today i shot this plant once again to get more clear photographs.

Taking the cue from Dinesh-Ji i found a plant at http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hairy%20Hemigraphis.html that i think is the species in question.
Thank you once again.
Regards,
Surajit Koley"

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[surajit koley]

Sir,

Thank you once again for making this post resurface.

Regards,

Surajit

[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again forId confirmation orotherwise please.

Some earlierrelevant feedback:

“It can be Gentelbua urens from Acanthaceae” from Aruna Rai.

 

“Aruna ji, could not find any genus with such name "Gentelbua". Any error in spelling ?
To me the posted plant looks like some species of Strobilanthes OR Hemigraphis - just a guess.” from Dinesh ji.

On 1 April 2012 00:00, surajit koley <surajitno...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[Neha Singh]

Could be Hemigraphis hirta , Acanthaceae.

Regards
Neha Singh

[jmgarg1]

A reply:

"It is a very common plant in the southern part of West Bengal. It is Hemigraphis herta of Acanthaceae. It is one interesting pland. When its fruits will rife village children will through those in water and the fruits will then burst like miniature crackers!!"

 

Thanks, Dr. Das.

[surajit koley]

Thank you Madam, found information on this species at - http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hairy%20Hemigraphis.html

 

Regards,

 

Surajit Koley

[surajit koley]

Thank you very much Sir, please convey my thanks to Dr. Das also.

 

Regards,

 

Surajit Koley

[Aruna Rai]

Dr Dasji,
You mean Hemigraphis hirta? There are some more Acanthaceae members where the dried pods burst like miniature crackers when come in contact with water, I remember my childhood days when I use to enjoy these crackers by putting them in mouth.
....Aruna

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[Shruti Shah]

Surajitkoleyji, Dineshji, Arunaji, Sorry for interrupt your discussion but according to photograph you posted here plant sp. look more alike Hemigraphis elegans Nees. var. crenata (Syn. Hemigraphis crenata (Bth. ex Hohenack)  according to feature 1) in pic stem looks squarish (subquadrangular), viscidly pubescent   2) Leaves subobtuse, crenate, hairy, base shortly cuneate  3) Bracts are longer than calyx   4) corolla tube whitish, limbs blue (here light to dark shade but in pic not pure white and blue)  5) Longer filaments of the stamens bearded in the upper part (when zoom in pic hairyness seen). Please correct me if characters i seen in pics are wrong. and last for confirmation the species (if u have specimen) seeds densely clothed with hygroscopic white hairs. 

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[surajit koley]

Madam,

It would be wonderful if this species gets identified as H. elegans Nees var. crenata. I do not know if the same can be found in West Bengal. One book says the species is endemic to Peninsular India. Hohenacker herbarium at KEW shows corolla tube non-ventricose, I think.

Attached here pictures of highest resolution I have retained with me. I do not have specimen, I do not belong to botany community.

Thank you very much.

Regards

surajit

[surajit koley]

Madam,

A new set of this species, recorded today, flowering season has just started, only a few flowering now. I still have originals, please feel free if you need the originals.

Thank you

Regards

surajit