Leucas lavandulifolia Smith ? from Hooghly 3/11/12 sk1

[surajit koley]

Good morning

The book, "Plant Groups" mentions two Leucas, 1) L. aspera Spreng = L. mollisima Wall. and 2) L. linifolia Spreng = L. lavendulaefolia Nees.

Well, i have taken care while typing the above names, but there is no L. aspera Spreng in the net, except some research papers on bio-chemical aspects of Leucas did mention it. Neither could i find L. lavendulaefolia Nees.

I was about to id it L. aspera (Wild.) Link, but Vijay Sir is there - https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/xNP-ZsaSudw/discussion and here - https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/zG-s7-wnhSQ/discussion !

Species : Leucas lavandulifolia Smith ?

H & H : small herb of about 1 foot beside rail tracks

Date : 3/11/12, 10.00 a.m.

Place : Hooghly

But where are the L. aspera Spreng and L. lavendulaefolia Nees., mistakes in printing or enties?

Thank you & Regards,

surajit

[jmgarg1]

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[surajit koley]

Thank you very much Garg Sir.

Regards,

surajit

[jmgarg1]

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Date: 3 November 2012 07:15
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[surajit koley]

Thank you Garg Sir once again.

Regards,

surajit

[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Garg ji for resurfacing this post.

Surajit ji ... about L. lavendulaefolia Nees ... please refer to this post where Gurcharan ji has shed light.
(I had queried about L. lavendulaefolia Rees).

... to me your posted plant is indeed Leucas lavandulifolia Smith ... my learning from one of Vijayasankar ji's eye-opener ID - the link you already mentioned above https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/xNP-ZsaSudw/discussion.

Basing my ID by noting the calyx mouth. No ambiguity about the obliqueness ... quite pronounced.

You may please yet wait for validating comments.

Regards.
Dinesh

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[Vijayasankar]

I agree to both Dinesh ji and Surajit ji that it is Leucas lavandulifolia.
Excellent pictures and nice observations...

 

Regards 

 

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

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[surajit koley]

Good morning Dinesh Ji

Thank you very much for confirming the ID. Vijay Ji is superb, nothing escapes his scrutiny :)

Found the post about names at - https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/64y_pmMWYPs/discussion

Regards,

surajit

[surajit koley]

Good morning Vijayasankar Ji.......... VERY VERY VERY HAPPY DIWALI.....

I think i have one more Leucas, creeping type, will upload later.

Thank you very much.

Regards,

surajit

[Vijayasankar]

Thanks Surajit ji for the wishes.
I wish you all a Happy Diwali, too!

 

Regards 

 

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please in view of another thread:

Some earlier relevant feedback:

Surajit ji ... about L. lavendulaefolia Nees ... please refer to this post where Gurcharan ji has shed light. (I had queried about L. lavendulaefolia Rees). ... to me your posted plant is indeed Leucas lavandulifolia Smith ... my learning from one of Vijayasankar ji's eye-opener ID - the link you already mentioned above https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/xNP-ZsaSudw/discussion. Basing my ID by noting the calyx mouth. No ambiguity about the obliqueness ... quite pronounced. You may please yet wait for validating comments. Regards. Dinesh

I agree to both Dinesh ji and Surajit ji that it is Leucas lavandulifolia.

Excellent pictures and nice observations...

Regards Vijayasankar Raman

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Date: 3 November 2012 at 07:15
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[M Swamy]

Thanks for updating me on the species.   My observations are based on the photographs / references available from the web and  I do not have any books on  flora(s). In this connection I wish to add that  I am not a professional practicing taxonomist, though I studied  taxonomy during my post-graduation decades ago. My knowledge is limited to local  urban flora as I  look out for the plants in my neighborhood  as an hobby.  My approach is not deep and  can only suggest or point out to certain species, which need to be verified and  authenticated by the professional taxonomist(s) in the group.

[surajit koley]

Respected Sir,

Thank you for taking care of this thread.

Regards

surajit koley

[Ponnutheerthagiri Santhan]

Leucas lavandulifolia Sm(= Leucas linifolia (Roth) Spreng) - Leaves glabrous, calyx tube mouth oblique, no linear  bracts. This is used for pooja in the south, leaves used in medicine; In Karnataka the leaves are used in cooking. 

On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 7:36 PM, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

[surajit koley]

Thank you very much Santhan Ji.

Thank you

Regards

surajit koley

a non-botanist member of

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