Plant for ID from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh-sify]

Plant for ID from Delhi

 

This herb was found growing under tree shade in Old Delhi Ridge Forest. Photographed on August 6, 2009.

 

 

Gurcharan Singh

[Dinesh Valke]

.... Ruellia brittoniana (syn.: Ruellia tweediana) native to Mexico ... I think the plant has naturalised in India.

Regards.

[Devendra Bhardwaj]

Hello Sir,         It is Ruellia brittoniana --- On Thu, 6/8/09, Gurcharan Singh-sify <sin...@sify.com> wrote:

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[Gurcharan Singh-sify]

Thanks Davendraji

Flora of Delhi mentions only R. tuberosa, of course a distinct species. Thanks again for help.

 

Gurcharan Singh

[Sushmita Jha]

I am growing this in a pot in my garden. Seed dispersal of this flower is very wide and am having to constantly weed them out from other areas in my garden.

Thank you for the name and information on this, Satish-ji - it has naturalised very well indeed - much like swine flu is now beginning to do!
Regards,

sushmita

[satish pardeshi]

Hello all
A pink flowered form is also available for this Species.
commonly grown in traffic island in Churchgate, Mumbai.

regards
Satish Pardeshi

On Aug 7, 9:27 am, Sushmita Jha <sushmitas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am growing this in a pot in my garden. Seed dispersal of this flower is
> very wide and am having to constantly weed them out from other areas in my
> garden.
> Thank you for the name and information on this, Satish-ji - it has
> naturalised very well indeed - much like swine flu is now beginning to do!
> Regards,
> sushmita
>
>
>

> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 6:27 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > .... *Ruellia brittoniana* (syn.: *Ruellia tweediana*) native to Mexico

> > ... I think the plant has naturalised in India.
> > Regards.
>
> > On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 11:34 PM, Gurcharan Singh-sify <sin...@sify.com>wrote:
>
> >>  Plant for ID from Delhi
>
> >> This herb was found growing under tree shade in Old Delhi Ridge Forest.
> >> Photographed on August 6, 2009.
>

> >> Gurcharan Singh- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

[Dr. Pankaj Kumar]

Ruellia tuberosa is a garden plant, most probably reported by Dr. J.
K. Maheshwari...

[Gurcharan Singh]

Dr Pankaj Ji, welcome to the group.
The plant photographed by me is not R. tuberosa. It is rather R.
brittoniana, as identified by Dinesh Valke earlier. The linear lobes,
absence of tubers, shorter flowers are distinctive.

Gurcharan Singh

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