Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week:, Lamiaceae, Hyptis suaveolens from Delhi
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Gurcharan Singh
Jul 7, 2011, 11:39:03 PM7/7/11
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Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7:472, t. 29, fig. 2. 1806
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
syn: Ballota suaveolens L.
Common names: horehound, pignut, wild spikenard, Chan
Tall reaching 2 m in height, covered with white hairs; leaves ovate wrinkled; flowers pink or white, small. Used as pseudocereal in Latin America. Also used as refreshing health drink and in medicine to control diarrhea.
Photographed from Herbal Garden in Delhi.
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
H S
Jul 8, 2011, 2:23:03 AM7/8/11
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Interesting photo, in Maharashtra we don't get such long spike in H. suaveolens. atleast i have not seen.
regards,
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- H.S.
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