Lindenbergia macrostachya from Morni hills, Haryana for confirmation

[Gurcharan Singh]

I have a feeling that this is the same plant which is represented at FOI as Lindenbergia grandiflora. L. grandiflora is supposed to be a plant much more densely and spreading hairy with flowers almost 2.5-3 cm long with corolla 2-3 times as long as calyx, and also leaves may be up to 20 cm long. In our plants the plants are appressed hairy to almost glabrous, leaves smaller than 6 am and corolla 10-12 mm long, tube slightly longer than calyx.

     There is some some confusion whether our plant should be called as L. macrostachya Benth. (Kew Plant List considers it as unresolved name) or L. philippensis Benth. which is reported from Nepal Himalayas but without citation of synonym. Flora of British India considers this as a variety of L. philippensis with shorter petioles and more glabrous parts.

My photograph number 4 looks to be the same but has much interrupted inflorescence with distant flowers, or may represent early stage of the same plant. Your view please.

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[manudev madhavan]

Nice catch sir ji,

Another new plant for me.. Thanks for sharing

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Systematic & Floristic Lab,

Department of Botany, 
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[Gurcharan Singh]

Here is link for comparison with L. grandiflora

http://www.aperturenepal.com/index.php?page=19#gallery/ROOFING_29D07F50_DSC_1140.jpg

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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/ 

[Nidhan Singh]

Thanks Sir,
This is indeed Lindenbergia mactrostachya. Quite common in Morni Hills
area. I hope you have posted the photograph from the same area.
Regards,

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Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

[J.M. Garg]

Hi, Singh ji,

Scrophulariaceae of the Western Himalayas By Francis . Pennell (2007- Description & Keys- grandiflora, macrostachya & ruderalis) mentions
Lindenbergia macrostachya (Benth.) Benth., Scroph. Ind. 22 1835. (syn: Stemodia macrostachya Benth.). 

Hope this helps.

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A reply;

"It is Linderbergia macrostchya  .

                          Yours,

                         Krishan Lal"