Requesting id of a herb 17112010 asp 02 resembling Anisochilus carnosus

shivaprakash adavanne

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Nov 17, 2010, 2:38:14 AM11/17/10

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hello,

Requesting for id of attached photos, resembles Anisochilus carnosus.

Date/Time- 14.11.2010/ 15.00 PM

Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Melkote, Mandya district, Karnataka

Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Plains

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- herb

Height/Length- hardly 50 cm in length

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-

Inflorescence Type/ Size-

Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-

Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-

Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-

Regard,

a.shivaprakash

17112010 asp 02 Anisochilus carnosus 1.JPG

17112010 asp 02 Anisochilus carnosus 1 (1).JPG

17112010 asp 02 Anisochilus carnosus 1 (2).JPG

17112010 asp 02 Anisochilus carnosus 1 (3).JPG

17112010 asp 02 Anisochilus carnosus 1 (4).JPG

17112010 asp 02 Anisochilus carnosus 1 (5).JPG

Pankaj Oudhia

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Nov 17, 2010, 2:44:29 AM11/17/10

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Related Media report.

http://pankajinprintmedia.blogspot.com/2010/01/blog-post_8392.html

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Prashant awale

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Nov 17, 2010, 8:05:06 AM11/17/10

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I too think this to be Anisochilus carnosus.
regards
Prashant

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:08 PM, shivaprakash adavanne <adav...@gmail.com> wrote:

tanay bose

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Nov 17, 2010, 11:41:13 AM11/17/10

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Anisochilus carnosus

Tanay

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Pankaj Kumar

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Dec 1, 2010, 3:13:05 PM12/1/10

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Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 18 (1830).

Syn:
Lavandula carnosa L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 273 (1782).
Plectranthus carnosus (L.f.) Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 27: 7 (1814).

Type: Lectotype - India, Koenig s.n., Linnean Herbarium 727.7 [LINN
(microfiche)].

Interesting reading attached
Suddee, S., A.J. Paton and J.A.NParnell. 2004. A Taxonomic Revision of
Tribe Ocimeae Dumort. (Lamiaceae) in Continental South East Asia
II.Plectranthinae. Kew Bulletin, 59 (3): 379-414.

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Pankaj

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