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raghu ananth

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Nov 13, 2010, 1:13:38 PM11/13/10
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Red flowers of a herb | 13Nov10AR02 
Chamundi hills, Mysore

Date/Time- Sep 2010
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Chamundi hills, Mysore
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild, hills, along the road side
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb
Height/Length- 35 cms, 
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Opposite,  8cms,
Inflorescence Type/ Size- 
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- ~Red, ~ 2cms
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- no
Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- 



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Raghu

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Pankaj Kumar

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Nov 13, 2010, 1:39:25 PM11/13/10
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Looks like Boraginaceae, may be some Heliotropium!!
Pankaj

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Dinesh Valke

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Nov 13, 2010, 1:57:51 PM11/13/10
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Raghu ji ... this query was posted by you earlier (I could be mistaking).

This could be Stachytarpheta ... native of American tropics, widely naturalized / cultivated ... perhaps S. mutabilis as Shivaprakash ji had commented.

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Vijayasankar

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Nov 13, 2010, 2:19:58 PM11/13/10
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Yes, it is Stachytarpheta mutabilis. I have seen this on Nandi hills, Bangalore too.

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Vijayasankar

tanay bose

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Nov 13, 2010, 3:31:11 PM11/13/10
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Stachytarpheta mutabilis I have a dried speciemen with me back in Inndia
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raghu ananth

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Nov 13, 2010, 3:47:43 PM11/13/10
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Dinesh ji,

You are right, This has been identified by Sri Adavanne earlier as S. mutabilis. 

Due appologies for the mail repost.

Thanks for ID help again
Raghu


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Pankaj Kumar

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Nov 13, 2010, 3:56:19 PM11/13/10
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Stachytarpheta mutabilis Vahl Enum. Pl. [Vahl] i. 208. 1804.
Apologies for bad guessing!!!
Pankaj

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