Many thanks Garg ji. I too could not find such cone spikes during my earlier search. Can it be *Strobilanthes kunthiana* (Nees) T.Anderson ex Benth.? https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:55761-1/images
Regards. Dinesh On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 8:52 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Could not find any match as per comparative images at > https://efloraofindia.com/efi/strobilanthes/ > Some similarity was found with > https://efloraofindia.com/efi/strobilanthes-jeyporensis/, posted plant > but looks different. > > On Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 20:43, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> *FOR ID ::* >> *Strobilanthes* sp. >> The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 2:03 PM IST >> Naduvattam, about 1594 m asl >> ------------------------------ >> [image: Strobilanthes sp.] >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340448968> >> [image: Strobilanthes sp.] >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340448968> >> [image: Strobilanthes sp.] >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340448968> >> [image: Strobilanthes sp.] >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340448968> >> [image: Strobilanthes sp.] >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340448968> >> [image: Strobilanthes sp.] >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340448968> >> [image: Strobilanthes sp.] >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340448968> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "eFloraofIndia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC2iyydDCS0ZZ174aE6zoBUCnBzPdMVipnwXT%2BxiefaCig%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC2iyydDCS0ZZ174aE6zoBUCnBzPdMVipnwXT%2BxiefaCig%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg, > https://efloraofindia.com/ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC1hG026naw45DZjd%2Bc%3Dp7K2G3HZnoEDY6A2tPQQRUdPNQ%40mail.gmail.com.

