Ok, many thanks, Garg ji. Hopefully, we will receive comments / validation. Regards. Dinesh
On Thu, Mar 26, 2026 at 12:35 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, to me also appears more closer to *S. carnatica* as per keys at Revision > of the Strobilanthes kunthiana-Group (Phlebophyllum sensu Bremekamp) > (Acanthaceae) > <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260159554_A_Revision_of_the_Strobilanthes_kunthiana-Group_Phlebophyllum_sensu_Bremekamp_Acanthaceae> > by Mark > A. Carine and others- Kew Bulletin 59(1):1–25 · January 2004 > and GBIF <https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=3781709> > specimens. > > > On Sun, 15 Mar 2026 at 13:59, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> As of now, the thoughts are: >> >> Garg ji, in eFI, in this thread, above. >> Some similarity was found with *Strobilanthes jeyporensis* Bedd. the >> posted plant but looks different. >> >> Saroj ji, in eFI, in this thread, above. >> *Strobilanthes jeyporensis* Bedd. is the closest match >> >> Siddarth Machado, in iNaturalist >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340448968> >> First thought was that it looked like *S. jeyporensis >> <https://efloraofindia.com/efi/strobilanthes-jeyporensis/>*, however >> that is restricted to northern-central parts of the Eastern Ghats. So >> looked at the broader *S. kunthiana* comple >> <https://www.jstor.org/stable/4111071?origin=crossref&seq=1>x that this >> falls under. This publication describes the *S. >> jeyporensis-cuspidata-carnatica* complex within the Kunthiana group. >> Your observation could be closer to *S. carnatica*, though not all >> details line up. >> >> Rohan Maity, in facebook >> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/indianflora/posts/34323978687216708/?comment_id=34331652039782706¬if_id=1773420341277948¬if_t=group_comment> >> : >> *Strobilanthes cf. jeyporensis* >> Your plant is quite interesting. I could not go closer than *S. >> jeyporensis*. However, I see some differences from *S. jeyporensis* as >> well which needs confirmation. >> >> >> Until the ID gets resolved, I will label the observation as *Strobilanthes >> cf. jeyporensis*. >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> OK Dinesh Ji. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Saroj Kasaju >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 1:24 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Many thanks Saroj ji. >>>> I am not convinced with *Strobilanthes jeyporensis* Bedd. >>>> We will wait for comments and validations for some time. >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I guess *Strobilanthes jeyporensis *Bedd. is the closest match. >>>>> Please check images at GBIF. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you. >>>>> >>>>> Saroj Kasaju >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> 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 >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC1hG026naw45DZjd%2Bc%3Dp7K2G3HZnoEDY6A2tPQQRUdPNQ%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. 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