Many thanks, Saroj ji. I think it could be Cyanotis villosa (Spreng.) Schult. & Schult.f. https://efloraofindia.com/efi/cyanotis-villosa-1/ https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172548-1/images
I cannot see the tell-tale "crest" of *C. cristata*. And the flower to crest ratio looks different. Let us wait for comments / validation. Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Apr 12, 2026 at 3:39 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > *Cyanotis cristata *(L.) D.Don > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > On Sun, Apr 12, 2026 at 1:09 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> *FOR ID ::* >> *Cyanotis* sp. >> The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 10:14 AM IST >> Marappalam, about 1223 m asl >> ------------------------------ >> [image: Cyanotis sp.] >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/349177128> >> [image: Cyanotis sp.] >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/349177128> >> [image: Cyanotis sp.] >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/349177128> >> [image: Cyanotis sp.] >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/349177128> >> 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/CABSQqC3ZD%2Bi-yCaUMisJjbc8Dxq48uvqznujgv8OyFz9QOqvNA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3ZD%2Bi-yCaUMisJjbc8Dxq48uvqznujgv8OyFz9QOqvNA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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/CABSQqC3aZrSJdy%2BeBrpZZHrLBAj0YMV3hC2WHpHxCc0aRYL4PA%40mail.gmail.com.
