Henckelia urticifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) A.Dietr, Sp. Pl. 1: 574 1831. (Syn. Calosacme grandiflora Wall.; Chirita grandiflora Wall.; Chirita urticifolia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Didymocarpus urticifolius (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) A.Dietr.; Didymocarpus urticifolius (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Wonisch; Gonatostemon boucheanum Regel; Henckelia wallichiana A. Dietr.; Roettlera urticifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Kuntze); Nettle Leaved Chirita • Nepali: आँख्ले Aankle;
now that all previous posts from North Bengal have been identified, I am greedily posting more for identification. I have called this Gloxinia simply because it resembles that and my guess is not based on any knowledge. Thanks once again to all for their helpful inputs and expert IDs. I guess this is Common Limnophila i.e. limnophila heterphylla Limnophila heterophylla appears appears to be a different plant as per link It appears to me like Chirita utricifolia as per 'Concise Flowers of Himalayas' from Gloxinia family (Gesneriaceae). I didn't find any net link though. Here is one giving lot of Chirita species pix alphabetically: http://www.gesneriads.ca/genchiri.htm Thank you, ... Chirita utricifolio certainly looks like it though I couldnt find the exact matching flower. I think ... is right. Another Himalayan species Chirita pumila has lance-shaped leaves, which doesn't agree with ... picture. A picture of Chirita urticifolia (by the way, urticifolia means nettle-like leaves) http://www.asianflora.com/Gesneriaceae/Chirita-urticifolia.htm Your hunch about the family was right! As ... identified, Chirita uritcifolia belongs to Gloxinia family (Gesneriaceae) Thanks for the interesting meaning of urticifolia and confirmation of ... id. Both the pictures in your and ... links are similar to my photograph but not exact in terms of the coloration. Cannt really tell about the structure etc. as this is the only photo I have. Shall I wait for some more suggestions or freeze the ID as Chirita urticifolia? Thank you all once again. Botanist friends tell me that colors are not very important in flower identification (although I find it a bit hard to digest). So, I think it can be safely frozen to Chirita urticifolia.
Scientific Name: Chirita urticifolia Family: Gesneriaceae Flowering: Aug-Sept Location: South Sikkim Date: Oct., 2010 Flowers red-purple streaked with yellow, funnel-shaped, 2-lipped Chirita urticifolia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 90. 1825. Beautiful flower. This could be a potential garden plant. Chirita urticifolia : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Sharing some pictures of C. urticifolia shot on 24 August 2013 at Pharping Lalitpur Nepal at 4700 ft. Superb !!! Matches with images at Henckelia urticifolia (its accepted name) Thank you updating with new name ! FoI still carrying same name.
Sharing some pictures of Chirita urticifolia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don (accepted name) shot at Tarakeshwor, Nepal on 27 August 2016 at 6000 ft. Nepali Names : आँख्ले Aankle / भेंडे Bhende Wonderful images.
NOID 1 Purple: GMP 002 - 0311/2011: Pics by ... being reposted for id Pl check with Chirita urticifolia Family: Gesneriaceae.
Gesneriad member Id requested? Arunachal Pradesh 12.9.17 Appears close to images at
Location Kalimpong, Darjeeling, West Bengal Kindly identify To me appears close to as per comparative images at Henckelia urticifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) A.Dietr : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) - around 1 Mb each Location: Suryavinayak, Bhktapur, Nepal Date: 7 October 2017 Elevation : 5200 ft. Syn: Chirita urticifolia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don Arunachal flora -1 : Attachments (5). 8 posts by 4 authors. A scandent plant seen by roadside having lots of sticky tomentum on the leaves and bracts Check Paulownia fortunei. efi page on Paulownia fortunei ? It is certainly not Paulownia fortunei which is a fast growing tree introduced in India. Haven't come across this plant. But could it be Bignoniaceae/ Acanthaceae? Gesneriaceae ?? To me looks different from Gesneriaceae A species of Henckelia (Gesneriaceae) Tried all possibilities but could not get exact match. Ultimately deformed Henckelia urticifolia?? Yes, ... I also feel it is closest to Henckelia urticifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) A.Dietr as per comparative images at Henckelia |
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