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Kohautia coccinea Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 241 1839. (Syn: Hedyotis abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Hedyotis coccinea (Royle) Walp.; Hedyotis senegalensis A.Rich.; Oldenlandia abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Hiern; Oldenlandia coccinea (Royle) Hook.f.; Oldenlandia debeerstii De Wild. & T.Durand; Oldenlandia macrodonta Baker; Pentas modesta Baker);
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Common name: Scarlet Snake-Needle Grass .
Small annual herb, erect, slender, reaching 40 cm, minutely bristly; leaves few, distant linear-lanceolate, 2-5 cm long; flowers red, pink to orange, on lax few-flowered cyme, sometimes solitary, 5-7 mm across; pedicel short elongating to 6 mm in fruit; calyx lobes linear, 2-5 mm long, corolla tube 4-6 mm long, expanded above, lobes 4, sometimes 3, 2-3 mm long, 2-3 mm long; capsule oblong to globose, 4-6 mm long with a minute beak.
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23092011-BS-1 A small herb for id from Chakrata: The closest match is Canscora diffusa, but flower colour is different Some close ups of the flowers is it that sepals are four and petals three. Any significance? I think this plant should be Kohautia coccinea Yes Sir Agree, The doubt Created by … was right. He on the spot had said that this may have 4 petals instead of three. But fourth one is so nicely missing, one cant say that there should be four. I think later on we found one with four. Do you have those photographs. Not one of crucifer Erysimum. I got the four petal ones from Tiger fall area, colour slightly more orange but it is the same plant I am also attaching my pics of Kohautia-coccinea from near the exit point of Tiger falls, … might remember he went away due to dehydration.
We got some more flowers with regular 4 lobed corolla later on from the same area. I hope you missed it. Another good set of pictures
Rubiaceae Week: Kohautia coccinea from Chakrata Tiger fall area: syn: Oldenlandia coccinea (Royle) Hook.f.; Oldenlandia macrodonta Baker; Pentas modesta Baker
Small annual herb, erect, slender, reaching 40 cm, minutely bristly; leaves few, distant linear-lanceolate, 2-5 cm long; flowers red, pink to orange, on lax few-flowered cyme, sometimes solitary, 5-7 mm across; pedicel short elongating to 6 mm in fruit; calyx lobes linear, 2-5 mm long, corolla tube 4-6 mm long, expanded above, lobes 4, sometimes 3, 2-3 mm long, 2-3 mm long; capsule oblong to globose, 4-6 mm long with a minute beak.
Common in Tiger fall area of Chakrata, photographed in September.       Rubiaceae Week: Kohautia coccinea from Chakrata: 9 images. Though from Rubiaceae a dicot it seems to have 3-4 petals. Thanks … for liking the pics.. this was really a beautiful miniature plant. . Kohautia coccinea Royle: 6 very high res. images. Location: Kalikot, West Nepal
Altitude: 1695 m.
Date: 14 August 2021
Habit : Wild . Kohautia coccinea Royle: 5 very high res. images. Location: Jumla, West Nepal
Date: 25 August 2021
Altitude: 2500 m.
Habit : Wild
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