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Bristletips

xyspora paniculata

Description:

This flowering plant caught my eye not just because of its vivid pink blooms but because of the bi-coloured leaves.

Habitat:

Hillside. Growing wild. Borong, Sikkim.

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Bristletips
Oxyspora paniculata Oxyspora paniculata - Bristletips


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7 Comments

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 8 years ago

You have helped me with IDs many times Rahul. Thanks a lot.

Rahul Upadhyay
Rahul Upadhyay 8 years ago

Glad I could help :)

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 8 years ago

THANK YOU, Rahul. I am really happy to be formally introduced to this pretty plant.

Rahul Upadhyay
Rahul Upadhyay 8 years ago

Sorry, this is the link i intended - http://www.frontline.in/multimedia/dynam...

Rahul Upadhyay
Rahul Upadhyay 8 years ago

Yeah, I was really eager to track down the identity. The leaf morphology helped me guess the family - melastomataceae. Here is a link. Quite close to the uploaded pic. http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/sl...

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 8 years ago

Hi Rahul! I was hoping you would see this...any idea? hint? clue? as to the ID.

Rahul Upadhyay
Rahul Upadhyay 8 years ago

Brilliant! Truly, the flowers and the leaves together make up a beautiful scene to behold! :):)

SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Spotted on Oct 21, 2015
Submitted on Nov 5, 2015

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