Gurcharan ji, the leaves in the photo attached by me are about 12 - 15 mm long, and about 5 - 8 mm wide ... the fruits seen are about 2 - 3 mm. I am believing it to be *P. amarus*, and also *P. niruri* as its synonym.
However, I am keen to know whether I am mistaking, especially because there is too much mix up of *P. amarus*, *P. niruri*, and *P. fraternus* on the internet ...though whatever is discussed seemingly contradict. Any clarity for differentiating these three species will greatly help in thrashing confusion and mistakes on the internet. Regards. On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dinesh ji and Devendra ji > > I thought the plant photographed by Devendra ji appeared to be shrubby, and > fruits larger and black- hence my guess about reticulatus. > > P. niruri Linn, P. amarus and P. fraternus are three distinct species, but > Indian specimens don't belong to P. niruri rather P. fraternus. P. niruri > thus is not synonym of P. amarus (not P. niruri Linn or P. niruri Hook.f.). > P. fraternus has larger leaves and 6 perianth, male and female fls in > different axils (male in lower axils, female in our axils), and 6-10 lobed > disc. P. amarus has smaller leaves (yours are larger than mine P. fraternus > hence the doubt), perianth 5 and 5-lobed disc. > > Gurcharan Singh > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College > University of Delhi, Delhi > India > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] ; Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Devendra Bhardwaj <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, August 29, 2009 3:38 PM > *Subject:* Re: [indiantreepix:17144] Re: ID-DKB178 > > ... Phyllanthus amarus > > commonly known as: black catnip, carry me seed, child pick-a-back, gale of > wind, gulf leaf flower, hurricane weed, shatterstone, stone breaker • > Bengali: bhui amla • Hindi: bhui aonla, jar amla, jangli amli • Kannada: > kirunelli, nelanelli • Marathi: भुईआवळी bhuiavali • Sanskrit: bahupatra, > भूम्यामलकी bhumyaamalaki, jar amla, thamalaki • Tamil: கீழாநெல்லி > keelanelli, கீழ்காய்நெல்லி kizkaynelli • Telugu: నేల ఉసిరి nela usiri > > Regards. > > > > > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Devender ji, I think Phyllanthus reticulatus >> >> Gurcharan Singh >> >> >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College >> University of Delhi, Delhi >> India >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Devendra Bhardwaj <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Saturday, August 29, 2009 9:08 AM >> *Subject:* [indiantreepix:17127] ID-DKB178 >> >> Hello, >> >> Plant from Virat nagar Forest Jaipur >> >> For ID(ID-DKB178) >> >> It is Phyllanthus? >> >> Photo Taken on-26.8.2009 >> >> Regd >> >> Devendra >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out Yahoo! >> Buzz <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_buzz_1/*http://in.buzz.yahoo.com/>>> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
