Gurchranji is there is key for anatomic features and regional habits of the species? usha di
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Rawat ji for this important upload, A. bidentata with pink flowers. > In many parts in Western Himalayas the flowers are greenish. We found many > populations of A. dentata with pink flowers in Chakrata region. > Important to point out that there have been some uploads of pink > flowered Achyranthes from Western Himalayas which some members suggested as > A. coynei, a species endemic to Western Ghats. > It must be noted that A. coynei is much different from A. dentata and > more a gigantic form of A. aspera with larger habit and very long > inflorescence often more than 30 cm long and thicker leaves, whereas this > pink flowered form of A. bidentata. > It would be good idea for some researcher to study critically the > normal green-flowered form and pink-flowered form of A. bidentata. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Many thanks Rawat ji, for the India-centric information regarding this >> genus; thanks for the keys too. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 2:08 PM, D.S Rawat >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> *Achyranthes* L. genus (Amaranthaceae) is represented by 11 species in >>> the world (The Plantlist 2013) and 5 naturally occurring (not cultivated) >>> species in India. These are *A. aspera, A.bidentata, A.coynei, >>> A.porphyristachya* and *A.shahii*. Of these *A.aspera* is most common >>> and widespread in India. >>> >>> Here I am enclosing pics of *Achyranthese bidentata* Blume. >>> >>> *A.bidentata* and *A.aspera* can be differentiated by following key: >>> >>> Leaves thick, scabrid, staminodes fimbriate from margins, wings of >>> bracteoles less than 1mm....*A.aspera* >>> >>> Leaves thin, membranous, staminodes toothed, wings of bracteoles 1.5-2mm >>> long....................*A.bidentata* >>> >>> In addition to this* A.bidentata *usually have smaller spikes. >>> >>> DSRawat Pantnagar >>> >>> -- >>> >>> --- >>> 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]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> --- >> 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]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > > --- > 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]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Usha di =========== -- --- 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]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
