Thanks Gurcharan ji for this nice post.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Alternanthera sessilis* (L.) DC., Cat. pl. horti monsp. 77. 1813 > Syn: *Gomphrena* *sessilis* L. ; *Alternanthera* *denticulata* R. Br. > > Perennial herb with creeping to ascensing stems, often tinged purple, > hairy at nodes; leaves linear-lanceolate to ovate-oblong, up to 8 cm long, > glabrous or pilose; flowers in sessile axillary heads, initially globose, > later elongating; bracts ovate-lanceolate, shorter than tepals; tepals > white, ovate, 2-3 mm long, 1-veined; stamens 3, filaments connate; > pseudostaminodes shorter than stamens, entire, apex acuminate; utricle dark > brown. > > Photographed from Delhi and Tikkar Tal lake, Morni > -- > 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/ > > -- > > --- > 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.
