Nice detailed upload. Thanks. A.aspera var.aspera Dr Satish Phadke
On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Achyranthes aspera* L., Sp. pl. 1:204. 1753, nom. cons. > > Common names: burweed, chaff-flower, chaffbur, devil's horsewhip > > Perennial herb up to 1 m tall, 4-angled, slightly inflated at nodes, > pubescenct., branches opposite; leaves opposite, broadly obovate to > elliptic-oblong, hairy on both surfaces, apex obtuse, slightly mucronate; > petiole up to 1.5 cm long; flowers green to tinged red, in terminal spikes, > initially condensed finally up to 40 cm long; rachis densely hairy, > angular; bracts 3-4 mm long, lanceolate, bracteoles spiny, 3-5 mm long, > rigid with two basal membranous wings; perianth 4-5 mm long; > pseudostaminodes crenate at apex; dorsal scale fimbriate or ciliate ; > utricle ovoid, 3 mm long. > > Photographed from Delhi. > > > - > > > -- > 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.
