Interesting and uncommon! Dr Satish Phadke
On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Blitum virgatum* L., Sp. pl. 1:4. 1753 > syn: *Chenopodium foliosum *Asch.; *Chenopodium blitum* M. Muell; > Hook.f.; *Chenopodium virgatum* (L.) Ambrosi (non Thunb., 1815) > > Common name: Strawberry goosefoot > > Earlier named as Chenopodium blitum in FBI and older Indian Floras, > subsequently C. foliosum (an earlier name than C. blitum), in most recent > Floras. Recent study in 2012 has resulted in this species being shifted to > its original name Blitum virgatum L. Interesting this was the first name > given to the species, but when it was transferred to Chenopodium, name C. > virgatum, 1857 could not be maintained as this name had earlier (Thunb., > 1815) been used for a different species, thus name C. blitum was adopted by > Sir J D Hooker, only to be replaced by C. foliosum in recent Floras. > > Glabrous annual herb is very distinct by its flesh mini strawberry like > fruits; stems yellowish to red with spreading branches; leaves somewhat > fleshy, green or tinged red, somewhat triangular, up to 10 cm long, > coarsely dentate, upper hastate; flowers in axillary clusters up to 10 mm > across, forming a loose spike; perianth segments 3-5, united up to middle, > becoming red and fleshy in fruit; stamens 1-5; stigmas 2. > > Photographed from Tangmarg, Kashmir. > -- > 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.
