Yes Gurumurthi ji You have a valid point there. This looks more like *Aerva sanguinolenta*. The plant was erect though. Dr Satish Phadke
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 9:03 PM, Gurumurthi Hegde <[email protected]>wrote: > Satish Ji, > > Nice Snaps indeed.. > > Was the plant scandent (climbing ) in habit ? > > As I can see the spikes are of both terminal and axillary positions, I > guess this plant to be *Aerva sanguinolenta* (L.) Blume > [Synonym :*Aerva* *scandens* (Roxb.) Wall.]. However, I believe, in *A. > sanguinolenta* (L.) Blume, *ALL* flowers are bisexual, whereas *Aerva* * > lanata* (L.) Juss. has both unisexual & bisexual flowers. Therefore, > sexuality of the flowers may better help in ID too. > > Wishes, > Gurumurthi Hegde > > -- --- 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.
