Sir, The only tall & succulent *Amaranthus* in the 2nd sub-group (bracts acute, hardly awned.....) of the "Bengal Plants"<https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/uf3WH6Oo5wA/discussion>is the *A. blitum* var. *oleracea*. But, in the species in this thread leaves are NOT large, NOT oblong or rounded. So, it belongs to sub-group-1 of the "Bengal Plants" - https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/uf3WH6Oo5wA/discussion.
This edible cultivated species, with its "flowers clustered in lower axils and also forming a long terminal spike", is certainly *Amaranthus gangeticus * L. = *A. tricolor* L.<http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?2793> Now, let's see if this can be *A. gangeticus* var.* tristis* - "Bengal Plants" equates *A. gangeticus* var.* tristis* with *A. tristis* F. I. iii. 604; and *A. polygamus* F. I. iii. 603. Flora Indica describes - - *A. tristis* Willd. iv. 385 = leaves petioled, rhomb-ovate, tapering down the petiole...... - *A. polygamus* Willd. iv. 381 = leaves petioled, rhombiform, emarginate with a bristle...... Since, this plant has branches at the base of its stem i think it is *A. gangeticus* var.* tristis* of the "Bengal Plants". However - *A. tristis* Willd. iv. 385 (F. I. iii. 604) = *Amaranthus dubius* Mart. ex Thell. (The Plant List) <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-1100485> *A. polygamus* Willd. iv. 381 (F. I. iii. 603.) = *Amaranthus polygamus*Roxb. is a synonym of *Amaranthus tricolor* L. (The Plant List) ???<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2633037> Thank you, Regards, surajit On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:16 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > efi link: Amaranthus > tricolor<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/amaranthaceae/amaranthus/amaranthus-tricolor> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: surajit koley <[email protected]> > Date: 8 February 2013 23:15 > Subject: [efloraofindia:146069] Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week : > sk-15 : Amaranthus tricolor L. (green) > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Sir, > > This is another NOTEY SHAK (SHAG) which is a cultivated species. I found > this today, in a kitchen garden. I think it is green variety of *Amaranthus > tricolor* L. > > Thank you, > > Regards, > > surajit > > -- > > --- > 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. > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2045 members & > 1,45,000 messages on 31/1/13) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 8000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- --- 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.
