Sir, Could this be *Polygonum elegans* Roxb. of Flora Indica - http://ia600602.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000967874&itemPath=%2F35%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000967874&server=ia600602.us.archive.org&page=n293_w286 ?
Regards, surajit On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 2:47 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > May be *Polygonum plebeium* R.Br. though P.plebeium in our area has > clearly pink flowers. > DSRawat > > Thank you Sir for the very probable ID. > "Bengal Plants" keys in :- (Inflorescence in axillary clusters) > (i) Sepals all obtuse, short, broad; flowers hidden among stipules ------- > *plebejum* > (ii) Sepals all obtuse, short, broad; flowers all or mostly pedicelled > ------ *plebejum* var. *effusa* > (iii) Sepals all obtuse, narrow ------- *plebejum* var. *micranthema* > (iv) Sepals two outer acute; leaves 0.25 in. long or less ------- * > plebejum* var. *brevifolia* > (v) Sepals two outer acute; leaves 0.5 in. long or longer ------- * > plebejum* var. *elegans** > * > The photographs are so bad that i failed to come to any conclusion. > Thank you once again, > Regards, > surajit > > Thanks for this upload. To me too, this looks like a var. of Polygonum > plebeium but definitely not P. effusum. I have seen P. effusum in field > which has pedicellate flowers exerted from ochrea, obtuse tepals and > spatulate leaves. Please check with the detailed description of other > varieties of P. plebeium. which you have mentioned above. I will also > search for some relevant literature and let you know. > Best regards, > Ritesh. > > Thank you very much for confirming that this is not *P. effusum* and at > the same time suggesting that this could be a var. of *P. plebeium*. > In the field i missed the flower. Even i didn't think that it could be a * > Polygonum*, because i missed the ochrea too! > Of the varieties described in this thread i am left with two options - 1) > *P. plebeium* var. *micranthema* and 2) *P. plebeium* var. *elegans*. > According to F. B. I. - > (i) var. *micranthema* : leaves 1/4 to 1/3 in., obtuse; flowers very > minute pedicelled crowded in upper axils, pedicel often as long as the > perianth...... > (ii) var. *elegans* : leaves 1/2 to 2/3 in., acute or acuminate; flowers > sessile or shortly pedicelled..... > According to Flora Indica - leaves of *P. elegans* are bifarious. > I am not sure if the leaves in this plant can be called bifarious. > So, i need to (1) revisit this plant and get some more clear shots and (2) > search if there could be any other variety of *P. plebeium*, not > described in the Bengal Plants. > Thank you once again. > Regards, > surajit > > eflora of > China<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242414124>, > eflora of > Nepal<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242414124>as > well as The > Plant List <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Polygonum+plebeium+>does > not mention any of these varieties. - from me. > > Another discussion addresses this topic: > You were redirected here from a topic that was marked as a duplicate: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: surajit koley <[email protected]> > Date: 9 March 2013 19:37 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:147863] Polygonum? Hooghly 3/3/13 sk > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > Cc: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, Ritesh Choudhary < > [email protected]>, "D.S Rawat" <[email protected]>, > Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > > > Thank you Sir for taking care of all posts. > Attaching new set of photographs recorded today. The flowers are so small > that better picture using my camera is nearly impossible. > > Regards, > surajit > > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 6:36 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> May be *Polygonum plebeium* R.Br. though P.plebeium in our area has >> clearly pink flowers. >> DSRawat >> >> Thank you Sir for the very probable ID. >> "Bengal Plants" keys in :- (Inflorescence in axillary clusters) >> (i) Sepals all obtuse, short, broad; flowers hidden among stipules >> ------- *plebejum* >> (ii) Sepals all obtuse, short, broad; flowers all or mostly pedicelled >> ------ *plebejum* var. *effusa* >> (iii) Sepals all obtuse, narrow ------- *plebejum* var. *micranthema* >> (iv) Sepals two outer acute; leaves 0.25 in. long or less ------- * >> plebejum* var. *brevifolia* >> (v) Sepals two outer acute; leaves 0.5 in. long or longer ------- * >> plebejum* var. *elegans** >> * >> The photographs are so bad that i failed to come to any conclusion. >> Thank you once again, >> Regards, >> surajit >> >> >> Thanks for this upload. To me too, this looks like a var. of Polygonum >> plebeium but definitely not P. effusum. I have seen P. effusum in field >> which has pedicellate flowers exerted from ochrea, obtuse tepals and >> spatulate leaves. Please check with the detailed description of other >> varieties of P. plebeium. which you have mentioned above. I will also >> search for some relevant literature and let you know. >> Best regards, >> Ritesh. >> >> >> Thank you very much for confirming that this is not *P. effusum* and at >> the same time suggesting that this could be a var. of *P. plebeium*. >> In the field i missed the flower. Even i didn't think that it could be a >> *Polygonum*, because i missed the ochrea too! >> Of the varieties described in this thread i am left with two options - 1) >> *P. plebeium* var. *micranthema* and 2) *P. plebeium* var. *elegans*. >> According to F. B. I. - >> (i) var. *micranthema* : leaves 1/4 to 1/3 in., obtuse; flowers very >> minute pedicelled crowded in upper axils, pedicel often as long as the >> perianth...... >> (ii) var. *elegans* : leaves 1/2 to 2/3 in., acute or acuminate; flowers >> sessile or shortly pedicelled..... >> According to Flora Indica - leaves of *P. elegans* are bifarious. >> I am not sure if the leaves in this plant can be called bifarious. >> >> So, i need to (1) revisit this plant and get some more clear shots and >> (2) search if there could be any other variety of *P. plebeium*, not >> described in the Bengal Plants. >> Thank you once again. >> Regards, >> surajit >> >> >> eflora of >> China<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242414124>, >> eflora of >> Nepal<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242414124> >> as >> well as The Plant >> List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Polygonum+plebeium+> does >> not mention any of these varieties. - from me. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: surajit koley <[email protected]> >> Date: 3 March 2013 21:06 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:147863] Polygonum? Hooghly 3/3/13 sk >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> Sir, >> >> I found this small prostrate-erect herb on the edge of a narrow drain >> beside a rural road. >> I am sorry for very poor quality photographs, due to want of light. >> >> Species : Unknown >> H & H : small prostrate-erect herb; leaves alternate; inflorescence >> axillary fascicled >> Date : 2/3/13 >> Place : Hooghly >> >> Any chance of *Polygonum effusum* Meisn.? >> >> 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. 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