Satish Sir The key on achenes must have modified lately. e.g. *Crepis acaulis* is now *Launaea acaulis*. Latest (?) key can be found in FoC - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=20701
Thank you Regards surajit On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the efforts Surajit ji > We have received very few pictures of Achenes. Why can't we have some good > pictures of achenes showing at least some characters clearly? I request all > members to post some close-ups of achenes..... > > Dr Satish Phadke > > > On 10 July 2013 23:29, surajit koley <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Well, no picture here, only key, in "Bengal Plants". >> I need this to resolve my post - >> https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/bMigjkJMFT0 >> . >> >> >> - achenes beaked and also contracted at the base.... fusiform or >> oblong ----- *Crepis* >> - *achenes beaked and also contracted at the base.... compressed or >> flattened ------ Lactuca* >> - achenes not beaked; narrowed at base, truncate at apex; oblong with >> 4-5 rugose ribs ------ *Picridium* >> - *a*chenes not beaked; narrowed at base, truncate at apex; >> compressed, many ribbed ------ *Sonchus* >> - achenes truncate at base as well as apex ------- *Launaea* >> >> A few links (based on "Bengal Plants") - >> >> 1. Pappus hairs feathery = *Picris* = >> http://plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=35117 >> 2. *Crepis acaulis* Hook.f. = >> http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=86622 >> and >> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200024129 >> 3. *Lactuca sativa *L. = a cabbage like herb = >> http://plantillustrations.org/species.php?id_species=581123 >> 4. *L. polycephala* Benth. = >> http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=120772&flora_id=2 (fig2) >> and >> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200024077 >> 5. Picridium tingitanum Desf. = >> http://plantillustrations.org/species.php?id_species=870952 >> 6. *Sonchus* = >> >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/system/app/pages/search?scope=search-site&q=sonchus >> 7. *Lauanea aspleniifolia* Hook. f. = >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/bMigjkJMFT0/5bJAguqJUBIJ >> ??? >> 8. *Lauanea nudicaulis* Less. = *Prenanthes procumbens* Roxb. = >> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242328624 >> 9. *Lauanea pinnatifida* Cass. = >> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200024130 >> and >> http://plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=45016 >> >> Thank you >> Regards >> >> -- >> 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]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
