Yes Pankaj Ji This was the plant also selling in Chandani Chowk Delhi and it surely is Selaginella bryopteris and not Azolla. I brought the dried plant home, soaked it in water and it turned into a normal green plant of Selaginella bryopteris.
Dr. Gurcharan Singh Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi, Delhi India http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Pankaj Kumar" <[email protected]> To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 6:58 PM Subject: [indiantreepix:21081] Re: Scientists trying to identify 'sanjivani' herb > > Dear Dr. Pankaj Oudhia, > > Just wanted to let you know that the picture available on your link is > not Azolla but some species Selaginella itself may be species is > 'bryopteris'. > Just by curiosity, I wud say that if a Sanjivini is there then it > should be something that grows on rock in the Himalaya, according to > the epic. Azolla is an aquatic plant which ones dries, cant be > rejuvenated again..... > > Regards > Pankaj > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
