A similar but much robust species Selaginella jacquemontii grows on rocky cliffs in Kashmir valley. It can also resist drought considerably. The first time we collected this plant, we thought it to be some species of Cupressus.
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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
