Good morning Sir Thank you very much for correcting me again. I understand i have very vague idea over internal structure of plant anatomy. I wonder how botanists dissect small to tiny parts of a spikelet to get an inside view! I thought all hair like growth on spikelets are awn!
Regards, surajit On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Manoj Chandran <[email protected]> wrote: > My pleasure Surajit!. Just one correction that the spikelets of pennisetum > are not 'awned' at all. All the structures you see around the spikelet are > just bristles covering a group of spikelets. None of the Paniceae tribe > have awns. > > > > On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 10:54 PM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sir, >> >> I am very happy to read you again after a long pause. This grass is from >> Assam, by Karuna Sir. Thank you very much for taking care of this post. I >> agreed because of long awn on spikelets and long bristle at leaf base. But, >> now after reading this mail, spikelets seem to be more like *P. >> pedicellatum* than of *P. purpureum*. "Rachis" characteristic is too >> hard ! >> >> Thank you again for correcting me. I am forwarding this mail to the group >> and Karuna Sir. >> >> Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Manoj Chandran <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> The decurrent wings on the rachis suggests that it is Pennisetum >>> pedicellatum. There are two ways to confirm. Just take out one spikelet and >>> press the lower part of the spikelet. If you see the upper floret >>> disarticulating and throwing up, it is P.pedicellatum. Reconfirm by opening >>> up the bristles to see whether any of the spikelets inside are pedicelled. >>> Pl. send feedback after this experiment. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:49 PM, surajit koley < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Sir, >>>> >>>> It does look like *Pennisetum purpureum* Schumach. >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> surajit >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 2:17 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>>>> >>>>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>>>> >>>>> efi page on Pennisetum >>>>> purpureum<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/po/poaceae/pennisetum/pennisetum-purpuream> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>> From: Karuna Das <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: 16 November 2013 13:15 >>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:175125] Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. (??) >>>>> from Assam >>>>> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >>>>> Cc: manoj chandran <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dear All, >>>>> >>>>> Attached images may be *Pennisetum purpureum* Schumach. (??). >>>>> Please validate the sp. >>>>> >>>>> Date :10.11.2013 >>>>> >>>>> Location: Assam >>>>> >>>>> Family : Poaceae >>>>> >>>>> Genus & species : *Pennisetum purpureum* Schumach. 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