Thanks for the information. I had somehow missed the finding about ochrea. (Description from family info: The leaves are stipulate and the stipules are characteristic of the family. They are usually membranous and forming a complete sheath(ochrea) ) Thanks again for pointing me that. Satish 2009/11/11 Aparna Watve <[email protected]>
> Excellent pic for id. It very clearly shows the typical ocreae which > are useful to id Polygonum (in the previous sense). > About the name: > As per Maharashtra Dicot II (BSI) > Persicaria auriculata (Meissn.) Dixit, Datta & Roy is current name > Polygonum auriculatum Meissn. is basionym > Polygonum chinense L. var. ovalifolium Meissn. (used by Cooke) is a synonym > Persicaria chinensis (L.) H. Gros var. ovalifolia (Meissn.) Hara is > also a synonym (used in Flora of East. Himalaya) > aparna > > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:10 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > wrote: > > That's right Gurcharan ji. > > It was not a tree. Some plants were small seen by road side, while one in > > our Hotel (Ramsukh) some drooping branches were observed. Thanks for the > > info. > > Satish > > > > 2009/11/11 Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > >> > >> Polygonum auriculata is synonym of Persicaria chinensis. It is good we > >> thought similarly. I had seen this plant only once 15 years back. It is > not > >> tree but a perennial herb, sometimes climbing. > >> -- > >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >> Associate Professor > >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > >> > >> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Dear Satish ji, > >>> > >>> This is Polygonum auriculata.Have a look at following link.. > >>> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chinese%20Knotweed.jpg > >>> > >>> Thanks & best wishes > >>> Prashant > >>> > >>> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 5:20 AM, Satish Phadke < > [email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> For ID. > >>>> A small tree seen in Mahabaleshwar 8th Nov 2009. Small white flowers, > >>>> somewhat like Polygonaceae. Black fruits like Lantana. > >>>> Alternate leaves as seen in picture. > >>>> Regards > >>>> Satish Phadke > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Dr. Aparna Watve > Dr. Aparna Watve > Asha Appt, Shanti Nagar, Ekata Colony > Nr. BSNL tower, Akbar Ward, > Seoni.480661 > tel: 07692-228115 > mobile: (0)9755667710 and 9822597288 still works > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
