Oh Great Gurcharan ji This is something beyond my knowledge and imagination. Thanks for going so deep for the ID. Satish
2009/11/24 Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > I just got hold of a recent detailed study from Taiwan 'Notes on Acmella > (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) from Taiwan published in Journal Botanical studies > Vol: 49:73-82, 2008, authored by Kuo-Fang CHung1, Yoshiko KOnO1, Chiu-Mei > WANG2, and Ching-I PeNG1,* > > > If this detailed study is followed Satish ji's plant should be paniculata > and not Acmella ciliata (syn: Spilanthes ciliata). The ray florets (and not > petals) are not to be found even in the youngest head. The species of this > group have been much confused, and this study seems to have tried to sort > out the things. A. ciliata has radiate heads and leaves rounded, truncate or > cordate at base. This specimens has clearly cuneate leaf base. > > Two days back I also collected a specimen from same genus. After > detailed study I have identified it has A. uliginosa. I will upload it > separately. > > Here is the key from the Paper: > > 1. Capitula discoid (without ray florets). > 2. Leaves ovate to deltoid, leaf bases broad obtuse, > truncate to slightly cordate; capitula cylindric, more > than 1 cm wide; involucral bracts 15-18, triseriate; > mature achenes without evident cork-like margins ..... > ............................................................ 3. A. oleracea > 2. Leaves lanceolate, elliptic to narrowly ovate, leaf > bases attenuate or cuneate; capitula cone-shaped, less > than 1 cm wide; involucral bracts 9-12, biseriate; > mature achenes with evident cork-like margins .......... > ........................................................... 4. A. > paniculata > 1. Capitula radiate (with ray florets). > 3. Leaves ovate to deltoid, leaf bases broad obtuse, > truncate to slightly cordate; capitula ovoid; mature > achenes with evident cork-like margins ...................... > ................................................................ 2. A. > ciliata > 3. Leaves lanceolate, elliptic to narrowly ovate, leaf > bases attenuate or cuneate; capitula cone-shaped; > mature achenes without evident cork-like margins. > 4. Disc florets 4- or 5-merous, corollas light yellow > or greenish, ray florets relatively inconspicuous; > involucral bracts 7-11, biseriate; achenes of disc > florets 1.5-3 mm long .............. 1. A. brachyglossa > 4. Disc florets 4-merous, corollas yellow to orange, > ray florets conspicuous; involucral bracts 5-6, > uniseriate; achenes of disc florets 1.2-1.8 mm long > ....................................................... 5. A. uliginosa > > > > -- > 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 Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Can some one please inform me the difference between Spilanthes oleracea, >> S. paniculata and S. cilata, now correctly known as Acmella oleracea, >> Acmella paniculata and A. ciliata, respectively. Spilanthes acmella is now >> placed in distinct genus Blainvillea (B. acmella). >> >> >> -- >> 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 Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 7:06 PM, Satish Phadke >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Yes I also think it is more likely to be *Spilanthes ciliata* >>> >>> 2009/11/18 Dr Santhosh Kumar <[email protected]> >>> >>> I doubt it is Spilanthes ciliata not S. acmella >>>> >>>> >>>> Santhosh >>>> >>>> >>>> On 16/11/2009, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Are these full flowers or the petals have been shed? I am in doubt >>>>> Mahabaleshwar Nov 2009 >>>>> Satish >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> SANTHOSH >>>> ------------------------------------------ >>>> Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar >>>> Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode >>>> Thiruvananthapuram-695562 >>>> Kerala >>>> India >>>> www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=. >>> >> >> >> x >> > > > > -- 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
