Thanks Santosh ji and Vijatasankar ji for confirmation
-- 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/ On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Vijayasankar Raman < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Gurcharan ji, I too think it is P. amarus only. > > The following reference will be of much useful in identifying phyllanthus > species. > > Chaudhary, L.B. & R.R. Rao. 2002. Taxonomic study of herbaceous species of > Phyllanthus L. (Euphorbiaceae) in India. Phytotaxonomy 2: 143-162. > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Dr Santhosh Kumar < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Sir, >> >> This is Phyllanthus amarus >> >> Santhosh >> >> 2009/12/9 Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> >>> >>> Let me first thank Vijayasankar ji for uploading excellent poster. I am >>> happy that my doubts were not unfounded. I had earlier ignored the late >>> flowering form with smaller leaves growing at the same small lawn where P. >>> fraternus (I will check next summer to know whether that is P. fraternus or >>> not) with larger leaves grows in May June. This late flowering form is still >>> growing. I examined it today again and found leaves resembling P. amarus. >>> Both male and female flowers have five tepals, characteristic of P. amarus. >>> The only feature (often mentioned in floras) which does not match is that >>> lower axils have female flowers and upper male flowers, whereas in P. amarus >>> two should occur together. I am uploading the photographs. Vijayasankar ji >>> to kindly give your judgement on identity. >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ >>> >>> -- >>> 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=en. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> SANTHOSH >> ------------------------------------------ >> Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar >> Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode >> Thiruvananthapuram-695562 >> Kerala >> India >> www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com >> >> > > > -- > With regards > > R. Vijayasankar > FRLHT, Bangalore > -- 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.
