yes, Surajit i though the flower spike sort of / vaguely reminded me of amaranth group but did not know which no time to do the digging had to run to the nursing home!!! what else is there
so if it was not wandering jew group... it has to be amaranth group this makes sense too late right now still have to eat dinner... 2am time for breakfast.. but i'll look in am usha di On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 10:33 PM, surajit koley < surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: > Didi, > > I fail to understand why you are opposing (?) *Aerva*. If i do not make > much mistake I think this herb comes from amaranthaceae. And since leaves > are both alternate and opposite it is likely to be *Aerva*. > > If we accept that it can be an *Aerva*, let us check the probability of *A. > s.* - > > What we have in eFI is *A. scandens* Roxb., which is Indian equivalent to *A. > sanguinolenta* L. In the following books *A. s.* is synonymous with *Verbena > rubra* - > > 1. > > http://books.google.co.in/books?id=blBHAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA409&lpg=PA409&dq=verbena+rubra+rumph&source=bl&ots=2cunKbCTIF&sig=D-VEMIxQMGWOfwnpn1nsGg4fLUs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fZh8VNSON8yLuwTFrYHYAQ&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=verbena%20rubra%20rumph&f=false > 2. > > http://books.google.co.in/books?id=avnkAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA257&lpg=PA257&dq=Illecebrum+sanguinolentum+L&source=bl&ots=fqluuameEr&sig=SqlE8sHE58vIg2B1NI5qFR_Ddg4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nZV8VIGXI8mUuASC7oKgAw&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Illecebrum%20sanguinolentum%20L&f=false > > .. meaning something "red" should be found in the plant *A. sanguinolenta*, > as can be seen in - > http://taibif.org.tw/flower/detail.php?sc=Aerva+sanguinolenta (hope the > site is authentic, since it comes from > http://taibif.org.tw/flower/index.php?locale=en). > > Linnaean collection can be found at - > > - http://linnean-online.org/2918/ > - http://linnean-online.org/2917/ > - > > http://linnean-online.org/view/collection/linnean=5Fherbarium/Illecebrum.html > > I am very surprised at what commelinaceae features you have found in this > herb. > > Thank you > Regards > > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 9:04 PM, surajit koley < > surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Didi, >> >> I have doubt if it comes from *Tradescantia* family. Usually the family >> features leaves with parallel nerves. >> >> Thank you >> Regards >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Ushadi Micromini < >> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Surajit, >>> ami ki aerva's kotha bollum? >>> I dont think so >>> I still favor looking into the wandering jew family or near abouts in >>> the family branch >>> >>> usha di >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 1:25 PM, surajit koley < >>> surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Didi, >>>> >>>> My question is - where is the "full of blood >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/indiantreepix/2VyTqbd5DIM/LGQxR1Hpo5EJ>" >>>> in our *Aerva sanguinolenta* database >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/amaranthaceae/aerva/aerva-sanguinolenta> >>>> ? >>>> >>>> Thank you >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 8:57 AM, Ushadi Micromini < >>>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> tradescantia has both alternate and paired leaves on the same stem... >>>>> but the flower buds donot seem familiar to me at all. >>>>> i am not not sure what it may be >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I am off to a sick relative (one of many who have been taking up my >>>>> time last year or two) >>>>> tonite I might tackle this case >>>>> >>>>> till then I am sure you'll find the answer. >>>>> >>>>> good luck , Surajit >>>>> usha di >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 7:41 AM, surajit koley < >>>>> surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> This is not *Alternanthera* - >>>>>> >>>>>> - "*Leaves* opposite, sessile or petiolate; ....... >>>>>> *Inflorescences* axillary or terminal, sessile or pedunculate, >>>>>> several-flowered cylindric spikes or globose heads, without >>>>>> immediately >>>>>> subtending leaves..." = FoNA >>>>>> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=101216> >>>>>> - " Leaves opposite, margin entire. Flowers perfect, in sessile >>>>>> or peduncled heads, solitary in axils of bracts...." = FoC >>>>>> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=101216> >>>>>> - "... opposite leaves. Inflorescences of sessile or pedunculate >>>>>> heads or short spikes, axillary, solitary or clustered, bracteate" >>>>>> = FoP >>>>>> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=101216> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 7:39 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>>>>>> Please check for *Alternanthera* Species. >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Aarti >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you very much Aarti Ji, before submitting I searched for >>>>>>> *Alternanthera* but couldn't find any match. Moreover this herb has >>>>>>> both, alternate and opposite leaves, thought could be some *Aerva*, >>>>>>> but again couldn't find any match. However, this small herb is not rare >>>>>>> here, many houses in villages plant this species around their boundary. >>>>>>> Regards Surajit >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Alternanthera >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/amaranthaceae/alternanthera-bettzickiana> >>>>>>> - species in eFIoraofindia (with details/ keys from published >>>>>>> papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ efloras/ books etc., where ever >>>>>>> available) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>>> From: surajit koley <surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> Date: 23 November 2014 at 07:54 >>>>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:206947] Hooghly sk-nov-15 : I have no idea >>>>>>> about this purple >>>>>>> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is another ornamental herb, recorded yesterday. *Aerva >>>>>>> sanguinolenta* (L.) 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