Hastate leaves and unisexual flowers are characteristic of Spinacia oleracea. I remember, when in one College when I went as examiner and they insisted on calling Delhi Palak as Spinacia oleracea, I told them after getting frustrated, OK if any student shows flowers as bisexual (as they are in Beta vulgaris) I would detect their marks. That did the trick.
Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Rawat ji > I had tough time telling my colleagues in Delhi in 1975 that what they > teach in taxonomy practical classes is not Spinacea oleracea. It is rather > Beta vulgaris var. benghalensis now known as var. maritima, Indian spinach > or beet leaf. And yesterday in Krishi Vigyan mela were Vilayati Palak > (obviously Spinacea oleracea) and three cultivars of Beta vularis var. > maritima (as PUSA Palak) were grown together, and Beta vulgaris separately. > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 9:38 AM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The true *Spinacia oleracea* var. *oleracea* cultivated in Pantnagar. >> It is known as '*Pahadi Palak*' (in Uttarakhand) indicating its affinity >> for cooler climate of hills. >> Seeds in this cultivated variety have distinct spines. >> Most of us now understand that commonly cultivated Palak in warmer parts >> of India is not *Spinacia oleracea*. >> >> Dr D.S.Rawat >> Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & >> Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
