Many thanks to all for providing the ID (including Garg ji).
Here are the common names gathered from internet : African-spinach, blood amaranth, bush greens, caterpillar amaranth, grain amaranth, purple amaranth, red amaranth, red shank, Sudan-spinach, velvet flower • Hindi: चौलाई chaulai, लाल साग lal sag, रामदाना ramdana • Kannada: ರಾಜಗಿರಿ rajgiri • Kashmiri: बुस्तान अफ्रोज़ bustan afroz, मवल् mawal • Konkani: राजगिरि rajgiri • Marathi: राजगिरा rajgira, श्रावणी माठ shravani maath • Punjabi: ਤਜ ਖੁਰੁਸ taj khurus • Sanskrit: राजगिरि rajagiri • Tamil: பூங்கீரை pu-n-kirai • Urdu: گل کيش gul-kesh Regards. 2010/3/19 satish pardeshi <[email protected]> > On observing the flower, it has 5 stamens which points towards either A. > spinosus or A. paniculatus. i assume the plant is not spinous, hence it is > Amaranthus paniculatus L. > > description: tall 4-6 feet plant; flowers numerous in dense thyroid > g-ld-colored or RED spikes, the central spikes the longest; stamens 5. > Vernacular name: Rajgira > > Regards > Satish Pardeshi > > 2010/3/19 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl. >> Earlier relevant feedback: >> “The plant appears to be Rajgira, and it is one of the leafy vegatables of >> western maharashtra. The leaves atre used before flowering. >> Narendra Joshi” >> >> “Ameranthus is common leafy plant is known as chaulai in North India, and >> delicios laddus are made out of its grain which are eaten during fast also. >> And the leaves are cooked and eaten as vegetable. >> Promila” >> "Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the >> nutritious staple amaranth grain. It is one of three Amaranthus species >> cultivated as a grain source, the other two being A. hypochondriacus and A. >> caudatus. In Mexico it is called Huautli and Alegria and in English it has >> several common names, including purple amaranth, red amaranth, and Mexican >> grain amaranth. >> Amaranthus cruentus is a tall annual herb topped with clusters of dark >> pink flowers. The plant can grow up to 2 m (6 ft) in height, and blooms in >> summer to fall. It has now naturalized in most states. It is believed to >> have originated from Amaranthus hybridus, with which it shares many >> morphological features. This species was in use as a food source in Central >> America as early as 4000 BC. The plant is usually green in color, but a >> purple variant was once grown for use in Inca rituals. >> In Maharashtra, it is called as "Shravani Maath" (literally माठ grown in >> month of Shravan). >> Regards >> Tanay" >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> Date: 2009/12/9 >> Subject: [indiantreepix:24794] Amaranthus ¿ paniculatus / cruentus / >> graecizans ? >> To: Indian Tree Pix <[email protected]> >> >> >> Dear friends, >> >> Not familiar with amaranths. >> Found this herbaceous plant growing near waste water in a village in >> Rajguru Nagar, Pune - 12 DEC 09 >> Villager said the plant is RAJGIRA, the grain amaranth that is used in >> preparation of laddus, also an ingredient of food eaten during fasting. >> >> Not sure which amaranth: paniculatus / cruentus / graecizans ? OR could be >> any else. >> ID please. >> >> Regards. >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, >> Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg >> For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- >> Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix >> >> > > > -- > Satish Pardeshi > Plant Taxonomist > Mumbai, Pune > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.
