Dear Arati ji, The plant in the attached photo is ...............*Polygonum chinense* Linn. Herbs perennial. Rhizomes stout. Stems erect, 70-100 cm tall, ligneous at base, much branched, striate, glabrous or retrorsely hispid. Petiole 1-2 cm, usually auriculate at base, upper leaves subsessile; leaf blade ovate, elliptic, or lanceolate, 4-16 × 1.5-8 cm, both surfaces glabrous or hispid, abaxially sometimes pubescent along veins, base truncate or broadly cordate, margin entire, apex shortly acuminate; ocrea tubular, 1.5-2.5 cm, membranous, glabrous, much veined, apex oblique, not ciliate. Inflorescence terminal or axillary, capitate, 3-5 mm, usually several capitula aggregated and panicle-like; peduncle densely glandular hairy; bracts broadly ovate, each 1-3-flowered. Perianth white or pinkish, 5-parted; tepals ovate, accrescent in fruit, becoming blue-black, fleshy. Stamens 8, included. Styles 3, connate to below middle. Achenes included in persistent perianth, black, opaque, broadly ovoid, trigonous, 3-4 mm. Fl. Jul-Nov, fr. Jul-Dec. 2n = 22*. Regards Tanay
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Parjanya guru <[email protected]>wrote: > * Persicaria piripu..*= *Polygonum chinense *of Polygonaceae... > Leaves are medicinal and also used in the preparation of a delicious > chutney in Karnataka.. > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Aarti S. Khale > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> *Date/Time* : 25th of October, 2008/ 7.44 am. >> *Location Place* : Kodaikanal ... *Altitude* : 2100 meters ... *GPS* : >> *Habitat* : Wild ... *Type* : >> *Plant Habit* : Herb ... *Height *: small plant ... *Length* : ... >> *Leaves Type *: ... *Shape* :as seen ... *Size* : >> *Inflorescence Type* : ... *Size* : .... >> *Flowers Size* : very tiny ... *Colour* : white ... *Calyx* : ... * >> Bracts* : >> *Fruits Type* : ... *Shape *: ... *Size* : ... *Seeds* : >> >> *Other Info* : >> *Fragrance* : ... *Pollinator* : ... *Uses* : >> >> >> Aarti >> >> >> >> -- >> 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- 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.
