Dear Gurcharan Ji, I am looking forward for *Nitella sp* this algae is very slimy in contrast to Chara sp wich lack this and also more robust, that is why it is always mistaken as angiospermic plant. Still I will wait more more responses to decipher the name.. Thanks for the response!! Regards Tanay
On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Tanay > You surely have a very investigative mind. You have great future, my best > wishes for that. > Clearly it is not Potamogeton. Could be Nitella, but looks slimy and > swollen in upper part. > > -- > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 10:07 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear Balkar Ji & Gurcharan Ji, >> >> After looking at the photos taken by Balkar Ji minutely for several times. >> I completely abandoned the idea that this plant is *Potamogeton sp *which >> I initially thought it to be and also suggested the name. A close look at >> the plant this morning I got to know that the leaves are arranged in a whorl >> and I tried to confirm it from Balkar Ji over telephone, though he was not >> sure but told me as far as he remembers my observation can be right, he told >> me he will make an effort to see the plant again from the same spot and will >> confirm me about the query. >> >> The next thing which came to my mind was another aquatic plant called >> *Cabomba >> sp* but on deep investigation I had to abandon my thought due to the >> flower of this particular plant which shows no resemblance with the photos >> provided by Balkar Ji. >> >> Suddenly looking at one of the photos I saw a single flask shaped >> structure which looks like the “nucule” and on further studies the brown >> cluster like structure looks the “Amorphous Bulbils” (unit of vegetative >> reproduction) found in the members of Characeae , the studies led me to the >> very common Characeae (Charales) member known as *Nitella sp* (commonly >> called stoneworts) it has slimy texture (I hope is looks same from the >> photos) and it has nucule below the globule (*Chara sp *has the opposite >> i.e. nucule above the globule). Lastly I have seen this plant grows >> vigorously in Haryana area due to its sandy type soil under water and I hope >> this plant was completely submerged bear the bank of the canal where Balkar >> Ji has seen it. I don’t know whether my idea is right or complexly a vague >> idea result of my illusions, only way out is a help from all the members >> Please validate and put maximum number of suggestions so that I or any other >> member can get hold of the correct Identification of this plant. >> >> *PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED PHOTO WHICH I HAVE ADOPTED FROM THE PHOTOS >> PROVIDED BY BALKAR JI AND HAVE TRIED TO INDICATED THE PLANT DETAILS ABOUT >> Nitella >> sp WHICH I COULD OBSERVE.* >> >> Regards >> >> Tanay >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 6:25 AM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear Gurcharan Ji and Tanay >>> Leaves does not look like Potamogeton. >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> -- >>> Dr Balkar Singh >>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>> Haryana-132103 >>> 09416262964 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Tanay Bose >> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >> 9830439691(Mobile) >> 9674221362 (Mobile) >> >> > > > > -- 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.
