Yazdy ji alata in latin refers to wings. This species is named because stem has 4 clear wings.
-- 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 Tue, May 18, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dr. Gurcharan Singh ji, > Many thanks, however, could you please enlighten me as to what you > mean when you say that the stem has 4 wings. I as you know am a lay > person. > Regards > Yazdy. > > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Yazdy ji > > I think you may be right, the stem does have 4 wings. Thanks Vijayasankar > ji > > for putting the doubt, and Yazdy ji for solving it. > > Vijaysankar ji, why don't you start doing this more frequently? It > really > > helps, as it did in Phragmites karka. > > > > > > -- > > 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, May 17, 2010 at 11:11 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> In my opinion it is Dioscorea Alata. > >> Please check the link > >> > >> > http://www.tuninst.net/MyanMedPlants/TIL/FamD/Dioscoreaceae.htm#Dioscorea-aculeata > >> > >> On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 8:27 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Vijayasankar ji > >> > It may be one of the two species mentioned by me. Most Floras talk > about > >> > D. > >> > polystachya, but also mention D. oppositifolia growing only in India. > >> > Perhaps we have to find differences between the two species to > conclude. > >> > May > >> > be both occur in India, former cultivated as in neighbouring > countries, > >> > and > >> > latter in native form, but often cultivated in other parts of India. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > 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, May 17, 2010 at 5:05 AM, R. Vijayasankar > >> > <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Dear Gurcharan ji, the plant looks different to me. Though its a > >> >> variable > >> >> species, i have not seen this type of leaves in D.oppositifolia. > >> >> Tanay's > >> >> project work needs more detailed study i think?!!! > >> >> With regards > >> >> > >> >> R. Vijayasankar > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> Dear Gurcharan Ji > >> >>> Ye Kaise Hua > >> >>> Today i got some time from census duty and taken 20-25 photos > >> >>> and Surprisingly many of them were posted by you and Dinesh Ji > >> >>> Lagta Hai kahi secrecy leak hui hai > >> >>> Ha Ha Ha !!! > >> >>> > >> >>> Any way Thanks > >> >>> Now i dont need to do Matha Pachi in Size Reduction etc > >> >>> > >> >>> Regards > >> >>> > >> >>> -- > >> >>> Dr Balkar Singh > >> >>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > >> >>> Arya P G College, Panipat > >> >>> Haryana-132103 > >> >>> 09416262964 > >> >>> > >> >>> -- > >> >>> 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. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > 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.
