During my chldhood days, we used to cut and color it for showcase. Regards,
Mani. On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank you very much Vinay ji, for the quick and precise response ... the > ID is almost there. > It could be *Typha angustata* ... > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lesser%20Indian%20Reed%20Mace.html > > Will wait for comments. > > Regards. > > > > > > > On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Vinay Das <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It looks like a *Bulrush* of some sorts - maybe one of these : >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typha ! >> >> -vnd >> >> P.S : Please don't mind my naive & ignorant answer, but I'm a complete >> newbie... >> >> On 31 May 2010 15:09, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear friends, >>> ID please. >>> >>> During my school days, this grass plant was a quite common site in our >>> neighbourhood ... in area with stagnant water or nallahs (sewage). >>> We called it "Ram Baan" ... literal meaning "Lord Ram's arrow", alluding >>> to its medicinal value of healing wounds very quickly. >>> >>> With overall progress of the cities and towns, such sights have >>> minimised. >>> The plant being grass, not at all familiar with botanical aspects. >>> >>> >>> >>> Date/Time : May 29, 2010 at 1.31pm IST >>> Location Place : Kharpudi Budruk, Rajguru Nagar, Pune. >>> >>> Altitude : 587 m (above mean sea level) >>> GPS : 18°49'3.90"N, 73°54'31.80"E >>> >>> Habitat : wild >>> Type : near waste-water flows >>> >>> Plant >>> Habit : herb (grass) >>> Height : about 1 - 2 m >>> Length : - not a climber - >>> >>> Leaves >>> Type : do not know >>> Shape : linear ? >>> Size : 1 - 2 m long >>> >>> Inflorescence >>> Type : panicle ? >>> Size : about 30 cm >>> >>> Flowers >>> Size : do not know >>> Colour : cream, off-white >>> Calyx : do not know >>> Bracts : do not know >>> >>> Fruits >>> Type : do not know >>> Shape : do not know >>> Size : do not know >>> Seeds : do not know >>> >>> >>> Other Info >>> Fragrance : do not know >>> Pollinator : do not know >>> Uses : of medicinal value >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards. >>> >>> -- >>> 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.
