In Marathi called as Ramban. The cotton of it is used to withhold and then stop bleeding through a small wound. Has medicinal property. used for decorations too. can be coloured and put in flower vessels madhuri
________________________________ From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> To: Vinay Das <[email protected]> Cc: efloraofindia <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, 31 May, 2010 3:39:25 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:36570] DV - 29MAY10 - 0131 :: Sri Ram's Arrow 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]. >>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. -- 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.
