It is allergy causing plant and one specially children must keep distance with it. It is strictly recommended by allergy as well as weed experts to keep it far from human population. It is indeed a plant of medicinal value but pollens are curse.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/dp5j54g87080r51j/ http://pankajinprintmedia.blogspot.com/2010/01/blog-post_2104.html Pankaj Oudhia http://www.pankajoudhia.com On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]>wrote: > 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]<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.
