As a young girl I tried to collect some of them. Since no body allowed me to enter the pond could not cut even a single rush. Promila
On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Not familiar with Typhya capensis but one difference is obvious. Typha > anugustata has male and female portions of spike separated by a distinct > narrow portion that is clearly visible in Dinesh ji's photographs. In the > photographs of T. capensis there is no such narrowed collar. That for me > identifies Dinesh ji's plant as T. angustata. > > > -- > 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 31, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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]<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. 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