Muthu ji Blainvillea acmella is the new name for plant earlier known as Spilanthes acmella or Verbesina acmella. Your plant Calyptocarpus vialis is quite distinct plant, perhaps a recent introduction into 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, Jun 7, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > This herb is found growing profusely on the ground. not exceeding a height > of 10cm. > This plant looks like *Calyptocarpus vialis* for me. Any other > possibilities? > > Location: Masinagudi village in Nilgiris of TN > Date: 09 May 2010 > > And I like to know the recent nomenclature of this. is *Blainvillea > acmella* (L.) Philipson a synonym? > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > Chennai - 61 > www.careearthtrust.org > > -- > 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.
