Forwarding again for ID Distributed as Tamarix aphylla ? <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/t/tamaricaceae/tamarix/tamarix-aphylla-1>
Group discussion at https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/OooHoze4Wag On Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 10:36:25 AM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: > Thanks, Mayur ji, > Hi, Suresh ji, Do you have full view pictures of *Tamarix* species? If > so, pl. post them along with other details. > You may also check the link of pictures of various species of *Tamarix*: > http://images.google.co.in/images?hl=en&q=Tamarix&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi > Some extracts from Wikipedia link on *Kans grass* *(Saccharum spontaneum)* > :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharum_spontaneum > > *Kans grass* *(Saccharum spontaneum)* is a grass > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poaceae> native to South Asia > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asia>. It is a perennial grass, > growing up to three meters in height, with spreading rhizomatous > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizome> roots. > > In the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terai-Duar_savanna_and_grasslands>, a > lowland ecoregion <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecoregion> at the base of > the Himalaya <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalaya> range in Nepal > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal>, India > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India>, and Bhutan > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan>, Kans grass quickly colonises > exposed silt plains created each year by the retreating monsoon > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon> floods, forming almost pure stands > on the lowest portions of the floodplain. Kans grasslands are an important > habitat for the Indian Rhinoceros > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Rhinoceros> *(Rhinoceros unicornis)*. > In Nepal, Kans grass is harvested to thatch roofs or fence vegetable > gardens. > > Elsewhere, Kans grass' ability to quickly colonize disturbed soil has > allowed it to become an invasive species > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_species> that takes over croplands > and pasturelands. > > *Saccharum spontaneum* has a considerable number of regional names in > South Asia, for instance 'Kash' being common in Bengali. Some of these are > given, along with Ayurvedic medical properties by Pankaj Oudhia (2001-3) > <http://www.botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/116_janjgir.html> > > Other good links on *Kans* (*Saccharum spontaneum)*: > http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/kans.html (details), > http://www.hear.org/pier/species/saccharum_spontaneum.htm (details with > pix). > 2009/2/14 grassman <[email protected]> > >> >> >> >> dear suresh >> >> ur frst pic is of Tamarix aphylla?? species may be different but genus >> is Tamarix. >> >> and that saccharum is saccharum spontaneum. >> > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group >> (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/dca0289c-040a-4d76-a2b9-6a808207080an%40googlegroups.com.
