Manoj Sir, I am grateful to you for providing details on this grass species
I kept it in my mind to revisit the place in order to obtain more details of this species. But, I couldn't,, because of the suspension of local train service due to complete lock-down since April, this year. Thank you very much. And Garg Sir, thanks a lot. Regards, surajit On Sat, 18 Sept 2021 at 11:07, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot, Manoj ji > > -- > With regards, > J. M. Garg > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Manoj Chandran <> > Date: Sat, 18 Sep, 2021, 10:25 am > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:379660] Re: Hooghly : grass : sk : 31/5/13 > To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > > > I am sending a few attachments which suggest that the species should be > finalised as *Pseudoraphis minuta*. Since these are dried specimen, it > may look a little different from the photographs. As per these and other > sheets, this is very common in marshy river banks often found gregariously > in some patches. NL Bor in GBCIP states " An extremely pretty grass with > dense panicles of small spikelets which vary in colour from reddish-green > to deep purple red" (May be because of the purplish stamens). It also > states further "The plants root in mud at the edge of bheels or lakes and > send out their culms floating upon water. In Assam it covers areas which > can be measured in square yards. Mooney notes on a specimen collected by > him by the edge of Sar Lake Cut, Puri. "An aquatic grass growing in water > up to 9 in. deep and on damp ground. The water is slightly brackish. The > grass tends to grow in small gregarious patches" > > On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 7:08 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: surajit koley <[email protected]> >> Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2021 at 18:30 >> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:379660] Re: Hooghly : grass : sk : 31/5/13 >> To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >> Cc: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, Nancy Seby < >> [email protected]> >> >> >> I love to read your analysis, Manoj Sir. I will try my best to follow >> your suggestion to find this grass once again and obtain as much detailed >> data as I can. >> >> I thank you very much for taking care of all my uploads, as well as >> providing me the most valuable feedback on each species. Without your >> tutorials I would never had dared to record any grass species. >> >> Thank you Garg Sir for your unique patience and utmost care. >> >> With regards, >> >> Surajit Koley >> >> >> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 at 16:46, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks a lot, Manoj ji >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>> From: Manoj Chandran >>> Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2021 at 15:19 >>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:376694] Re: Hooghly : grass : sk : 31/5/13 >>> To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> It has characters of several general like Pseudoraphis, Hygrorhyza, >>> Hymenachne, etc. >>> But after a lot of thought, I would rather like to place it in genus >>> Eriochloa, the inflorescence resembling Eriochloa acuminata and spikelets >>> resembling Eriochloa aristata, both of which are American species. >>> The cup below the spikelet is not clear in the picture though. The stem, >>> node and leaf are more like Eriochloa than the other three genera. The >>> hairs on the spikelets are like that of Eriochloa. >>> I suggest you could collect it again and try to see the characters in >>> detail to confirm. Probably, It could be a described as a new species. >>> >>> On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 10:01 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>> From: surajit koley <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 at 21:53 >>>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:376694] Re: Hooghly : grass : sk : 31/5/13 >>>> To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >>>> Cc: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>, indiantreepix < >>>> [email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sir, >>>> >>>> Can this species be related to *Pseudoraphis*, like *P. minuta*? >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> With regards, >>>> >>>> Surajit Koley >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, 4 Mar 2021 at 21:47, surajit koley < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sir, >>>>> >>>>> I could find only these resized pictures from my saved archives. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you. >>>>> >>>>> With regards, >>>>> >>>>> Surajit Koley >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 3 Mar 2021 at 22:18, surajit koley < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Sir, >>>>>> >>>>>> I regret that I couldn't reply to you earlier. I regret more that it >>>>>> has been so long since 2013 when I took those pictures. >>>>>> >>>>>> I found this grass in a ditch alongside a railway track. I am afraid >>>>>> that it won't be possible for me to return back to the site, or to find >>>>>> there, the concerned species to collect detailed data of this species. >>>>>> >>>>>> Further, I have deleted most of the plant photographs I stored in my >>>>>> computer. I will search my pendrives to see if I have retained the >>>>>> originals of this one and certainly send you if I find some. >>>>>> >>>>>> For the time being I can only say that the scale shown in the picture >>>>>> is in centimeter. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>> >>>>>> With regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Surajit Koley >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, 3 Mar 2021 at 13:21, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, Surajit ji, >>>>>>> Here is Manoj ji's reply: >>>>>>> "The species is interesting. Unable to narrow down at the moment. >>>>>>> Is the scale showing centimeter or inches? Kindly post a clear close >>>>>>> up image of spikelets after manually separating or deflexing it away >>>>>>> from >>>>>>> the rachis. Also see whether the spikelets are paired and if so whether >>>>>>> one >>>>>>> is sessile and other is pedicelled or all are similar. Kindly do the >>>>>>> dissection of the spikelet and post. Or you can send me a sample of the >>>>>>> inflorescence. >>>>>>> Regards... >>>>>>> Manoj Chandran IFS" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, 28 Feb 2021 at 22:41, surajit koley < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sir, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Again I look forward to know the identity of this species. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> With regards, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Surajit Koley >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, 22 Feb 2021 at 10:53, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Forwarding for ID >>>>>>>>> Distributed as Poaceae member- Hooghly, West Bengal >>>>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/po/poaceae/poaceae-member/hooghly> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Group discussion at >>>>>>>>> Hooghly : grass : sk : 31/5/13 (google.com) >>>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/5qvfC7IhFdU> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 at 12:44:10 PM UTC+5:30 >>>>>>>>> Subject: Hooghly : grass : sk : 31/5/13 >>>>>>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Date/Time- 24/5/13; 11.40 am >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Hooghly, don't know, don't know >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- herb >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Height/Length- don't know >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- don't know, don't know, 35mm x 5mm >>>>>>>>> approx. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Inflorescence Type/ Size- don't know >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- don't know >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- don't know >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- don't >>>>>>>>> know >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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/CAMV_mc1cDMCUq_pjBkcj9tCZucUM7ead7Hb__NGSbg324f4gQw%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAMV_mc1cDMCUq_pjBkcj9tCZucUM7ead7Hb__NGSbg324f4gQw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> With regards, >>>>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> >> -- >> 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/CAMV_mc0-O9H-QwzYNYg45zPOD3ZUowp%3DHij0dD_hihTd-1RQVQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAMV_mc0-O9H-QwzYNYg45zPOD3ZUowp%3DHij0dD_hihTd-1RQVQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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