Thanks Sir Ji Never seen this plant closely Tanay On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:11 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote:
> The first picture plant in Malayalam we call it Kurunthotti and the dried > leaves are added in oil and boiled to be used for sprain relief. > > Regards, > > Mani. > > > On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I found this curious looking flower in my database photographed from Delhi >> Ridge, lying unidentified. Today I happened to see a lot of these plants >> growing in my area in Vikas Puri, New Delhi and after studying these >> specimens found that Dinesh ji, my, Tabish ji and Pardeshi ji's >> identification was not wrong. It clearly has three linear epicalyx, and as >> such can't be a species of Sida. The plant is clearly Malvastrum >> coromandelianum. Flowers with these curious looking petals, unequal at tip >> and flowers with normal petals could be seen on the same plant. Also plants >> with normal green leaves and those with yellow venation (viral infection) >> could be seen growing together. I am uploading some photographs for >> comparison and confirmation. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 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 Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 11:48 PM, Nudrat <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I think the plant is Sida rhombifolia >>> >>> On Aug 10, 11:31 am, "Pardeshi S." <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > This is Malvastrum coromandelianum. u can see the broad calyx beneath, >>> > in between the corolla lobes. >>> > >>> > Regards >>> > Satish Pardeshi >>> > >>> > On Aug 9, 6:28 pm, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > Sida retusa I hope >>> > > tanay >>> > >>> > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Narendra Joshi <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > > > The flower looks like that of a common Sida or Sida acuta. >>> > >>> > > > Narendra Joshi >>> > >>> > > > --- On *Mon, 8/9/10, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>* >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > > > From: Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> >>> > > > Subject: [efloraofindia:43860] Request for ID : 090810-AK-3 >>> > > > To: [email protected] >>> > > > Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 11:49 AM >>> > >>> > > > *Date/Time* : 15th of April, 2010 >>> > > > *Location Place* : Nasik ... *Altitude* : ... *GPS* : do not know >>> > > > *Habitat* : wild ... *Type* : ... >>> > > > *Plant Habit* : Herb ... *Height *: very small plant ... *Length* : >>> > > > *Leaves Type *: ... *Shape* : ... *Size* : >>> > > > *Inflorescence Type* : ... *Size* : >>> > > > *Flowers Size* : about 1 cm ... *Colour* : yellow ... *Calyx* : >>> ... * >>> > > > Bracts* : >>> > > > *Fruits Type* : ... *Shape *: ... *Size* : ... *Seeds* : >>> > >>> > > > *Other Info* : >>> > > > *Fragrance* : ... *Pollinator* : ... *Uses* : ... >>> > >>> > > > Very small weed. >>> > > > Aarti >>> > >>> > > -- >>> > > Tanay Bose >>> > > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant >>> > > Department of Botany >>> > > University of British Columbia >>> > > 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>> > > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>> > > Phone: 778-323-4036 >>> >> >> >> >> > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
