OK Mr. Garg ! Thank you. Saroj Kasaju
On Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 4:00 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > I found confusion between the two on our site. > So decided to go through the descriptions from Flora of Pakistan > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=124629>, to > find out the difference between the two: > *Persicaria longiseta > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242100101>* (De > Bruyn) Kitagawa > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242100101>: > Ascending-erect, 15-60 cm high, glabrous, branched from base or above, > annual herb. Stem brownish or reddish brown, glabrous, canaliculate. Leaves > 2.5-12 x 0.75-3.5 cm, lanceolate-elliptic, acuminate, hairy, entire, with a > rounded or cordate base, petiole 2-7 mm long. Ochrea 8-20 mm long, ovate, > tubular, setose or ciliate, cilia almost equalling the ochreae or longer. > *Inflorescence > very laxly flowered, interrupted 0.8-4.0 cm long, terminal-axillary raceme. > *Flowers up to 2.0 mm across, pedicel 1.0 mm long. Ochreolae 1.0-3.0 mm > long, setose or ciliate, cilia 1.0-4.0 mm long. Tepals 5, biseriate, > unequal, red, pink or whitish, ovate-obovate, obtuse. Stamens 5-8, > filaments long. Ovary trigonous, rounded, with 3 styles, styles free above, > fused below. Nuts trigonous, shining, black. > Fl. Per.: May-August. > GBIF specimens <https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=4034537>- > one <https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/3307449840>, two > <https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/3301793131>, three > <https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/3456012293> > > *Persicaria pubescens > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242100106>* > (Blume) > Hara > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242100106>: > Very similar to Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Spach > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242100096> > but usually much taller and with longer and larger leaves, up to 15 cm > long, ochreae strigose, 10-15 mm long with much longer 8-10 mm long cilia. > *Spikes > up to 15 cm long, filiform, which are rather drooping, extremely slender > and much interrupted. *Ochreolae glabrous-glandular with ciliate mouth. > Perianth ± gland-dotted. Stamens always 8. Nuts trigonous. > Fl. Per.: June-August. > GBIF specimens <https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=4033392> > - one <https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2234732796>, two > <https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/3399080555>, three > <https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/3456505608> > > I think we can differentiate clearly based on the* size and slender and > drooping nature of the inflorescence*. > -- > 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/CA%2BiuSFBcMBCpuKdFapB%3DWWXT-xC0Oc8oeVKeuCLnzev8f0291Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFBcMBCpuKdFapB%3DWWXT-xC0Oc8oeVKeuCLnzev8f0291Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAEf%3DytQKnb83-bMLhcKz1EmnwVa7OiWd6ZS1iDChqscO39gqNg%40mail.gmail.com.
