Hi, Taffazull ji, What are the species listed in Srinagar ? On Fri, 22 Sept 2023 at 17:11, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > Could it be *Artemisia indica *? > On crushing the leaves I found them to be aromatic though they they do not > smell as strongly as wormwood also a common weed here. > Also unlike wormwood ( *A.absinthium*) it is an annual and the leaves too > are not bitter in taste. > Regards > > Taffazull > In my previous post I had wrongly written that there are only disc > florets. I have since come upon a paper regarding closely related > *A.annua*: > *Floral Morphology and Floral Sequence in Artemesia annua*(2014) > Hazel.Y.Wetzstein *et al *Amer.Jr.Bot *101* (5) 875-885. > According to this paper outer florets are pistillate ray florets. So the > florets with thick styles are ray florets. Inner disc florets are > hermaphroditic I could also not see anthers. According to this paper the > anthers fuse and form a tube around the style(not visible from outside).The > paper also mentions presence of glandular trichomes on corolla and other > parts which produce artemisinin a critical antimalarial drug. I could also > see these glands (see photos). > If this species also produces artemisinin then it is of great economic > importance. It would be nice if the Indian Institute of Integrative > Medicine situated very near Rawathpora and the Botany Dept Of Kashmir > University make an intensive study of this interesting plant which if > exploited could be of great economic value as malaria is widespread in > India and hence there is demand for the antimalarial drug. > Regards > > Taffazull > I think looks different from images at > https://efloraofindia.com/2015/01/13/artemisia-indica/ > Also could not find a match as per comparative images at > > https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/07/artemisia/- from me > > One more photo: > Magnified view of a Capitulum. Thick bifid styles of outer ( Pistillate, > Ray florets?) are prominent. Styles of inner ( hermaphrodite disc florets?) > not prominent. > Photo taken today only on 18th September > Regards > > Taffazull > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 9 Sept 2023 at 15:31 > Subject: [efloraofindia:454691] Kindly help ID this Asteraceae member from > Srinagar > To: eFloraofIndia <[email protected]> > > > Dear members, > Am attaching photos of a weed that is common here. Request help in its > identification. > Habitat : Wild. Growing in a field in Rawathpora Srinagar. > Habit: Herb 1-2 m high. Inflorescence seems to be a capitulum (2mm > dia)with only disc florets. Tiny white bifid styles project outwards and > may serve to attract insects. Leaves very dissected and ferny. Photos > taken on 8 and 9 September. > All photos in this and my other posts are under CC-License(Attribution > only needed) > Regards > Taffazull > > -- > 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/6e5c46cc-678f-4c0c-bf6f-44b3b0ab853an%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/6e5c46cc-678f-4c0c-bf6f-44b3b0ab853an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > 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/CA%2BiuSFA6e%3DmBxaO3BTan0qi3qqiQTT64OZJ11pPGO69JWLTa2A%40mail.gmail.com.
