Dear Garg ji I do not really know it Gurcharan ji might guide us in this matter as he has done considerable work on Srinagar flora. Regards Taffazull
On Friday, September 22, 2023 at 5:12:23 PM UTC+5:30 J.M. Garg wrote: > 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/8372359b-dab8-4365-88f2-5ec13d995f0dn%40googlegroups.com.
