Thanks Rakesh ji for such an elaborate presentation. On Sunday, August 11, 2024 at 9:08:27 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] wrote:
> Reporting this new species ..Polygonum chaturbhujanum . > I have been recording this species in Surat since 2017 . I had posted in > Indian Flora facebook group many times since , on whatsapp too. Don't > remember whether posted in our group or not . Polygonum plebeium was > suggested as possible id . About a month ago Dr. Rahul Sharma suggested > this id . > Polygonum chaturbhujanum has been described as a new species from Pench > tiger reserve in MH . > > https://bioone.org/journals/annales-botanici-fennici/volume-61/issue-1/085.061.0104/Polygonum-chaturbhujanum-Polygonaceae-a-New-Species-from-Pench-Tiger-Reserve/10.5735/085.061.0104.short > https://images.app.goo.gl/Wo5kcShNeL6G6jjeA > Perusal of older posts in facebook (Indian Flora) tells us that it has > been reported from many locations in MP as well as Maharashtra , Bhavnagar > Banaskantha and Surat in Gujarat and also from Rajasthan . > A prostrate herb similar to Polygonum plebeium but having much smaller > flowers borne on a long floral axis arising from leaf axils > ....leaf/bracts on floral axis are smaller than on main stem . Ochrea are > ending up in long hairy appendages giving the plant a very hairy appearance > . > Habitat is dried caked bed of water logged pieces of land or a shallow > pond . I tried to locate it in a deeper pond bed but could not find it . > Resized images follow . > -- 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/a6abc4d3-28fa-4c46-9529-98d81f34d376n%40googlegroups.com.
