thanks for the info Ritesh!! Pankaj
On Oct 12, 6:50 am, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ritesh ji > Thanks for information. > Magnifications sometimes confuse, was confused about the plant I have seen > so many times. Incidentaly I did not see leaves earlier. > > You are right, it is Polygonum amplexicaule. Here are my photographs from > Manali. > > -- > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Ritesh Choudhary <ritesh....@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > Dear Sir, > > > The number of stamens in Polygonum is not limited to 5 only. > > > A/C to FBI, the number of stamens in: > > > Polygonum Sect. Avicularia: 3-8 > > Polygonum sect. Persicaria: 4-8 > > Polygonum sect. Bistorta: 4-10 > > Polygonum sect. Cephalophilon: 6-8 > > Polygonum sect Echinocaulon: 5-8 > > > So, I suppose this plant to be as Polygonum amplexicaule (syn: > > Bistorta amplexicaule). > > > P. amplexicaule var. speciosum is very common in E. & W. Himalayas > > having dark pink perinath. > > > Best regards, > > Ritesh. > > > On Oct 12, 1:11 am, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Have we heard of Polygonaceae with more than five stamens?. I am looking > > at > > > polypetalous members. Perhaps seen but not able to recall. > > > > -- > > > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Ritesh Choudhary <ritesh....@gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > Polygonum amplexicaule (probably var. sinense if the infl. is > > > > branched). > > > > > Regards, > > > > Ritesh. > > > > > On Oct 11, 8:01 pm, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Isnt Fagopyrum suppose to have somewhat sagittate leaves? > > > > > I am not sure about the id though. > > > > > Pankaj > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Thanks Pankaj ji. Could this be Fagopyrum dibotrys??? just a > > guess.. > > > > > > regards > > > > > > Prashant > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 8:08 PM, Pankaj Kumar < > > sahanipan...@gmail.com> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > >> Polygonum sp. > > > > > >> Pankaj > > > > > > >> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Prashant awale < > > pkaw...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > >> > Dear Friends, > > > > > >> > ID requested for this tall herb. > > > > > > >> > Date/Time: 26-09-2010 / 12:10PM > > > > > >> > Location: Near Chika (approx. 8500ft altitute) near Manali. > > > > > >> > Habitat: Wild > > > > > >> > Plant Habit: Herb, Aprrox. 1m tall > > > > > >> > Flowers: Long spike of clustered small white flowers > > > > > > >> > regards > > > > > >> > Prashant > > > > > > >> -- > > > > > >> *********************************************** > > > > > >> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > > > > >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > > > > > >> Research Associate > > > > > >> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > > > > > >> Department of Habitat Ecology > > > > > >> Wildlife Institute of India > > > > > >> Post Box # 18 > > > > > >> Dehradun - 248001, India > > > > > > -- > > > > > *********************************************** > > > > > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > > > > > Research Associate > > > > > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > > > > > Department of Habitat Ecology > > > > > Wildlife Institute of India > > > > > Post Box # 18 > > > > > Dehradun - 248001, India- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > Polygonum-amplexicaule-Manali-3.jpg > 88KViewDownload > > Polygonum-amplexicaule-Manali-1.jpg > 103KViewDownload > > Polygonum-amplexicaule-Manali-2.jpg > 238KViewDownload
