Pankaj ji We used to play with this genus as well as Hordeum murinum, keeping the inflorescence between the edges of two palms and moving them, the spike used to run fast. The competition would be who does it faster.
-- 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: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > sorry, I meant non-botanist! > Pankaj > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Around 5 years back there was a not botanists who was explaining me > > this genus of grass. He threw the inflorescence on my trousers and > > said "SAT GAYA NA" literally meaning, "IT GOT STUCK" so this is > > Setaria :P....... though it was a funny explanation but I never > > forgot it. > > Pankaj > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Setaria pumila, perhaps. > >> Regards > >> > >> Vijayasankar > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 9:06 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> I dont think this a is Penisettum!! This is not sure > >>> Tanay > >>> > >>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Selvalakshmi Selvaraj > >>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> is it penisettum?not sure > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Selvalakshmi S. > >>>> Doctoral Scholar, > >>>> Bharathiar University, > >>>> Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Tanay Bose > >>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > >>> Department of Botany. > >>> University of British Columbia . > >>> 3529-6270 University Blvd. > >>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > >>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > >>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > *********************************************** > > "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 >
