Light yellow bristles (not green) are characteristic of S. glauca -- 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 7:40 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Thats nice Dr. Gurcharan sir. > Vijay, no bristles on our plant were not hooked but much elongated...i > think they are called awns? I am too bad in grasses, but yeah it was > not this species....those bristles are too small. Once dry, may be > they all get stuck. It was at Sariska National Park. > Pankaj > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 >
