Many many thanks to all including Nayan ji (missed your message by oversight). Regards.
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank you very much Satish (Pardeshi) ji, for the long pending ID with me > and EOI. > Regards. > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 9:51 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A reply: >> "this is *not Aerva lanata*.. the leaves are some what orbicular in A. >> lanata. *instead it is Aerva sanguinolenta* >> >> 1. Leaves subglabrous beneath >> 1. Leaves tomentose beneath >> 2. Inflorescence all axillary spikes or small clusters >> 2. Inflorescence axillary and terminal spikesA. sanguinolenta >> 2 >> A. lanata >> A. javanica >> >> Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Bl., Bijdr. 547, 1825; Singh et al, Fl. Mah. St. >> 2: 780, 2001; Almeida, Fl. Mah. 4: 196, 2003; Pradhan et al, Fl. SGNP 521, >> 2005. >> Synonyms: Achyranthes sanguinolenta L. Sp. Pl. ed, 2, 294, 1762. A. >> scandens Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 503, 1824. Aerva scandens (Roxb.) Moe. in DC., >> Prodr. 13(2): 300, 1849; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 727, 1885; Cooke, Fl. >> Pres. Bombay 2: 577, 1958 (Repr.). Gomphrena amaranthoides Roth. Nov. Pl. >> Sp. 182, 1821. >> >> Nothosaerva has 1-2 staminodes where as Aerva has 5 staminodes. >> Nothosaerva brachiate: leaves opposite, elliptic-lanceolate, acute or sub >> obtuse, base attenuate, 1.8-3.5 x 1-2 cm >> >> Regards >> Satish Pardeshi" >> >> On 19 October 2010 16:57, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>> >>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>> >>> “It seems to be *Aerva lanata*. The plant is clearly showing simple, >>> alternate leaves on wooly branches. And the white flowers are also minute >>> and in clusters. >>> Promila ” >>> >>> >>> >>> “... many thanks Promila ji, *but having got used to seeing the >>> cylindrical flower clusters, the conical clusters here made me raise the >>> query. >>> >>> The other doubt is .. whether there is any other species confusingly >>> close to A. lanata in Western Ghats of Maharashtra. >>> *Let us wait for 1 - 2 comments clarifying my doubt and the ID.” from >>> Dinesh ji. >>> >>> >>> >>> “Pl. also *check it for Nothosaerva brachiata* (Amaranthaceae).” from >>> Vijayasankar ji >>> >>> "It *may be Nothosaerva bractata*. The Flora of British India >>> says-Moquin has probably confused this with the very similar Aerva lanata. >>> May be you are riight. >>> Promila" >>> >>> ".....to me this *looks like Aerva sanguinolenta*, but not very sure >>> thanks. >>> Nayan." >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> Date: 12 December 2009 23:36 >>> Subject: [indiantreepix:24935] ... is / not Aerva lanata ? >>> To: Indian Tree Pix <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Dear friends, >>> >>> Much branched at base -- long, slender, long, and terete ... herbaceous >>> plant standing about 1.5 m. >>> >>> Place: Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) >>> Date: 12 DEC 09 >>> >>> ID please. >>> >>> Regards. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "indiantreepix" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >>> them for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each >>> image. >>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >>> please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1400 members & >>> 50,000 messages on 10/10/10 & with a database of around 4100 species on >>> 31/8/10) >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each >> image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1400 members & >> 50,000 messages on 10/10/10 & with a database of around 4100 species on >> 31/8/10) >> >> >

