"This is not Acalypha indica. I am sure. The plant ( A.indica) is available near my house- very common weed. The plant in question may be a type of stinging nettle."
--- On Sun, 7/11/10, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:53516] Request for ID – 021010SC3 To: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> Date: Sunday, 7 November, 2010, 6:58 AM Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl. Some earlier relevant feedback: “Shoba ji, this is Acalypha indica or Indian nettle. This is growing wild in our area. Regards, Mani” “Looks like Acalypha indica Flowers would confirm-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh” “For me the leaf margin impedes to conclude as Acalypa indica. ” from Muthu ji. "... this could be Boehmeria macrophylla ... the African jolanettle, false nettle, wild ramie. Please wait for comment(s)." from Dinesh ji. "I don't think Boehmeria macrophyllahttp://www.henriettesherbal.com/pictures/p03/pages/boehmeria-macrophylla.htm -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh" "Gurcharan ji ... requesting you to take a look at these two links showing digital herbaria of Boehmeria macrophylla at 1) http://catalog.digitalarchives.tw/dacs5/System/Exhibition/Detail.jsp?OID=2491982 2) http://plants.jstor.org/taxon/specimens/Boehmeria.macrophylla?s=-ttl&tab=specimens&doi=10.5555/AL.AP.COMPILATION.PLANT-NAME-SPECIES.Boehmeria.macrophylla Another possibility of Muthu ji's plant could be a species of Laportea (syn. Fleurya, Urtica)." from Dinesh ji. A reply from Mahadeswara ji:"This is not Acalypha indica. I am sure. The plant ( A.indica) is available near my house- very common weed. The plant in question may be a type of stinging nettle." "it looks like Boehmeria species can be B. macrophylla Regards Satish Pardeshi" -- 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/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: shobha chavda <koa...@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:23 PM Subject: [efloraofindia:49188] Request for ID – 021010SC3 To: indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> Request for ID – 021010SC3 Dear All, Posting a photo for Id of plant. Date / Time – 21st Aug. 2010 / 10.45 am. Location – Place /Altitude / GPS – Amboli,Maharashtra Habitat – Garden/ Urban/ Wild / Type – Wild Plant Habit – Tree/Shrub / Climber /Herb – Herb Height /Length – Leaves Type / Shape / Size – Inflorescence Type /Size – Flowers Size /Colour /Calyx – Fruits Type /Shape /Size / Seeds – Other Information like Fragrance,Pollinator,Uses etc – Regards, Shobha
