This has to be an Urticaceae for sure. Pankaj
On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Mahadeswara Swamy <swamy_c...@yahoo.com>wrote: > "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 macrophylla* > > http://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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *shobha chavda* <koa...@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=koa...@gmail.com> > > > Date: Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:23 PM > Subject: [efloraofindia:49188] Request for ID – 021010SC3 > To: indiantreepix > <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com<http://mc/compose?to=indiantree...@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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- *********************************************** "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
