Dear Prashantji, I wonder if it is P. paronychioides because the leaf size in your plant looking much bigger than the normal leaf size of P. paronychioides. A/c to Fl. Pakistan, it is 10 (-12) mm long in P. paronychioides, whereas 10-25mm long in P. afghanicum, a very closely allied species. You can check for the TYPE specimen at the virtual herbarium of New york Botanical Garden (http://sciweb.nybg.org/ Science2/hcol/lists/polygonaceae.html)
P.S.: There is an ambiguity in the key and description of P. paronychioides in Fl. Pakistan. Leaf size 10 (-12) in key, whereas 7.5-15 mm in description . Further, I am unable to see the ochrea characters in your photographs which are also deciding. Therefore, I would request you to please check your specimens thoroughly once again. It could be P. afghanicum, a new record for India. Best regards, Ritesh. On Nov 7, 11:10 pm, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > I think this one is *Polygonum paronychiodes*. > regards > Prashant > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 8:13 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Had seen this plant, but could not make out. I thought some species of > > Polygonum, or some member of Ericaceae. > > > -- > > 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/> > > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 7:20 AM, Vijayasankar > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Portulaca species? > > >> Regards > > >> Vijayasankar > > >> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 2:19 AM, Prashant awale <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>> Forwarding again for ID ... > >>> regards > >>> Prashant > > >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >>> From: Prashant awale <[email protected]> > >>> Date: Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 8:41 PM > >>> Subject: ID request-21102010-PKA2 > >>> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > >>> Dear Friends, > >>> This is one more herb from Chatadu (11200 ft altitude approx.). > > >>> Date/time: 29-09-2010 / 12:05PM > >>> Location: Chatadu (Himachal Pradesh) > >>> Habitat: Wild > >>> Plant Habit: Herb > > >>> regards > >>> Prashant
