Dear Pankaj, The no. of styles is 3 in Bistorta while in Persicaria it is 1 which is generally bifid or trifid.
Regards, Ritesh. On Nov 15, 2:51 pm, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Bistorta ! > I imagine how you differentiate between Bistorta and Polygonum!! > Pankaj > > > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Ritesh Choudhary <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dear Sir, > > > I think this one is also Polygonum affine. (Bistorta affinis). > > > Regards, > > Ritesh. > > > On Nov 15, 2:45 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Persicaria sp. > > >> 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > >> On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 9:28 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Wild Herb captured on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around > >> > 11,000 ft.) to Hemkunt Sahib (around 14000 ft.). > >> > -- > >> > 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(morethan 1420 members & > >> > 52,000 messages on 26/10/10 & with a database of around 4200 species on > >> > 30/9/10) > > -- > *********************************************** > "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

