Yes, the leaves are distinctive, like that of Blueberry http://www.naturephoto-cz.eu/vaccinium-myrtillus-picture-784.html The species name vaccinifolia means just that. According to GRIN, the currently accepted name is Bistorta vaccinifolia. - Tabish
On Nov 18, 11:58 am, Ritesh Choudhary <ritesh....@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Gurucharan sir, > > Happy to take your wicket again!! Its Polygonum vacciniifolium Wall. > ex Meissn.(=Bistorta vacciniifolia). > > Best regards, > Ritesh. > > On Nov 18, 3:30 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I think it is the same. > > > -- > > 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 Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 8:42 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Wild Herb captured on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around > > > 11,000 ft.) to Hemkunt Sahib (around 14000 ft.). > > > Leaves looked different in both my postings earlier identified as > > > Polygonum > > > affine (=Bistorta affinis). > > > Leaves are different here also from Polygonum affine (=Bistorta affinis). > > > -- > > > With regards, > > > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) > > >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)
