Thanks everyone for the identification. It seems to be a hardy plant that does not require much water; may be that is why it is being grown so extensively. Does it also show allelopathy? I see no weeds growing any where near it? Chitralekha
On Jan 5, 10:24 pm, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > You are right Gurcharan ji. I fear sooner or later this poisonous plant will > become another obnoxious weed in our country. It spreads quite fast. Dr. > Pankaj Oudhia may have some interesting observation on this plant, i hope. > Thanks also to Muthu for validation. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. > Post Doctoral Research Associate > National Center for Natural Products Research > Thad Cochran Research Center > University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 > Phone: +1 662 915 1018 > > > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes it is Synadenium grantii, also grown in our College botanical garden. > > Incidently I saw it lot growing wild while travelling from Bangalore to > > Oooty, growing along road sides, much taller than we find it in Delhi. > > > -- > > 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/ > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:57 PM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> For me also this looks more like* Synadenium grantii* Hook.f. of > >> Euphorbiaceae. > >> This shrub is extensively utilized for Fencing garden and households. > > >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Vijayasankar > >> <vijay.botan...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >>> Thanks for the information, Chitralekha ji. > >>> I request members to confirm the id as well as to share > >>> their observations on this plant. > >>> Regards > > >>> ---------------------------------------------------- > >>> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. > >>> Post Doctoral Research Associate > >>> National Center for Natural Products Research > >>> Thad Cochran Research Center > >>> University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 > >>> Phone: +1 662 915 1018 > > >>> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 7:25 AM, Chitralekha <p_chitrale...@yahoo.co.in > >>> > wrote: > > >>>> It is part of the effort to green Delhi during the common wealth > >>>> games. The entire stretch bordering Lodi road is covered with these > >>>> plants. > >>>> Chitralekha > > >>>> On Jan 4, 4:10 am, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > Otherwise, this could be *Synadenium grantii *of the same family > >>>> > (Euphorbiaceae). If this is correct, then i would like to know why it > >>>> is > >>>> > cultivated. It is not an ornamental plant i feel. I used to think this > >>>> is an > >>>> > obnoxious, fast spreading weed. It is also said to be 'very poisonous' > >>>> (http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week344.shtml). > > >>>> > Regards > > >>>> > ---------------------------------------------------- > >>>> > Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. > >>>> > Post Doctoral Research Associate > >>>> > National Center for Natural Products Research > >>>> > Thad Cochran Research Center > >>>> > University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 > >>>> > Phone: +1 662 915 1018 > > >>>> > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > > This should be Pedilanthes sp. > >>>> > > Pankaj > > >>>> > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 8:49 PM, chitralekha P < > >>>> p_chitrale...@yahoo.co.in> > >>>> > > wrote: > >>>> > > > Please identify this euphorbiaceae member. > >>>> > > > Cultivated, photographed on side of Lodi road, New Delhi. > >>>> > > > P.Chitralekha > > >>>> > > -- > >>>> > > *********************************************** > >>>> > > "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- Hide quoted text - > > >>>> > - Show quoted text - > > >> -- > >> Muthu Karthick, N > >> Junior Research Fellow > >> Care Earth Trust > >> #15, second main road, > >> Thillai ganga nagar, > >> Chennai - 600 061 > >> Mob: 09626833911 > >>www.careearthtrust.org- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
