Nanu Puri ji, To me also all the three pictures appear to be of *Chenopodium album*. This is a complex species with several infra-specific forms and semi-cultivated varieties, probably due to natural hybridization. Different cytotypes (two diploids: wide-leaved and narrow-leaved forms; and an hexaploid) said to occur in semi-cultivated forms in India (Gangopadhyay et al., 2002), thus making the taxon more complex with variable phenotypes. The coloration of leaves is also not uncommon, i suppose. They are not matching to C. glaucum or C. foliosum.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ajinkya ji > Your answer has really brought in a new dimension to identification of this > plant and possibly a few more. Although Chandan betu in Bengali refers to > Chenopodium album, but Chandan batwa in Maharashtra refers to Atriplex > hortensis. The plant looks much closer to that, but only close up of > fruiting branch will clinch issue. > > > -- > 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, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:29 PM, ajinkya gadave > <ajinkyagad...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> i think this is CHNDAN BATAWA (चन्दन बटवा ) don't know about botanical >> name >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>> >>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>> >>> “I am sure that you will get the answer. As alternative you can try to >>> Chenopodium list. Please send email with your query to >>> >>> chenopod...@iastate.edu >>> >>> (And please share the outcome with EfloraIndia group.) >>> >>> regards >>> >>> Pankaj Oudhia” >>> >>> >>> >>> “This *should be Chenopodium album most probably*. >>> Pankaj” >>> >>> >>> >>> “Chenopodium album is used as a vegetable >>> tanay” >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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: Nanu Puri <rush2n...@gmail.com> >>> Date: Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 4:26 PM >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:56954] confirmation of ID >>> To: indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >>> >>> >>> >>> Dear members, >>> >>> I found these chenopodium species growing in a field.... The first one i >>> guess is C. album, not sure of the rest 2... Could any of these 2 be C. >>> glaucum or C. foliosum? Had not seen this red chenopodium. Please if any1 >>> can help me in the identification of these 2 species (Pic 2 (DSC00129) and 3 >>> (DSC00131)) and confirm the pic 1 which i propose as C. album. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Mrs. Puri >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > >
