Dinesh ji, size I may not know, but hairs yes
-- 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 Sun, May 22, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Gurcharan ji ... do we gather that the fruits of *C. plicata* are coated > with downy hair, and considerably smaller in size (compared to that of *C. > rottleri*) ? > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I am uploading the Fruit of Chrozophora plicata to make comparison easier. >> It is unreduced so that it can be enlarged to see the differences. >> >> >> -- >> 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 Sun, May 22, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dinesh ji >>> Yes it seems to be Chrozophora rottleri. Although there is some confusion >>> in eFlora of Pakistan, the two species are quite distinct: >>> >>> Chrozophora rottleri (Geiseler) A.Juss. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 850, >>> 1826; Welzen, Blumea 44: 420, Fig. 2, Map1. >>> syn: *Croton rottleri* Geiseler; *Chrozophora plicata* (Vahl) A.Juss. ex >>> Spreng. var. *rottleri* (Geiseler) Müll.Arg. >>> >>> Characterised by somewhat erect habit, larger leaves (up to 6 cm long), >>> lighter green, surface uneven above but not folded (plicate), base usually >>> symmetrical, inflorescence longer than leaf at least in fruit; fruit with >>> flat stellate hairs, lepidote (rough, covered with scales, spreading >>> (patent) hairs absent. >>> http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/images/C/Chrorott-habit.gif >>> http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/specC/Chrozophora.htm >>> >>> Chrozophora plicata (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 850 1826. >>> Syn: Chrozophora obliqua Schweinf.; C. prostrata Dalzell & Gibson >>> >>> Plants prostrate, leaves smaller (up to 3 cm long), darker green, surface >>> strongly folded (plicate), base oblique; inflorescence shorter than leaves; >>> fruit with spreading hairs, stellate hairs three dimensional. >>> >>> I had uploaded C. plicata recently >>> >>> https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/5a49b4ebed614a1/950d99da97cc8483?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Chrozophora#950d99da97cc8483 >>> >>> Genus Chrozophora was revised in Blumea: >>> >>> Welzen, P.C. van. 1999. Revision and Phylogeny of subtribes * >>> Chrozophorinae* and *Doryxylinae* (*Euphorbiaceae*). Blumea 44: >>> 411--436. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 Sun, May 22, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> ... species of *Chrozophora* ... most probably *C. rottleri*. >>>> Few days back similar plant posted by Aarti ji at >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/TcJz485mMp0/discussion >>>> Please wait for comments. >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Mohina Macker >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> this is growing in paddy fields and on bandhs >>>>> two weeks ago >>>>> please id >>>>> regards >>>>> mohin macker >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >
