Gorgeous.......... Initially thought it to be from family : Iridaceae On checking it belongs to family *Butomaceae* .. Monocot Dr Phadke
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Great Sir always heard of the name but have never seen it. > Tanay > > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 1:34 AM, Ushadi micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Great >> >> new stuff for me >> >> usha di >> ========= >> >> On Sep 14, 1:18 pm, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Gorgeous Catch Sir Thanks for sharing this plant new for me >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > *Butomus umbellatus* Linn., Sp. Pl. 372. 1753 >> > >> > > Common names: *flowering-rush*, *grassy-rush*, *water-gladiolus* >> > > * >> > > * >> > > * >> > > * >> > > *Aquatic perennial herb with rhizome, leaves basal, linear-ensiform >> with >> > > sheathing base nearly as long as scape; inflorescence >> umbellate-cymose, on >> > > usually 50 cm to 1 m long scape, inflorescence subtended by 2-3 up to >> 25 mm >> > > long bracts, bracteoles numerous up to 10 mm long; flowers pink on up >> to 5-9 >> > > cm long pedicels; perianth 6, bi-seriate; stamens 5-9, rarely more >> with >> > > linear filaments dilated at base; carpels 6-9, free, each with many >> ovules; >> > > fruit etaerio of follicles, each with numerous small seeds. * >> > > * >> > > * >> > > *Considered as primitive monocot representative.* >> > > * >> > > * >> > > *Often found in Rodside ditches in Kashmir. Leaves used in making mats >> and >> > > baskets, baked rhizomes used as food. Photographed from Narbal near >> Srinagar >> > > on Srinagar-Gulmarg Road. Photographed in July.* >> > >> > > -- >> > > 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/ >> > >> > -- >> > Regards >> > >> > Dr Balkar Singh >> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> > Arya P G College, Panipat >> > Haryana-132103 >> > 09416262964 >> > > > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > [email protected] > *Webpages:* > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > > >
