Hi Sir Ji . I may be complete wrong but grain shows Xanthium indicum to be the syn of X strumarium but I felt is not the accepted name
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?42072 Thanks Tanay On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Satish ji > Yes the identification is correct, but I fail to understand how Xanthium > strumarium, a much earlier name be synonym and X. indicum, the accepted name > > > -- > 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 Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 9:40 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Xanthium indicum* Syn *Xanthium strumarium* >> Family : Asteraceae >> Marathi : Shankeshwar शंकेश्वर A vweed common on roadside >> Observed flowering in open areas around Pune city last few days >> Large herb Annual about 1m in height. >> Stem branches rough hairy. >> Leaves serrate alternate 5-8 cm ovate acute triangular or lobed' appressed >> hairy. >> Flower heads 0.4-0.8mm across. Green when young in terminal and axillary >> spikes.Barren heads crowded at apex. Fertile heads fewer. >> Fruits 2cm long with 2 erect mucronate beaks covered with hooked prickles. >> Achenes 1cm bye 0.4 cm oblong or ovoid. Compressed black. >> >> -- >> Dr Satish Phadke >> > > > > > -- *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/
