I imagine why it is called Pilea. Pilea means "cap or hat". Pankaj
On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the correction Sir > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I think Alok ji is right, Pilea umbrosa seems right choice. >> Balkar ji it does not have stinging hairs, rather soft hairs on branches. >> -- >> 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 Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> May be a sp of Urtica >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 12:18 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: Alok Mahendroo <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 8 July 2011 21:57 >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:73645] Kalatope id al080711 >>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dear friends, >>>> >>>> Possible id 'Shady Himalayan Clearweed (Pilea umbrosa)' >>>> >>>> rather dumb of me ... but I was so sure that it was a nettle..(not >>>> realising that there were MANY nettles that I just took a photo of the >>>> flower and not the plant) >>>> >>>> Location Kalatope, Chamba >>>> Altitude 2100 mts >>>> habit herb >>>> habitat wild >>>> Plant height 2 feet >>>> >>>> regards >>>> Alok >>>> -- >>>> Himalayan Village Education Trust >>>> Village Khudgot, >>>> P.O. Dalhousie >>>> District Chamba >>>> H.P. 176304, India >>>> www.hive.interconnection.org >>>> www.hivetrust.wordpress.com >>>> www.forwildlife.wordpress.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand species & >>>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them >>>> for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1725 members & >>>> 85,000 messages on 30/9/11) or Efloraofindia website: >>>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >>>> of around 5500 species). >>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>>> India'. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> >>> Dr Balkar Singh >>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>> Haryana-132103 >>> 09416262964 >> >> >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > -- ********************************************************************** "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Conservation Officer Office: Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Residence: 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) +852 9436 6251 (mobile)
