I feel this is pennisetum pedicellatum
On Nov 9, 2:49 pm, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > sirji your photo of P. orientale look quite different,, very interesting > > regards, > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree with H S that it can't be P. purpureum which is a much taller > > grass with much broader leaves and dense inflorescence > > . > > >http://www.moa.gov.jm/img/Pennisetum%20purpureum.JPG > > >http://www.google.co.in/imgres?q=Pennisetum+purpureum&um=1&hl=en&biw=... > > > It is also not P. setaceum a South African grass with dense spike and > > stiffer short bristles, often cultivated in gardens. > > >http://www.californiagardens.com/Plant_Pages/pennisetum_setaceum_rubr... > > > Pennisetum pedicellatum and P. orientale are closely similar but the > > spikelets in P. orientale are much separated, rachis hairy and bristles > > much longer and plumose. > > >http://www.calfloranursery.com/images/pics/p/pennisetum_orientale.jpg > > > I am also attaching my photograph of P. orientale from Kashmir and P. > > setaceum from California for comparison > > > The more denser arrangement of spikelets and shorter bristles suggests P. > > pedicellatum for above plant as indicated by Nirbay ji and Anil ji, out > > expert on grasses. > > >http://fleurs.cirad.fr/fleurs_d_afrique_tropicale/p/pennisetum_pedice... > > > You may please compare above and give your opinion > > > -- > > 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, Nov 9, 2011 at 2:10 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> i still go with P. orientale and not Pennisetum purpureum which is quite > >> tall grass > > >> regards, > > >> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 5:19 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> A reply: > >>> "Dear members > >>> i also go with Nirbhay ji > > >>> pennisetum pedicellatum > > >>> -- > >>> regards > >>> Dr.Anil Kumar" > > >>> On 8 November 2011 10:20, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> A reply from Nirbhay ji: > >>>> "Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin." > > >>>> Thanks, Nirbhay ji. > > >>>> On 7 November 2011 16:43, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > >>>>> Some earlier relevant feedback: > >>>>> “Kindly mention habitat.* P. setosum is usually cultivated, taller > >>>>> with longer and thicker spikes. > >>>>> *-- > >>>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh” > > >>>>> "Its on the bank of a pond in kaiga & water lasts throughout the > >>>>> year.Sorry for the late reply. > > >>>>> Regards > >>>>> Puttaraju" > > >>>>> "Please also *check with P. orientalis*??" from HS ji. > > >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >>>>> From: PUTTARAJU K <[email protected]> > >>>>> Date: 24 March 2011 22:34 > >>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:65596] 24032011 Pj 5 Id confirmation > >>>>> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > >>>>> Dear All, > > >>>>> Pl find attached penisetum setosum, Id conformation requested. > >>>>> -- > >>>>> With Regards, > >>>>> PUTTARAJU K, > >>>>> SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, > >>>>> KAIGA ATOMIC POWER PLANT, > >>>>> POST-KAIGA, U.K.DISTRICT, > >>>>> KARNATAKA -581400 > >>>>> MOB : 9448999150 > >>>>> EMAIL : [email protected] > >>>>> [email protected] > > >>>>> -- > >>>>> 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 1740 > >>>>> members & 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia website: > >>>>>https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(with a species database > >>>>> of more than 6000 species). > >>>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > >>>>> India'. > > >>>> -- > >>>> 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 1740 members > >>>> & 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia website: > >>>>https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(with a species database > >>>> of more than 6000 species). > >>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > >>>> India'. > > >>> -- > >>> 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. 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