Alternanthera ficoides
-- 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 Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 11:39 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > Some earlier relevant feedback: > "Please check Alternanthera paronychioides. It is not A.pungens because > A. pungens stem is generally prostrate. > Regards > Giby" > > > “It is neither Alternanthera pungens ( with broader leaves and shaply > pungent perianth tips) nor A. paronychoides which is much softer plant. It > *could be A. ficoides* which shows a lot of variation. I am uploading all > three from my collection.” from Singh ji. > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> > Date: 9 July 2011 20:21 > Subject: [efloraofindia:73696] Alternanthera for ID : 090711 : AK-2 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Found growing wild at Nasik, Maharashtra on 14/4/2008. > Again a very tiny plant with White flowers. > Is this 'Khaki Weed' or 'Smooth Chaff Flower' from Flowersofindia? > Alternanthera pungens or A paronychioides? > Aarti > > > > -- > 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'. > >

