Yes I agree with H S Achyranthes coynei is rather a big brother of A. aspera with much larger plant often reaching 3.5 m tall, much longer spike 35-60 cm long, larger flowers reaching 2 cm in diam. when fully open. Pink flowered plants are also found in Western Himalayas, but these clearly belong to A. bidentata. Above plant needs to to be critically examined as leaves from texture (whatever visible) look like A aspera and not A. bidentata.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor, Department of Botany, SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018 Phone: 01125518297; Mobile: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 12:47 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > > Rajesh ji pls give full information about the pic.. Achyranthes coynei has > big flowering spike and leave margin purple,, though the picture here may > be A. coynei > > > >> H.S. > > > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > stone > >
