Thanks Gurcharanji... by now we must be at such terms that you should not have to first complement me ... ha ha...
you could just have corrected my mistake, no need to go softly... I must look into my notes... Several years ago we were introduced to Bengali Bhringaraj at that very spot and I believe i took some pictures and may be even made a herbarium specimen.. will have to look it up and read the refs based on what you just told me... Thank you... Usha di == On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 6:31 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Ushadi > I really compliment you on your great knowledge of plants, their local > names and uses. Yes it is Wedelia, but I feel darker (orangish) colour of > flowers, broader leaf base and trilobate leaves suggest W. trilobata, which > has taken over many areas as escape from cultivation. Wedelia calendulacea, > now correctly known as W. chinensis, has lighter coloured flowers, petiole > not expanded (winged) and leaves not trilobed. > > > -- > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 12:36 AM, ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Surajit: good you got them.... >> >> this is peeta bhringaraj in Sanskrit >> >> Wedelia calendulaceae >> called simply bhringaraj in bengali >> if you ask the local green leaf/herb vendor to get you bhringaraj in WB >> this what you'll get >> >> Hort plants these in big long rows all over every year . >> elliot park on chowringhee used to do so too! >> >> In most of rest of india, herb vendor/supplier would get you ... eclipta >> alba, bhringaraj.... >> >> usha di >> >> >> >> >> n Sat, May 26, 2012 at 11:33 PM, surajit koley < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Sir / Madam, >>> >>> I always believe that Botany is for serious faced professors having >>> baritone voices. Was trying to obtain ID of this plant by google searching >>> for about an hour. But cosmos, daisy, zinnia, marigold, *Bidens*, * >>> Arnica* all looked same! >>> >>> So, it is before you...! >>> >>> Species : UNKNOWN >>> Habit & Habitat : trailing garden herb, less than 1 foot >>> Date : 25-05-12, 1.32 p.m. >>> Place : Agri-Horticultural Society of India, Alipore (Calcutta) >>> >>> Thank you and Regards, >>> >>> Surajit Koley >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Usha di >> =========== >> >> > > > -- Usha di ===========
