Usha Di, Found a similar post by Balkar Sir at https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/wedelia/indiantreepix/6YNdU-JJjBc/HbuM7z1iDnEJ . There is a discussion over *W. chinensis* & *W. trilobata*.
Another post by Balkar Sir featuring *W. calendulacea* / *W. chinensis* is at - https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/wedelia/indiantreepix/qEINwgEmD-w/sb3OyVsmxs0J . - A photo with *W. chinensis* with trilobed (?) leaves available at - http://www.sips.phc.edu.tw/plant/show.php?my_pid=2 . - The above photo along with other species also available at - http://www.imagejuicy.com/images/plants/w/wedelia/3/ . - Wiki link of *W. trilobata* - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphagneticola_trilobata . - Features of *Wedelia* species available at - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=100&taxon_id=134801 . But none of the above helped me decide. Thank you & Regards, Surajit Koley On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 10:59 AM, ushadi Micromini < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 > =========== > >
