Thank you Giby Sir for the ID. That means it produces those shiny beautiful grains... will have to follow up the grass.
Regards, surajit On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 11:26 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > Looks like *Coix lacryma-jobi* > * > * > * > * > Regards > Giby > > > > > On 24 June 2012 23:14, surajit koley <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Sir / Madam, >> >> This grass is around 6 feet or a little bit more tall. It is often >> cultivated, not for grains but, i think, for fodder. It is called GAMA >> (গমা) grass in Bengali. Is it a *Sorghum* species? >> >> species : UNKNOWN >> Habit and habitat : 6 feet or little more, cultivated species, looks >> somewhat like maize plant >> Date : 23/6/12, 2.10 p.m. >> Place : Hooghly, West Bengal >> >> Thank you & Regards, >> >> Surajit Koley >> >> > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 +919947109987 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >
