I think, attached image is not of Coix but may be of Sorghrum sp.
rohit On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 11:38 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> > > -- DR. ROHITKUMAR MANGALBHAI PATEL, PhD ASSOCIATE FELLOW GUJARAT INSTITUTE OF DESERT ECOLOGY P.C.# 83, MUNDRA ROAD, OPP., CHANGLESHWER TEMPLE BHUJ-KACHCHH-370001 GUJARAT, INDIA E-MAIL (2): [email protected] MO.NO.:- 09724337687
