Sir, I have read about the scented roots of *Chrysopogon zizanioides* (L.). But it was not possible to dig the roots. It was beside a rail-line and there was human excreta everywhere! I will have to find the grass somewhere else.
Thank you & Regards, Surajit Koley On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 12:45 PM, amit chauhan <[email protected]> wrote: > dig some roots it has nice aroma > > regards > > On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 11:03 PM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you Balkar Sir, i have more poaceae and cyperaceae, couldn't find >> any clue! >> >> Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> >> On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Nice and Complete set Surajit Ji >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 12:05 AM, surajit koley < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Sir / Madam, >>>> >>>> Found this grass today, beside railway track in Hooghly. This could be >>>> BENA or KHAS-KHAS grass in Bengali. >>>> >>>> Species : Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty (syn. Vetiveria >>>> zizanioides (L.) Nash.) ??? >>>> more synonyms : http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-405169 >>>> Bengali name : BENA, KHAS-KHAS (if the ID is correct) >>>> Habit & Habitat : grass; culm = 90 cm X 5 mm, slightly compressed; leaf >>>> = 75 cm X 0.9 cm, folded and covers culm; panicle = 39 cm; each raceme = 10 >>>> cm to 13 cm; very deeply (?) rooted, could not uproot one >>>> Date : 6/7/12, 8.25 a.m. >>>> Place : Nalikul, Hooghly >>>> >>>> Information on the species is available at - >>>> >>>> - >>>> >>>> http://envis.frlht.org/trade_search.php?lst_part=ROOTS&lst_trade=KHUS,+USIRA >>>> - image - http://www.oswaldasia.org/species/c/chrzi/chrzi_04_en.html >>>> - flora of Pakistan - >>>> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200026459 >>>> - flora of Taiwan - >>>> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1050&taxon_id=200026459 >>>> - wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopogon_zizanioides >>>> >>>> Description differs to some degree in the above websites and to some >>>> extent with this posted species, specially relating to panicle and raceme >>>> length. >>>> >>>> Thank you & Regards, >>>> >>>> Surajit Koley >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> >>> Dr Balkar Singh >>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>> Haryana-132103 >>> 09416262964 >>> >> >> > > > -- > *Dr. Amit Chauhan > CSIR-CIMAP > [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected]* > *-------------------------------------* > Why should man expect his prayer for mercy to be heard by What is above > him when he shows no mercy to what is under him? ~Pierre Troubetzkoy > >
