Garg Sir, Thank you for making the post resurface. This is *Cyperus rotundus* as have been identified by Giby Sir. Its tuber smells like aromatic resin<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankincense>which is one of the character of this Cyperaceae.
Moreover, i met Dr. DCS Raju today at Shivpur (Howrah) BSI and collected another of this *Cyperus rotundus* there. Regards, Surajit Koley On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 11:10 AM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “*Could it be Cyperus rotundus* > Regards, > > Giby” > > “Thank you Giby Sir for the suggestive ID. A Bengali book on selected > common grass & cyperus species mentions four Cyperus taxon - > C. rotundus > C. esculentus > C. iria > C. malaccensis > > Of the above, according to the book, No.3 can be found around marshes and > No.4 prefers brackish soil. *Nothing much in the book to differentiate > the first two, except on tubers, and i don't have any tuber photo.* > Regards, > surajit” > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: surajit koley <[email protected]> > Date: 8 July 2012 22:22 > Subject: [efloraofindia:121555] Cyperus sp. ID(2) from Hooghly 8-July-12 > SK2 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Sir / Madam, > > This is another *Cyperus* that i recorded on 4th July, 2012. Could this > be a *Cyperus esculentus* L.? > > Species : UNKNOWN > Habit & Habitat : about 2 feet high, rural roadside, along rural drainage > amidst other grasses > Date : 4/7/12, 1.19 P.M. > Place : Hooghly > > Thank you & Regards, > > Surajit Koley > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1900 members & > 1,20,700 messages on 30/6/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > >
