Sir, I took a herbarium of this grass to BSI Shibpur today. It has been identified as *Chrysopogon zizanioides* (L.), though authentication could not be done with seal & signature because i didn't maintain proper protocol.
Thank you & Regards, Surajit Koley On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 12:38 AM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> >
