Sir, I am indebted to all of you. I cannot forget so much care and time you have extended to me to meet all my queries regarding identification of plants.
I convey my deepest respect to all. With Regards, Surajit Koley On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 11:50 AM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > A reply: > "Setaria verticillata(L.) P. Beauv" from Dr. Tanvir A. Khan. > > On 3 August 2012 09:52, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A reply: >> "Setaria italica is the cultivated Foxtail millet. It is much bulkier and >> the branches are longer. Also, it does not have retrorse barbs. >> S.verticillata has retrorse barbs, which Surajit has confirmed by running >> his fingers on them. >> Regarding leaf size, do not go by the keys as most of the descriptions >> are based on the type specimen and different herbarium collections. But >> there can be plenty of variation in nature depending on genetics, >> environment, climate, nutrition, rainfall, season, cattle grazing, soil, >> etc. Ideally, such descriptions should be based on study of large >> populations at several localities, but unfortunately these descriptions are >> just based on a few herbarium specimen. Also the leaf size of upper leaves >> are shorter than the lower leaves. Usually the middle leaves slightly below >> the centre are the largest. Along roadsides, which are constantly cleared >> of grasses and weeds, you can see very dwarf Setarias also which flower >> even at a few cm height, whereas in undisturbed localities, it grows >> taller. It can grow to giant size if it grows on fertilized agriculture >> fields or near a cow dung pit. >> Setaria palmifolia, S.paniculifera, S.poiretiana, S.plicata, S.barbata, >> S.megaphylla, S.homonyma are species not only having plicate leaves, but >> also has a branched, spreading inflorescence rather than a contracted >> panicle. S.italica, S.geniculata, S.intermedia, S.verticillata and >> S.gracillima, S.forbesiana, have contracted panicles, but leaves are not >> plicate. S.glauca, S.pumila, S.sphacelata and S.viridis also are not >> plicate leaved, but have very contracted panicles such that they look like >> a cylindrical spike. Out of these, S.italica is cultivated as a millet and >> S.sphacelata is cultivated as a fodder grass. Other Setarias mentioned in >> Flora of China are not reported from India. >> Regards... >> Manoj Chandran" >> >> On 2 August 2012 09:09, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>> >>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>> >>> “Yes probably Setaria italica" from Singh ji. >>> >>> >>> >>> “It is *Setaria verticillata*, commonly found in waste places. You can >>> identify it from other species of Setaria from its retrose barbs on the >>> bristles. For this try running your fingers from bottom to top of the >>> inflorescence. If your fingers cannot run smooth, then the barbs are >>> retrose (backward curved). In all other species, you can run your fingers >>> smoothly without any hurdle. >>> Regards... >>> Manoj Chandran” >>> >>> >>> >>> “I am immensely grateful to you for all the ID and identifying key to >>> various grass species. I *will give the 'finger test' a try whenever i >>> find the grass again, maybe tomorrow morning. *Meanwhile attaching more >>> images of the same grass, recorded on 21/7/12. >>> Regards, >>> Surajit Koley” >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: surajit koley <[email protected]> >>> Date: 15 July 2012 01:08 >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:121944] grass ID from Hooghly 15-7-12 SK1 >>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Sir / Madam, >>> >>> Found this grass beside a railway track. >>> >>> Species : UNKNOWN >>> Habit & Habitat : about 4 feet high, beside a railline >>> Date : 4/7/12 >>> 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'. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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 & >> 1,23,300 messages on 31/7/12) 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'. >> >> > > > -- > 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 & > 1,23,300 messages on 31/7/12) 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'. > > --
