Yes it is
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 12:52 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Sir, > > This another common aquatic plant in ponds and marshes, specially during > this rainy season. ID keys available in Flora of > Pakistan<http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=122531#KEY-1-2>and > in Flora > of China<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=122531> > tell > me that this species is *Nymphaea pubescens* Willd. > > Species : *Nymphaea pubescens* Willd. (*Nymphaea lotus* var.* pubescens* > (WIld,) > Hook. f. & > Thoms.<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200007088> > ) > Bengali name : SHALOOK / SHAPLA / BHET > Habit & Habitat : aquatic herb, the flowers remain closed in late > morning<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242334156> > Date : 18/8/12, 2.27 P.M. > Place : Hooghly > > Thank you & Regards, > > surajit > > -- > > > > --

