Surajit: your pic 2 is typical infloresence *11oct12_grlgch_DSCN3885.jpg of APAAMARG of Ayurveda.
*and P. Kumar has explaind the varietal differences...* usha di * On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 9:17 AM, Prabhu kumar KM <[email protected]>wrote: > > Dear all, > > *Achyranthes aspera* L., Sp. Pl. 204. 1753, var. *aspera* > Stem tomentose. Leaves 6-10 x 3-6 cm, broadly elliptic to obovate, apex > abruptly acuminate, tomentose, nerves 6 pairs; petiole 5 mm long. Spike to > 20 cm long, hispid; bracts 6 mm long, lanceolate, aristate; bracteoles > entire, aristate. Flowers deflexed; tepals 7.5 x 2 mm, elliptic, acute, > glabrous, equal; ovary truncate at apex. Achenes 3 mm long, ovoid, brown. > *Habitat:* Dry deciduous forests and forest plantations, also in the > plains. > *Distribution: *Pantropical. > > *Achyranthes aspera* L. var. *porphyristachya* (Wall. ex Moq.) Hook. f. > Straggling subshrubs. Leaves decussate, oblanceate, 3-6 by 2-3 cm, base > cuneate, apex acuminate, pubescent, chartaceous. Flowers in terminal and / > or axillary spikes, bisexual; bracts and bracteoles spine-tipped; tepals 5, > unequal, 1-3 nerved; stamens 5, connate, alternate with fimbriate > staminodes; ovary superior, 1-locular, ovule 1, basal. Fruit a dehiscent > utricle. Seed 1. > *Habitat: *Moist deciduous forests > *Distribution:* Peninsular India and Sri Lanka > * > * > *Achyranthes aspera* L. var.* pubescens* (Miq.) Towns. > Erect herbs; stem glabrous. Leaves to 6 x 2.5 cm, ovate-lanceolate, > acuminate at apex and base, pubescent above and below; petiole 5 mm long. > Spike 5-10 cm long, hispid; bracts 2.5 mm long, lanceolate, aristate; > bracteoles orbicular, emarginate at apex, cuspidate, cusp 3 mm long. > Flowers many, perpendicular to the axis; outer tepals larger, 5 mm long, > lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, inner smaller with revolute apex; staminal > tube truncate, minutely ciliate or glabrous. Achenes 2 mm long, truncate, > cuspidate, dark brown. > *Habitat:* Evergreen forests at high elevations > *Distribution*: India > * > * > Please compare. > * > * > Regards > -- > *Prabhu Kumar K M* > Scientist > Plant Systematics & Genetic Resources Division > Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR) > & 'CMPR' Herbarium > Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala > Kottakkal, Malappuram > *E-mail: [email protected]* > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
