---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Manoj Chandran <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:134978] Re: grass Setaria ID from Hooghly 8/10/12 sk1 To: surajit koley <[email protected]>
Wonderful ! Yes it is Setaria poiretiana. Kindly check local floras to see if it is a new record for Bengal. This used to be one of my favourite grasses for flower arrangement in Kerala Agricultural University. On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 12:15 AM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Sir, > > Attaching images of the same grass taken today (11/10/12). This grass is > all over hairy, including both surfaces of leaves. > > Regards, > > surajit > > > On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 11:06 PM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sir, >> >> I will keep a watch on its inflorescence and post pictures of mature >> inflorescence. >> >> Thank you once again. >> >> Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 10:55 PM, manoj chandran <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> The dense inflorescence and hairy stems suggests it is Setaria >>> poiretiana. However, wait for some more time for the whole inflorescence to >>> mature and post the close up of mature spikelets and inflorescence. >>> Definitely not S.palmifolia whose general appearance of the population >>> itself is different. >>> >>> On Monday, October 8, 2012 11:45:14 PM UTC+5:30, surajitkoley wrote: >>>> >>>> Sir, >>>> >>>> This is a very common grass growing along roadside, edge of ditches and >>>> waste places. I was waiting for its inflorescence and found a few today. >>>> >>>> Species : *Setaria palmifolia* (J.Koenig) Stapf ? >>>> Habit & Habitat : roadside, edge of ditches, waste places, shady >>>> places, height 2.5 feet, but can grow more; leaf avg. 19 cm or more x 4 cm, >>>> stem all over hairy >>>> Date : 8/10/12, 8.45 a.m. >>>> Place : Hooghly >>>> >>>> Thank you & Regards, >>>> >>>> surajit >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > --
