Good work. Only two possibilities are Coix gigantea and Coix aquatica. See whether the leaves are clothed with very dense glandular bristle like hairs on the upper surface and also see if the stems are succulent and have floating roots at the nodes.
On Friday, October 26, 2012 10:39:23 PM UTC+5:30, surajitkoley wrote: > > Sir, > > Please do not laugh at me if i did make some silly mistake. I am not used > to it. I found a *Coix* very near my home, yesterday, and tried to > dissect it! > > Let me try to ID this species based on its spikelet only! > > Well, large wings on glumes of male spikelet = *C. gigantea*, but are > those wings large enough? I am not sure because i haven't seen *Coix > lacryma-jobi* yet! > > Species : *Coix gigantea*? > H & H : grass in roadside water logged ditch, about 6 feet high above the > water surface > Date : 25/10/12 > Place : Hooghly > > Thank you & Regards, > > surajit > --
