Thanks Aarti ji, this finally got resolved Brassica juncea var. rugosa
-- 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 Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 6:05 AM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: “I am not sure but this looks like Chard, > *Beta vulgaris* subsp. cicla.” from Pankaj ji. > > “I thought it was a crucifer.” from Singh ji. > > “I also thought the same, but it is not. There are two small plants just > below our office balcony planted by someone. Commonly used in chinese curry > or salad or just like that :P... Here is a bad pic taken for you just now.” > from Pankaj ji. > > "Chard I think looks much different from my plant. I will check my plant > in a few days, hope it flowers. I am pretty sure *it is a crucifer*, > unless my memory is failing with age. Wish I had recorded its name when I > knew it." from Singh ji. > > On 20 March 2012 17:25, Gurcharan Singh (Google Docs) > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I've shared 20032012GS1 foliage plant for ID from >> Delhi<https://docs.google.com/document/d/14DvFkU4Vp7WBvdRpH1ksAogHbbPbRaj57aESDI7FEWk/edit> >> Click to open: >> >> - 20032012GS1 foliage plant for ID from >> Delhi<https://docs.google.com/document/d/14DvFkU4Vp7WBvdRpH1ksAogHbbPbRaj57aESDI7FEWk/edit> >> >> >> This foliage plant is commonly cultivated like Kale in Delhi and has >> large red leaves. I knew its name but some how not able to recollect. The >> leaves may grow up to 50 cm in length. Photographed in February in Delhi. >> >> Kindly help with ID >> >> foliage plant-P1140766 >> >> foliage plant-P1140764 >> >> Gurcharan Singh >> >> Google Docs makes it easy to create, store and share online documents, >> spreadsheets and presentations. >> [image: Logo for Google Docs] <https://docs.google.com> >> > > > > -- > 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 1840 members & > 1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > --

