Thanks Vijay-ji for the id, and introduction to the genus' several species in an earlier post ( July 2011).
Does the baccifera also have a variety with greenish flowers? Its also amazing that while it grows in marshy areas/ dry beds it does well as an aquarium plant !! The Tamil name has is expressive , meaning "fire on water", referring perhaps to the reddish flowers on a plant growing in the marshes. A.Sinha ============================================================================= On Tuesday, February 28, 2012 8:39:21 PM UTC+5:30, Vijayasankar wrote: > > This is Ammannia baccifera of Lythraceae. > Tamil name: "Neer mel neruppu" > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 8:55 AM, greenearth <sinha.i...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> An uncommon plant Seen in outskirts of Chennai growing in fallow land, >> Small plant under 1 foot height ; >> leaves are opposite and somewhat succulent, >> individual flowers were 2 to 3 mm. pinkish coral in colour, >> sessile ( or sub) along the stem. >> Flowering in february >> >> A. Sinha >> >> >> >
