The first picture plant in Malayalam we call it Kurunthotti and the dried leaves are added in oil and boiled to be used for sprain relief.
Regards, Mani. On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > I found this curious looking flower in my database photographed from Delhi > Ridge, lying unidentified. Today I happened to see a lot of these plants > growing in my area in Vikas Puri, New Delhi and after studying these > specimens found that Dinesh ji, my, Tabish ji and Pardeshi ji's > identification was not wrong. It clearly has three linear epicalyx, and as > such can't be a species of Sida. The plant is clearly Malvastrum > coromandelianum. Flowers with these curious looking petals, unequal at tip > and flowers with normal petals could be seen on the same plant. Also plants > with normal green leaves and those with yellow venation (viral infection) > could be seen growing together. I am uploading some photographs for > comparison and confirmation. > > > > -- > > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 11:48 PM, Nudrat <nudrat....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I think the plant is Sida rhombifolia >> >> On Aug 10, 11:31 am, "Pardeshi S." <satishparde...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > This is Malvastrum coromandelianum. u can see the broad calyx beneath, >> > in between the corolla lobes. >> > >> > Regards >> > Satish Pardeshi >> > >> > On Aug 9, 6:28 pm, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > > Sida retusa I hope >> > > tanay >> > >> > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Narendra Joshi <narend...@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > > > The flower looks like that of a common Sida or Sida acuta. >> > >> > > > Narendra Joshi >> > >> > > > --- On *Mon, 8/9/10, Aarti S. Khale <aarti.kh...@gmail.com>* wrote: >> > >> > > > From: Aarti S. Khale <aarti.kh...@gmail.com> >> > > > Subject: [efloraofindia:43860] Request for ID : 090810-AK-3 >> > > > To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com >> > > > Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 11:49 AM >> > >> > > > *Date/Time* : 15th of April, 2010 >> > > > *Location Place* : Nasik ... *Altitude* : ... *GPS* : do not know >> > > > *Habitat* : wild ... *Type* : ... >> > > > *Plant Habit* : Herb ... *Height *: very small plant ... *Length* : >> > > > *Leaves Type *: ... *Shape* : ... *Size* : >> > > > *Inflorescence Type* : ... *Size* : >> > > > *Flowers Size* : about 1 cm ... *Colour* : yellow ... *Calyx* : ... >> * >> > > > Bracts* : >> > > > *Fruits Type* : ... *Shape *: ... *Size* : ... *Seeds* : >> > >> > > > *Other Info* : >> > > > *Fragrance* : ... *Pollinator* : ... *Uses* : ... >> > >> > > > Very small weed. >> > > > Aarti >> > >> > > -- >> > > Tanay Bose >> > > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant >> > > Department of Botany >> > > University of British Columbia >> > > 3529-6270 University Blvd. >> > > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> > > Phone: 778-323-4036 >> > > > >
