Ajinkya ji Your answer has really brought in a new dimension to identification of this plant and possibly a few more. Although Chandan betu in Bengali refers to Chenopodium album, but Chandan batwa in Maharashtra refers to Atriplex hortensis. The plant looks much closer to that, but only close up of fruiting branch will clinch issue.
-- 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/ . On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:29 PM, ajinkya gadave <ajinkyagad...@gmail.com>wrote: > i think this is CHNDAN BATAWA (चन्दन बटवा ) don't know about botanical > name > > > On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> “I am sure that you will get the answer. As alternative you can try to >> Chenopodium list. Please send email with your query to >> >> chenopod...@iastate.edu >> >> (And please share the outcome with EfloraIndia group.) >> >> regards >> >> Pankaj Oudhia” >> >> >> >> “This *should be Chenopodium album most probably*. >> Pankaj” >> >> >> >> “Chenopodium album is used as a vegetable >> tanay” >> >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Nanu Puri <rush2n...@gmail.com> >> Date: Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 4:26 PM >> Subject: [efloraofindia:56954] confirmation of ID >> To: indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> >> >> >> Dear members, >> >> I found these chenopodium species growing in a field.... The first one i >> guess is C. album, not sure of the rest 2... Could any of these 2 be C. >> glaucum or C. foliosum? Had not seen this red chenopodium. Please if any1 >> can help me in the identification of these 2 species (Pic 2 (DSC00129) and 3 >> (DSC00131)) and confirm the pic 1 which i propose as C. album. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mrs. Puri >> >> >> >> >> >
