Thank you Mani-ji. As you say that the saplings of this one resemble the Amaranthus viridis or that of A. gangeticus. We call the latter as LAL-SHAK (shak = leafy vegetable) in Bengali.
And with this I also thank Ushadi, Madam, once again, for my previous message appears to have missed the post somehow. Regards, Surajit Koley On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 4:32 PM, mani nair <mani.na...@gmail.com> wrote: > Beautiful flowers. I grew once these plants and before flowering > started my mother-in-law cut it very thinly thinking that it is the > Laal maath (Amaranthus) which we use as vegetable. After all the > cuttings she realised her mistake ! In the next time I was > successful in having it produce flowers. I have posted the flowers > once in eflora. > > Regards, > > Mani > > > > On 12/27/11, surajit koley <surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you Prasad Sir. > > > > Regards, > > > > Surajit Koley > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 10:21 AM, prasad dash > > <prasad.dash2...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> Nice close up of the flowers Surajit Ji > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Prasad > >> > >> On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 11:32 PM, surajit koley < > >> surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Thank you Sir. > >>> > >>> Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to All > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> Surajit Koley > >>> > >>> > >>> On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 11:30 PM, Balkar Singh > >>> <balkara...@gmail.com>wrote: > >>> > >>>> Beautiful catch Surajit ji > >>>> > >>>> On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 10:53 PM, surajit koley < > >>>> surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Dear Friends, > >>>>> > >>>>> You might have this beautiful plant in your garden. After a long gap > I > >>>>> see it again with full bloom and want to share it with you. > >>>>> > >>>>> Date/Time- 21/12/2011 (10.37 A.M.) > >>>>> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Gobra (Hooghly District), West Bengal > >>>>> (lat 22.696022N, long 88.279369E) > >>>>> Habitat- Garden > >>>>> Plant Habit- Herb > >>>>> Height/Length- 7 ft. approx. > >>>>> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- simple, lanceolate > >>>>> Inflorescence Type/ Size- dense many-flowered spike > >>>>> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- pink > >>>>> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Capsule, Seeds (black) 1.25-1.5 mm > >>>>> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- an > ornamental > >>>>> plant without fragrance > >>>>> > >>>>> ID help from : > >>>>> 1) > >>>>> > http://www.facebook.com/groups/indianflora/permalink/293255070715839/ > >>>>> 2) http://eol.org/pages/585463/overview > >>>>> > >>>>> Thank you & Regards, > >>>>> > >>>>> Surajit Koley > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Regards > >>>> > >>>> Dr Balkar Singh > >>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > >>>> Arya P G College, Panipat > >>>> Haryana-132103 > >>>> 09416262964 > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Prasad Kumar Dash > >> Ecologist, Orissa, India > >> email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com > >> ph. 09437444241 > >> > > >
