Appears like Amaranthus hybridus<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/amaranthaceae/amaranthus/amaranthus-hybridus> as per Singh ji's posting.
On 14 February 2013 18:27, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > Can be *Amaranthus viridis* L. > -- > Regards, > Dr. Nidhan Singh > Feedback from another thread: > https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/Z-Z2OdSfD1s > : > > "Very recently i posted this > plant<https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/EnGeFTQ2zd0/discussion>and > Nidhan Sir suggested that it was likely to be > *Amaranthus viridis* L. > > - But, it is *too tall & robust* to be an *Amaranthus viridis* L. > - According to the "Bengal Plants" *Amaranthus viridis* L. is a > slender annual. > - "Flora of British India" describes :- *Amaranthus viridis* L. = stem > 1-2 ft.; rarely decumbent below; leaves 1-2 in., variable in breath...... > - "Flora Indica" describes :- *A. viridis* Willd. iv. 388 = ascending, > ramous, from one to two feet high...... > - > FoP<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200006991>and > > FoC<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006991>too > describe that > *A. viridis* L. is a smaller herb > > This can never be the same plant as in - > https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#!topic/indiantreepix/IBUEq_CN1k0 > .* > * > *Amaranthus* pages in the "Bengal Plants" :- > > 1. > > http://ia600604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419&itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419&server=ia600604.us.archive.org&page=n209_w1150.jpg > 2. > > http://ia700604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419&itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419&server=ia700604.us.archive.org&page=n210_w1150.jpg > 3. > > http://ia700604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419&itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419&server=ia700604.us.archive.org&page=n211_w1150.jpg > 4. > > http://ia600604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419&itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419&server=ia600604.us.archive.org&page=n212_w1150.jpg > > I think this is some other species of *Amaranthus*, not *A. viridis*. > Thank you, > Regards, > surajit" > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: surajit koley <[email protected]> > Date: 30 January 2013 22:04 > Subject: [efloraofindia:144964] Amaranthus sp. Hooghly 30-01-13 sk1 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Sir, > > This is a wild stout herb in a dead canal which is also used as a dumping > ground in places. The canal remains waterlogged during the monsoon months. > This plant is more robust than the *Amaranthus spinosus* L., but without > spines and i think less hardy. > > Species : UNKNOWN > H & H : erect herb, height between 4.5 ft. > Date : 30/1/13 > Place : Hooghly > > Thank you, > > Regards, > > surajit > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > -- > 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. 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