Thanks Balkar ji for sharing this plant; many thanks Surajit ji for the wonderful efforts. Regards. Dinesh
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 11:45 PM, surajit koley < surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sir, > > If this plant has strong odour this may not be *Blumea laciniata* DC. > > I checked two *Blumea* today and found that *B. lacera DC. has strong > odour*, somewhat like that of merigold flowers, but *B. laciniata* has > much less odour and the scent is different. > I attach combined photographs of both the species, they are growing side > by side, both are between 1 ft to 1.25 ft. > > I copy old records of *Blumea laciniata* from 'Bengal Plants', 'Flora of > British India' and 'Flora Indica' :- > > 1. Leaves on upper part of stem few, *large*, laciniate ......... > (Bengal Plants) > 2. Usually taller than *B. lacera*, from which it is difficult to > distinguish specimens with leaves more entire than usual...... Roxburgh > says that this differ from *B. lacera* in having all the leaves > laciniate, to which i suppose may be added its being *scentless*. > ..... (F. B. I.) > 3. Of *Blumea lacera*, FLORA INDICA notes, ".... The whole plant has a > pretty strong smell of turpentine." > > I think this plant is some other species than *B. lacera* or *B. laciniata > *. > > Thank you, > > Regards, > > surajit > > > > On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 9:21 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for validation please. >> >> Efi site link for the species: Blumea >> laciniata<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/ar/asteraceae/blumea/blumea-lacinata> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Balkar Singh <balkara...@gmail.com> >> Date: 18 February 2012 18:25 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:108659] Flora of Madhya Pradesh: Blumea laciniata >> from Panni khoh MP >> To: indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> >> >> Dear All >> Blumea laciniata from Panni khoh MP >> pls validate >> This herb was shot on 20-1-12 from a somewhat shady place in Panni Khoh >> water fall >> Having strong odour this herb was about 1 feet high only >> Thanks >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2045 members & >> 1,45,000 messages on 31/1/13) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 8000 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> > > -- > > --- > 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- --- 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
