Ritesh Ji, Thank you very much for confirming that this is not *P. effusum* and at the same time suggesting that this could be a var. of *P. plebeium*.
In the field i missed the flower. Even i didn't think that it could be a * Polygonum*, because i missed the ochrea too! Of the varieties described in this thread i am left with two options - 1) *P. plebeium* var. *micranthema* and 2) *P. plebeium* var. *elegans*. According to F. B. I. - (i) var. *micranthema* : leaves 1/4 to 1/3 in., obtuse; flowers very minute pedicelled crowded in upper axils, pedicel often as long as the perianth...... (ii) var. *elegans* : leaves 1/2 to 2/3 in., acute or acuminate; flowers sessile or shortly pedicelled..... According to Flora Indica - leaves of *P. elegans* are bifarious. I am not sure if the leaves in this plant can be called bifarious. So, i need to (1) revisit this plant and get some more clear shots and (2) search if there could be any other variety of *P. plebeium*, not described in the Bengal Plants. Thank you once again. Regards, surajit On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 7:37 AM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary <[email protected] > wrote: > Dear Surajit Ji, > > Thanks for this upload. To me too, this looks like a var. of Polygonum > plebeium but definitely not P. effusum. I have seen P. effusum in field > which has pedicellate flowers exerted from ochrea, obtuse tepals and > spatulate leaves. Please check with the detailed description of other > varieties of P. plebeium. which you have mentioned above. I will also > search for some relevant literature and let you know. > > Best regards, > Ritesh. > > -- > > --- > 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. > > > -- --- 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.
