Many thanks Gurcharan ji for this *Acmella* series of uploads. To me looks like this species is not distributed n Western Ghats; validation required. Regards. Dinesh
On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Acmella ciliata (Kunth) Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat. (ed. 2) 24: 331, 1822 > syn: *Spilanthes ciliata* Kunth > > Decumbent perennial herb, rooting at nodes; leaves broadly ovate with > rounded or cordate base, petiole up to 4 cm long, narrowly winged; heads > radiate, 2-3 together, axillary or terminal; broadly ovoid, 6-10 mm high, > 6-9 mm in diam; phyllaries 7-10, biseriate; receptacle 4-7 mm high; ray > florets 6-10, yellow to orange yellow; disc florets usually more than 100, > 5-merous, orange yellow; achenes black 1.5-2 mm long, margin cork-like, > sparsely ciliate; pappus absent or of 2 very short bristles. > > Photographed from TDL Herbal Garden Yamuna Nagar on September and Hamdard > University Herbal Garden. Delhi > > > > -- > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- > > --- > 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.
