Persicaria nepalensis indeed tanay On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thank you very much, Gurcharan ji for the ID. > Regards. > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> P. nepalensis (syn: P. alatum) >> >> >> -- >> 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 5:11 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear friends, >>> Please help in knowing whether the plant is *Persicaria nepalensis* / *P. >>> chinensis* (syn. *Polygonum auriculatum*). >>> In the cropped pictures, we see the leaves with winged petioles ... is >>> that characteristic to *P. nepalensis* ? >>> >>> >>> >>> Date/Time : August 26, 2010 at 9.21am IST >>> Location Place : Tableland, Panchagani >>> Altitude : about 1323 m (above mean sea level) >>> GPS : around 17°55'19.63"N, 73°48'16.60"E >>> >>> Habitat : grassland >>> Type : moist >>> >>> Plant >>> Habit : small herb, groundcover >>> Height : about 30 - 40 cm >>> Length : - not a climber - >>> >>> Leaves >>> Type : simple, with margin coarsely crenate >>> Shape : between ovate and deltoid, >>> Size : about 6 - 7 cm x 3 - 4 cm >>> >>> Inflorescence >>> Type : clusters in topmost leaf axil >>> Size : about 10 - 15 mm >>> >>> Flowers >>> Size : about 4 - 5 mm >>> Colour : white >>> Calyx : do not know >>> Bracts : - no bracts - >>> >>> Fruits >>> Type : do not know >>> Shape : do not know >>> Size : do not know >>> Seeds : do not know >>> >>> >>> Other Info >>> Fragrance : do not know >>> Pollinator : do not know >>> Uses : do not know >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
