Many thanks Rashidaji for the confirmation and simple key to distinguish. On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Rashida Atthar <atthar.rash...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Muthu ji I too think your plant is *Acalypha ciliata Forsk*. > > The keys to differentiate the three closely related Acalypha species from > Dr. Almeida's flora Vol -IV B pg: 281 - > > 1. Herbaceous plants, naturally growing wild-------------------2 > 2. Bracts concealing the capsules-----------------------------3 > 3. Bracts shortly dentate, truncate--------------- A. indica > 3. Bracts 3 -lobed ------------------------------------- A. supera > 3. Bracts fimbriate------------------------------------- A. > ciliata > > regards, > Rashida. > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> forwarding for further clarification. >> >> Could this be *Acalypha ciliata*, if i am not wrong. The bract is >> distinctly ciliate here. - Vijayasankarji >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >> Date: Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 6:08 PM >> Subject: Re: [indiantreepix:23358] What is this Herb? >> To: Vijayasankar Raman <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> >> Cc: Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com>, indiantreepix < >> indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>, Dr Santhosh Kumar < >> drsanthosh1...@gmail.com>, Vijayadas D <vijayad...@gmail.com> >> >> >> Yes, it must be *A. ciliata*, Vijayasankar ji. I have yet to learn >> differentiating other *Acalypha* species from *A. indica*. >> Regards. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Vijayasankar Raman < >> vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear Dinesh ji, >>> >>> Could this be *Acalypha ciliata*, if i am not wrong. The bract is >>> distinctly ciliate here. >>> >>> -- >>> With regards >>> >>> R. Vijayasankar >>> FRLHT, Bangalore >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Muthu Karthick, N >> Junior Research Fellow >> Care Earth Trust >> Chennai - 61 >> www.careearthtrust.org >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> >> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org
