Since the plant is wild, can grow up to height of 5 feet (as reported by Alok ji) and white flowers, and narrow infl. branches, it should be Fagopyrum dibotrys (D. Don) Hara (syn: F. cymosum (Trev) Meisn.), common in the Himalayas. It is used as a vegetable.
F. esculentum is a much smaller plant, cultivated in fields, mostly at higher altitides, has pinkish tinge in flowers. Alok ji may focus on ochrea (a tube like structure at the point from where leaf departs from stem). In F. esculentum the ochrea is hardly 2-4 mm long whereas it is 8-12 mm long in F. dibotrys. -- 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 Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Alok Mahendroo <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank you Balkar ji and Tanay ji for your ready help.. > regards > Alok > On Thu, 2011-07-21 at 18:04 -0700, tanay bose wrote: > > I support Balkar Ji > > This plant is indeed Fagopyrum esculentum > > Tanay > > > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 5:50 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > I think fagopyrum esculentum (Buckwheat) > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 10:57 PM, Alok Mahendroo > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear friends, > > A plant which I think is also used locally as a > > vegetable... > > > > Location Kalatope, H.P. > > Altitude 2100 mts > > Habit herb > > Habitat wild > > Plant height can grow up to 5 feet > > > > regards > > Alok > > -- > > Himalayan Village Education Trust > > Village Khudgot, > > P.O. Dalhousie > > District Chamba > > H.P. 176304, India > > > > www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > > www.forwildlife.wordpress.com > > > http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user?_js=on&_new=true&id=2186 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 (Mobile) > > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > > [email protected] > > > > Webpages: > > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html > > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > Himalayan Village Education Trust > Village Khudgot, > P.O. Dalhousie > District Chamba > H.P. 176304, India > > www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > www.forwildlife.wordpress.com > > http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user?_js=on&_new=true&id=2186 > >
