Also common in our Area Thanks Sir for detailed information about This
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > *Alternanthera pungens* Kunth, F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. > sp. 2:165[folio]; 2:206[quarto]. 1818 > Syn: *Achyranthes repens* L., *Alternanthera achyrantha* (L.) R. Br., > *Alternanthera > repens* (L.) Link, *Illecebrum achyrantha* L. > > Common name: Khaki weed > > Prostrate mat-forming perennial, much branched with prostrate branches; > leaves broadly rhomboid-ovate to obovate, 1.5-4 cm long; inflorescence > sessile globose , up to 1 cm across; tepals unequal, with sharp spiny tips. > > The species is quite distinct but often confused with A. paronychoides, and > the plant of latter is still labelled as A. pungens at FOI website. > A. pungens is a plant of dry wastelands and has much larger broader leaves, > stiffer branches and very spiny tepals. It is very common in Delhi. A. > paronychoides is a plant of web habitats with softer almost succulent stems, > smaller narrower leaves and softer whitish tepals without sharp (pungent) > tips. I am uploading that separately. > -- > 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/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
