Thanks sir for showing this plant with details On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 8:37 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Alternanthera paronychioides* St. Hil., Voy. Distr. Diamans Bresil. > 2:439. 1833 > > Prostrate herb often confused with A. pungens from which its is very > distinct in soft nearly fleshy branches, white-villous when young; leaves > soft, covered with long hairs when young, mostly shorter than 2 cm, less > than half as broad as long, lanceolate to elliptic-ovate; inflorescence > nearly 5 mm across, tepals white, subequal without spiny tips. > > The plant is characteristic of frequently inundated habitats. Photographed > from banks of Yamuna river in Wazirabad, Delhi. in July, 2009. > This plant from Hyderabad by Garg ji has been wrongly labelled as A. > pungens at FOI website. > > -- > 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
