Usha Di, It was growing in the ground, by the wall and of course there were some unused building materials where i found this herb Your words, "...love lime...", explain why i very often find this plant by sides of boundary walls.
Regards, surajit On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 7:59 AM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Yes, Surajit... > I notice its growing very close to an old wall... was it by any chance > growing in the mortar between the bricks or wa sit growing in the ground by > the wall... > > its one of the plants that love lime and need lime to grow ... hence the > question... > > Usha di > ps I hope you are not touching or handling all these bichhutis by bare > hands..remember what the word bichhuti implies > > ========= > > On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 1:11 AM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sir, >> >> The first member mentioned in the "Plant Groups", under Urticaceae >> family, is *Fleurya interrupta* (L.) Gaud. But KEW says it is an >> unresolved name <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2813458>! >> While Flora of >> China<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242328231>and >> Tropicos <http://www.tropicos.org/Name/33400305?tab=synonyms> state it >> is synonym of *Laportea interrupta* (L.) Chew, which in turn is an accepted >> name of *Fleurya interrupta* (L.) >> Wight<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-33400305>! >> >> Attaching images of what we call LAL-BICHUTI in Bengali, a common >> stinging herb. >> >> Species : *Laportea interrupta* (L.) Chew >> Habit & Habitat : wild herb, about 1 foot tall, common on roadside and >> wasteplace >> Bengali name : LAL-BICHUTI >> Date : 18/8/12, 10.35 A.M. >> Place : Hooghly >> Site visited : >> >> - http://www.hear.org/pier/species/fleurya_interrupta.htm >> - >> >> http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/hermann-herbarium/search/detail.dsml?PageBarcode=000594643 >> - >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/xFR6aZvliWY/discussion >> - >> http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Laporteainterrupta&w=91314344@N00&m=tags >> >> >> Thank you & Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > --
