Good morning, It may not be Gynura, although BSI tells us the leaves are *distinctly toothed, variable, auricled or attenuated at base*.
I am doubtful that it could be Emilia. It is a common plant in our area and usually smaller and more slender. Please see these links. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/emilia$20sonchifolia|sort:relevance/indiantreepix/5K6F0Qi39ok/bxgas83_jPoJ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/emilia$20sonchifolia|sort:relevance/indiantreepix/Fz93tBrHgLc/bqMsLsgzwZwJ regards Radha On Friday, November 29, 2013 10:06:45 PM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > I think Emilia sonchifolia > 1. Leaf base is dinstinctly auriculate (not so in Gynura bicolor or > Crassocephalum crepidioides). > 2. Gynura bicolor leaves are much different > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gynura_bicolor_vegetable_(hongfeng_cai_%E7%B4%85%E9%B3%B3%E8%8F%9C).png > > 3. There is more of pink and less of orange in flower heads. > > > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 9:02 PM, Satish Phadke > <drsmp...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> I too think it to be closer to *Gynura bicolor*. >> >> Dr Satish Phadke >> >> >> On 29 November 2013 20:57, <radha...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Just found this in Fl of Mah BSI vol 2 p 219: >>> Gynura bicolor >>> Undershrubs, 1-2m high, stem grooved. Leaves distinctly toothed, >>> variable, auricled or attenuated at base. Heads deep orange in corymbs. >>> Pappus copious, white, longer than bracts but shorter than corolla. Achenes >>> oblong, glabrous, rarely papillose between ribs. >>> >>> Radha >>> >>> >>> On Friday, November 29, 2013 8:37:16 PM UTC+5:30, radha...@gmail.comwrote: >>>> >>>> Dear Samir, >>>> >>>> please see this link: >>>> >>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/gynura|sort: >>>> relevance/indiantreepix/s5B0vUSM3Bk/sHJHHFgpv54J >>>> I have a plant exactly like this one posted by Satish and had >>>> identified it tentatively as Gynura bicolor. Perhaps I'm completely wrong. >>>> It's hard for me to upload due to poor connection. >>>> >>>> regards >>>> Radha >>>> >>>> On Thursday, November 28, 2013 7:23:54 PM UTC+5:30, sattu wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Friends, >>>>> Kindly help in Id.is it Crassocephalum crepidiodes? >>>>> date/time:oct12 >>>>> location:ambyvalley rd.,lonavala,pune >>>>> habitat:wild >>>>> plant habit:shrub >>>>> height:about 3ft. >>>>> regards >>>>> satish nikam >>>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> To post to this group, send email to indian...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >>> . >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to indian...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
