Thanks Gurcharan ji, for the clarification. Please have a look at these links. http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=95033&flora_id=2 ; http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/06/11506-004-33C45BB1.jpg In our place (TN), we have this plant plentily along watercourses. As i mentioned the panicle is compact, not effuse as it is in your picture. I may be wrong also. Grass experts may throw more light on this.
With regards R. Vijayasankar On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 9:46 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Vijayasankar ji > I agree grasses are often difficult to differentiate. I had checked > spikelets at the time of taking photograph, and opted for Arundo on the > basis of hairs arising from the back of lemma and not callus. Also > Phragmites is generally a plant of wet banks or shallow waters. This one > grows in normal terrestrial habitat in garden. Also the leaves are much > broader than Phragmites I know. Any how if you have doubt about its > identity, I will recheck when it comes to flower.. > > -- > > 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 Wed, May 12, 2010 at 3:35 AM, R. Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> Dear Gurcharan ji, >> >> I used to always get confused with this and *Phragmites karka*. Pl tell >> us how to distinguish them. In our place we have one with compact >> inflorescence and we used to identify it as *Arundo donax*. >> In that way it looks different to me. >> >> Thanx. >> >> With regards >> >> R. Vijayasankar >> >> >> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 2:25 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Great sir i have seen this in wild many times mostly in Corbett >>> ntional Park, >>> Tanay >>> >>> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 12:07 AM, Gurcharan Singh >>> <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Arundo donax L. from Herbal Garden, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi. >>>> Photographed in January, 2010. Eng: Great reed, Spanish cane. Hindi: Bara >>>> nal; Punjab: Bansi; Beng: Gaha nal >>>> >>>> Reed used for mats, baskets, trays, fishing rods and musical >>>> instruments. Stalks and leaves used for pulp used for high grade paper. >>>> Also >>>> used for manufacture of rayon. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tanay Bose >>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>> 9674221362 (Mobile) >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
