wire bush FOR ID :: Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park :: 24 OCT 18

[Dinesh Valke]

Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park  Jodhpur Date: October 24, 2018 ... Altitude: about 300 m (980 feet) asl

¿ Heliotropium bacciferum ?   Dear friends, I do not know about this plant, not at all sure whether it is Heliotropium bacciferum. The sessile inflorescence has some similarity to what I find in Alka ji's post in eFI. Her flickr album of Jaisalmer Jodhpur is also serving me as good and quick reference (many thanks Alka ji). This plant, or maybe there are several, look to me like a huge bundle of wire. I was not able to see any leaves. Please help with ID.

Regards. Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Dinesh ji.

Looks different from Alka ji's images.

Pl. check comparative images at Amaranthaceae

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[J.M. Garg]

However, could not find a match myself.

May be from some other family.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks Garg ji.

May not be any Heliotropium ... I was just taking a guess, and could be very well from some other family.

Hopefully we will get the ID.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Sharmila Punde]

Thanks Dinesh Ji for so many nice plants. Seems this plant is being cared by people. May be some edible or medicinal plant.

Thanks

Sharmila

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

Thanks, Dinesh ji. Looks different from Alka ji's images.

Pl. check comparative images at Amaranthaceae- from me

However, could not find a match myself.

May be from some other family. - from me

May not be any Heliotropium ... I was just taking a guess, and could be very well from some other family. Hopefully we will get the ID. Regards. Dinesh

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Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

Thanks, Dinesh ji. Looks different from Alka ji's images. Pl. check comparative images at Amaranthaceae- from me

However, could not find a match myself. May be from some other family. - from me

May not be any Heliotropium ... I was just taking a guess, and could be very well from some other family. Hopefully we will get the ID. Regards. Dinesh

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[Dinesh Valke]

Dear Garg ji and all,

One of my flickr contacts suggested me Aerva javanica, in yet to bloom stage. I too am convinced that the posted plant must be it. The bush seems to have colonized in the bounded area, thus not giving the typical look of a single bush. The stems too have grown extraordinarily long - perhaps due to garden care.

Will wait for validating comment(s).

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

I have doubts.

Pl. also try https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/amaranthaceae/aerva/aerva-lanata

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks Garg ji for validating the ID.

But I am not sure whether Aerva lanata is distributed in Jodhpur.

The Desert Park in Jodhpur has only native plants of Thar desert and adjoining arid areas within Rajasthan.

I went with thinking of Aerva javanica - because it is distributed in desert / arid regions, for example, Jaisalmer.

Requesting you to glance through following document related to flora of Jodhpur.

STUDIES ON THE VEGETATION AND FLORA OF JODHPUR ... page 43 & 44 ... it lists Aerva persica and Aerva pseudotomentosa.

I will go with your thoughts.

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

I think it (Aerva lanata) is distributed throughout India as per Catalogue of Life;

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks Garg ji. I will go with Aerva lanata.

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Dinesh ji