SK 2271 04 November 2019

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Members,

Location:  Ranimahal, Palpa

Date: 25 September 2019

Elevation:453 m.

Habit : Wild

Achyranthes ??  Bidentata, Aspera or Subsp. or  coynei ??

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[dr.rakesh Singh]

Achyranthes aspera . Varieties determination difficult . 

There are 4 to 5 varieties described , no key I could find online ! 

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Elevation range for aspera?

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Saroj Kasaju 

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Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[ushadi]

try http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=100227

for this amaranth member

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Ushadi

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[ushadi]

FoP says its supposed to be densely hairy\

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=100227

Regards

Ushadi

[dr.rakesh Singh]

Eflora of Nepal mostly refers to eflora of China . 

FOC has A .aspera var. indica and var. aspera as distinct varieties ....eflora of Nepal treats them as synonyms . 

A. aspera var. porphyristachya is a variety mentioned in eflora of Nepal , without description , is absent from FOC . 

The plant list considers var. porphyristachya an accepted name along with six others as lower taxa .  

[Saroj Kasaju]

I already checked all and could not decide. Does it matches with Achyranthes coynei - Coyne's Chaff Flower - Flowers of Indiawww.flowersofindia.net › catalog › slides › Coyne's Chaff Flower

which is not listed in Nepal ?

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Saroj Kasaju

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[ushadi]

Ok, I will check. 

but not before Monday

Regards

Ushadi

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Usha DI !

Saroj Kasaju

[dr.rakesh Singh]

Somewhere I read elevation up to 1200 meters . 

I shall stick to A. aspera . 

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Achyranthes

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Saroj Kasaju

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[dr.rakesh Singh]

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278301813_Achyranthes_coynei_Santapau_Amaranthaceae_An_Endemic_and_Threatened_Species_from_Kachchh_Desert_India

[Saroj Kasaju]

May not be coynei  Dr. Singh !

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Saroj Kasaju

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[dr.rakesh Singh]

In efloraofindia it has been said that A .conyei is big brother of A .aspera , up to 3.5 meters tall sometimes . 

Average A. aspera height in my area is about 125 cm , spike about 50 cm . 

Taller plants I have seen upto 250 cm with spike longer than 100 cm , thicker , each fruit a bit bigger . 

Typically , they live longer . Leaf is very little hairy , larger and papery (chartaceous). Dash of red everywhere including spike  . I was told it was A. aspera var. porphyristachya .

I have tried to sort them out ...varieties in A .aspera in my area . Problem is , characters overlap a lot across the plants and they change with time. The look of plant chages according to season too . It will not be same in August and september and October and November . In summers , few plants will survive ...robust, tall , reddish , longer spikes , less hairy . 

But to say the taller ones are or are not A .conyei is impossible for me . 

Photographs in the paper I quoted are not really giving out diagnostic point(s) except light pink tepals ...the kind of color I have not yet seen in Achyranthes .

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[J.M. Garg]

Achyranthes aspera var. porphyristachya (Wall. ex Moq.) Hook.f.  as per details and comparative images at Achyranthes

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Mr. Garg.

Saroj Kasaju

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