Amaranthus sp. Hooghly 30-01-13 sk1

[surajit koley]

Sir,

This is a wild stout herb in a dead canal which is also used as a dumping ground in places. The canal remains waterlogged during the monsoon months.

This plant is more robust than the Amaranthus spinosus L., but without spines and i think less hardy.

Species : UNKNOWN

H & H : erect herb, height between 4.5 ft.

Date : 30/1/13

Place : Hooghly

Thank you,

Regards,

surajit

[Nidhan Singh]

Can be Amaranthus viridis L.
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Dr. Nidhan Singh

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[surajit koley]

Good morning Sir

Thank you very much for the ID.

Regards,

surajit

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:      

Can be Amaranthus viridis L. -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh

Feedback from another thread: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/Z-Z2OdSfD1s:   "Very recently i posted this plant and Nidhan Sir suggested that it was likely to be Amaranthus viridis L. But, it is too tall & robust to be an Amaranthus viridis L. According to the "Bengal Plants" Amaranthus viridis L. is a slender annual. "Flora of British India" describes :- Amaranthus viridis L. = stem 1-2 ft.; rarely decumbent below; leaves 1-2 in., variable in breath...... "Flora Indica" describes :- A. viridis Willd. iv. 388 = ascending, ramous, from one to two feet high...... FoP and FoC too describe that A. viridis L. is a smaller herb This can never be the same plant as in - https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#!topic/indiantreepix/IBUEq_CN1k0. Amaranthus pages in the "Bengal Plants" :- http://ia600604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419&itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419&server=ia600604.us.archive.org&page=n209_w1150.jpg http://ia700604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419&itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419&server=ia700604.us.archive.org&page=n210_w1150.jpg http://ia700604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419&itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419&server=ia700604.us.archive.org&page=n211_w1150.jpg http://ia600604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419&itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419&server=ia600604.us.archive.org&page=n212_w1150.jpg I think this is some other species of Amaranthus, not A. viridis. Thank you, Regards, surajit"

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[J.M. Garg]

Appears like Amaranthus hybridus as per Singh ji's posting.

[surajit koley]

Thank you Sir, the discussion in the other thread of this plant can be found at - https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/Z-Z2OdSfD1s/discussion.

Regards,

surajit

[Promila Chaturvedi]

Looks like Chaulai.

Promila

[surajit koley]

Thank you Promila Ji.

The ebook at - http://books.google.co.in/books?id=Ns4vQyf-zI0C&pg=PA546&lpg=PA546&dq=chaulai&source=bl&ots=NMCgKUFnZs&sig=LGAofGe1T7qRIWz2uGBBBZq_44s&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UakfUauAHcnIrQe8voGACA&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=chaulai&f=false informs there are several varieties of Chaulai which belong to several Amaranthus species.

There is one Amaranthus, A. polygamus, which was known as CHAULAL  in "An English Index to The Plants of India".

The Plant List lists three, maybe more, A. polygamus - 

1. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2633036
   
2. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2633037
   
3. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2633038
   

Can you please specifically identify the species in this thread?

Regards,

surajit