J.M. Garg
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to efloraofindia, Dinesh Valke, promila chaturvedi, Vijayasankar Raman, Nayan Singh, satish pardeshi, Shrikant Ingalhalikar
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"this is not Aerva lanata.. the leaves are some what orbicular in A. lanata. instead it is Aerva sanguinolenta
1. Leaves subglabrous beneath
1. Leaves tomentose beneath
2. Inflorescence all axillary spikes or small clusters
2. Inflorescence axillary and terminal spikesA. sanguinolenta
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A. lanata
A. javanica
Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Bl., Bijdr. 547, 1825; Singh et al, Fl. Mah. St. 2: 780, 2001; Almeida, Fl. Mah. 4: 196, 2003; Pradhan et al, Fl. SGNP 521, 2005.
Synonyms: Achyranthes sanguinolenta L. Sp. Pl. ed, 2, 294, 1762. A. scandens Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 503, 1824. Aerva scandens (Roxb.) Moe. in DC., Prodr. 13(2): 300, 1849; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 727, 1885; Cooke, Fl. Pres. Bombay 2: 577, 1958 (Repr.). Gomphrena amaranthoides Roth. Nov. Pl. Sp. 182, 1821.
Nothosaerva has 1-2 staminodes where as Aerva has 5 staminodes.
Nothosaerva brachiate: leaves opposite, elliptic-lanceolate, acute or sub obtuse, base attenuate, 1.8-3.5 x 1-2 cm
Regards
Satish Pardeshi"