04032011GS2 for ID from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

04032011GS2 for ID from Delhi

The herb has all characteristics of Allium, but no trace of any onion or garlic smell

Leaves linear, flat, about 1 cm wide, all basal, upto 25 cm long

Scape about 30-40 cm long, flowers subumbellate, subtended by spathaceous bract

Flowers white, about 8-9 mm across; filaments without any basal teeth.

Growing in Herbal Garden in Delhi

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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
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[Gurcharan Singh]

Tracked it down to some species of Muilla, but yet to fix the species. 

Interestingly the genus Muilla which is very similar to Allium except for lacking the characteristic smell was proposed by G. Watson in 1879 by writing the spellings of genus Allium in reverse order. Perhaps three species of the genus are recognised, and the plant matches most with M. transmontana, but the leaves are broader than that species.

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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/ 

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Tracked it down to some species of Muilla, but yet to fix the species.

Interestingly the genus Muilla which is very similar to Allium except for lacking the characteristic smell was proposed by G. Watson in 1879 by writing the spellings of genus Allium in reverse order. Perhaps three species of the genus are recognised, and the plant matches most with M. transmontana, but the leaves are broader than that species.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh”

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Tracked it down to some species of Muilla, but yet to fix the species.

Interestingly the genus Muilla which is very similar to Allium except for lacking the characteristic smell was proposed by G. Watson in 1879 by writing the spellings of genus Allium in reverse order. Perhaps three species of the genus are recognised, and the plant matches most with M. transmontana, but the leaves are broader than that species.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh”

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From: Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com>

[Pankaj Kumar]

I imagine why this is not Allium!!
Pankaj

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[Pankaj Kumar]

Oh I am sorry. Read the explaination of Gurucharan sir afterwards.
Pankaj

[Balkar Arya]

Thanks Sir for enlightening us about this interesting Botanical incident

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Resurfacing again for ID

Earlier feedback

Me...............................................Tracked it down to some species of Muilla, but yet to fix the species. 

Interestingly the genus Muilla which is very similar to Allium except for lacking the characteristic smell was proposed by G. Watson in 1879 by writing the spellings of genus Allium in reverse order. Perhaps three species of the genus are recognised, and the plant matches most with M. transmontana, but the leaves are broader than that species.

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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/ 

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From: Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 8:19 PM

[prasad dash]

Wao...... superb close up Sir Ji.

Regards

prasad

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Ecologist, Orissa, India
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[Gurcharan Singh]

I was after this plant for a long time. This week I again found this plant flowering, and asked gardener about it. He gave me English name Choice and Hindi name Neelie, but I was apprehensive because I could not detect any onion smell. Today I asked another gardener, he gave the same name and said it has sweet onion smell. He could smell it, I could not, perhaps my smell power has become less sensitive.

   I did some thinking, and thought chives as closest, but it is not Allium schoenoprasum, which however, has pink flowers. Next the garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, and yes the plant looks much similar, but one problem. Allium tuberosum grows in our College Botanical garden, but flowers only in August September. This one flowers in April. 

   Since it is supposed to be important medicinally, could any member throw more light on this.

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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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ 
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“I was after this plant for a long time. This week I again found this plant flowering, and asked gardener about it. He gave me English name Choice and Hindi name Neelie, but I was apprehensive because I could not detect any onion smell. Today I asked another gardener, he gave the same name and said it has sweet onion smell. He could smell it, I could not, perhaps my smell power has become less sensitive.

   I did some thinking, and thought chives as closest, but it is not Allium schoenoprasum, which however, has pink flowers. Next the garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, and yes the plant looks much similar, but one problem. Allium tuberosum grows in our College Botanical garden, but flowers only in August September. This one flowers in April.

   Since it is supposed to be important medicinally, could any member throw more light on this.
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh”

 

 

 

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From: Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com>

Date: 4 April 2011 20:19

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

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'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna'
The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image.

For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1840 members & 1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 6500 species).

Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. 

[Saroj Kumar Kasaju]

Please check Nothoscordum ×borbonicum Kunth

Thank you

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kumar Kasaju]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaltawildplants.com%2FAMRY%2FNothoscordum_borbonicum.php&ved=0CBkQjhxqFwoTCIC03JeF2pUDFQAAAAAdAAAAABA3&opi=89978449

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothoscordum_%25C3%2597_borbonicum&ved=2ahUKEwj03LaWhdqVAxX4TGwGHdliERQQr4kDegQIKBAA&usg=AOvVaw0v-lfB8qwzbATYU0XF-ogt

https://www.gbif.org/taxon/47TSV

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Saroj ji, I think you have nailed it finally

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Gurucharan sir.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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