PLANT FOR IDENTIFICATION -61

[Debasish Joardar]

Hi,

 

Location : Karnagar,

                 Dist. Midnapore, West Bengal.

 

Date : 21/12/2007.

Would you please identify this plant.

 

Thanks,

 

Debasish Joardar.

 

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[Debasish Joardar]

Hi,

 

Location : Karnagar,

                 Dist. Midnapore, West Bengal.

 

Date : 21/12/2007.

Would you please identify this plant.

 

Thanks,

 

Debasish Joardar.

 

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[J.M. Garg]

Here is a reply received from Suma ji:

"'Hi,

 Family: Amaranthaceae

Genus: Gomphrena

species: globosa  L

Medicinal- siddha, folk medicine.

English name-globe amaranth

Kannada name-adake hoo gida

cheers

Suma''

 

I found an interesting link worth reading for Gomphrena globosa
(Globe amaranth, gomphrena, bachelor's buttons)
http://www.floridata.com/ref/G/gomp_glo.cfm

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[DEBASISH JOARDAR]

Hi Suma,

Thanks for the identification, but I found a match with Gomphrena
celosioides.

See Link :http://www.invasive.org/browse/subject.cfm?sub=10878.

Waiting for your reply.

With regards,

Debasish Joardar

On Dec 31, 5:19 pm, "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is a reply received from Suma ji:
> "'Hi,
> Family: Amaranthaceae
> Genus: Gomphrena
> species: globosa L
> Medicinal- siddha, folk medicine.
> English name-globe amaranth
> Kannada name-adake hoo gida
> cheers
> Suma''
>

> I found an interesting link worth reading for *Gomphrena globosa
> *(Globe amaranth, gomphrena, bachelor's buttons)http://www.floridata.com/ref/G/gomp_glo.cfm
>
> On 12/30/07, Debasish Joardar <djoardar1...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > *Location : Karnagar,*
> > * Dist. Midnapore, West Bengal*.

>
> > Date : 21/12/2007.
>
> > Would you please identify this plant.
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Debasish Joardar.
>

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