Hooghly Today : Pouzolzia indica var. alienata (L.) Wedd.?

[surajit koley]

Sir,

Found this herb on the edge of a drain, might be a Pouzolzia species. Is it Pouzolzia indica var. alienata (L.) Wedd. (of "Bengal Plants") = Pouzolzia zeylanica var. zeylanica ?

Thank you,

Regards,

surajit

[Satish Phadke]

I think Yes.
From earlier discussions the above pictures match with P. zeylanica. Esp the additional pair of veins in the middle of the leaf above the base.
"Erect or ascending perennial hairy herb; leaves opposite, sometimes alternate, gradually reduced in size upwards; petiole 2-4 mm long; stipules 2-4 mm long, triangular-ovate, ciliate; leaf ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 1.5-7 cm long, one or two lateral veins from middle portion of leaf in addition to basal pair of lateral veins, rigidly hairy especially along veins; floral clusters axillary, ciliate along margin; female flowers sessile, male with 1.5-2 mm long pedicel, flowers 4-5 merous; fruiting perianth strongly ribbed or winged; achene shining black to brown."

Dr Satish Phadke

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[surajit koley]

Satish Sir,

You make identification so easy in the first line, and also so tricky in the rest of the mail!

Thank you very much,

Regards,

surajit

[Satish Phadke]

The rest of the mail with red text hasbeen copied from an earlier mail from some orher member which describes the plant details. I mentioned the relevent detail in one single line.

[surajit koley]

Sir,

The red text is very much like the descriptions of various species in FoC and FoP and it is quite hard to understand for common people.

Thank you,

Regards,

surajit

[Saroj Kumar Kasaju]

Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn.

Thank you

Saroj Kasaju

[surajit koley]

Thank you Saroj ji.

With regards,

Surajit Koley