On 13/9/09 in a rocky area in Keesaragutta in Rangareddy distt. of A.P.
--Forwarding again for Id confirmation pl.
Earlier relevant feedback:
Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl.
Earlier relevant feedback:
"...........plant looks like Allamania nodiflora from Amaranthaceae, but the colour of inflorescence is different.
thanks
Nayan"
"Nayan ji
It looks alright to be Allmania nodiflora, except flower colour
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/resources/research-curation/projects/hermann-herbarium/lgimages/BM000621894.JPG
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=50990&flora_id=2" from Singh ji.
"Thanks, Nayan ji & Singh ji.
I couldn't open e-Flora link (may be some temp. problem).
Where is the flower colour mentioned?
I could find this species i.e. Allmania nodiflora (syn. Celosia nodiflora, Almania longipedunculata) in Forest flora of A.P. & Karnataka at links (These didn't mention any flower colour):
http://forest.ap.nic.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/files/ff1450.htm
http://books.google.co.in/books?id=cXD2eUj3dzcC&pg=PA332&lpg=PA332&dq=Celosia+nodiflora&source=bl&ots=UtRRVXCOJG&sig=kVHGAZh1gguHusAE1ElzPYGsMe4&hl=en&ei=GnzHSsmDPIjk6gPJ3-zvBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7#v=onepage&q=&f=false
One illustration:
http://www.illustratedgarden.org/mobot/rarebooks/page.asp?relation=QK98J3151770V1&identifier=0248" from me.