472 ID wild plant Achyranthes

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Please ID wild plant, kind regards, Sam.

Location: bloomed at Amritsar Railway Station Punjab  INDIA

Altitude: 700fsl

Flower date: 16APR2023, 12.45pm

Habitat: wild moisture wasteland

Plant habit: small spreading herb, erect branches, semi hard stem, perennial

Height: 02 feet

Leaves: alternate, ovate, acute, simple, wavy margins, size upto:03.5×2.5cm

Flower: terminal spike inflorescence, diameter:05mm, green, non fragrant

Fruit: capsule green into brown, size:03.5×2mm

Seed: brown single, ovoid size:03×1mm

Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Achyranthes aspera var. porphyristachya (Wall. ex Moq.) Hook.fil. ?? 

Name changed to Achyranthes coynei Santapau ??

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 3:48 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu <samkuzh...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Yes, it is very close to Achyranthes aspera var. porphyristachya, dear Saroj ji, thank you very much for ID my plant, with kind regards, Sam.

[Saroj Kasaju]

OK Sam !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Going by the leaves, it is 
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/01/achyranthes-aspera/

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[Gurcharan Singh]

A simple A. aspera, var. would have acuminate leaves and shorter spike, A. coynei much larger pink flowers and much longer spile.

see my post

https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/hDY-HIwarJs/m/W3jFaBsrcioJ

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

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[Gurcharan Singh]

  A simple A. aspera, var.  porphyristachya   would have acuminate leaves and shorter spike, A. coynei much larger pink flowers and much longer spile.

see my post

https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/hDY-HIwarJs/m/W3jFaBsrcioJ

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.

https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/

On Sat, Aug 19, 2023 at 3:52 PM Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com> wrote:

  A simple A. aspera, var.  porphyristachya   would have acuminate leaves and shorter spike, A. coynei much larger pink flowers and much longer spile.

see my post

https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/hDY-HIwarJs/m/W3jFaBsrcioJ

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.

https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Dear Garg ji,

Thank you very much for your nice words and sharing ID link. In my observation, it having three times longer terminal only inflorescence than A. aspera.  With kind regards, Sam.

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Dear Gurucharan ji,

Thank you very much for helping to Identify my plant and sharing ID link with detailed information.  With kind regards, Sam.