Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC. from Delhi and Morni

[Gurcharan Singh]

Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC., Cat. pl. horti monsp. 77. 1813

Syn: Gomphrena sessilis L. ; Alternanthera denticulata R. Br.

Perennial herb with creeping to ascensing stems, often tinged purple, hairy at nodes; leaves linear-lanceolate to ovate-oblong, up to 8 cm long, glabrous or pilose; flowers in sessile axillary heads, initially globose, later elongating; bracts ovate-lanceolate, shorter than tepals; tepals white, ovate, 2-3 mm long, 1-veined; stamens 3, filaments connate; pseudostaminodes shorter than stamens, entire, apex acuminate; utricle dark brown.

Photographed from Delhi and Tikkar Tal lake, Morni
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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.
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[Vijayasankar]

Thanks Gurcharan ji for this nice post.

 

Regards 

 

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

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