Gomphrena serrata

[Rajesh Sachdev]

Name of Species: Gomphrena serrata
Common Name: Prostrate Gomphrena (English)
Family: Amaranthaceae
Conservation status: Unknown, but reported from Great indian Bustard
sanctuary, although native to Amrica.
Photographed: 25th August,2009
Location: Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Camera: Olympus SP570UZ
Lens: OLYMPUS ED LENS AF ZOOM 4.6 - 92 mm, 1:2.8 - 4.6
Description: Small annual herb, common in grasslands in konkan.

[Gurcharan Singh]

Rajesh ji, this photograph appears similar to G. celosioides I had uploaded
few days ago. It features in both Efloras: Pakistan & China. In Pakistan
Eflora Gomphrena decumbens sensu Gamble as synonym of G. celosioides.

Can you throw some light on G. serrata, how it differs from G. celosoides.

Gurcharan Singh

[Tabish]

Further Flowers of Sahyadri mentions Gomphrena serrata. I think there
is some confusion between the two species, them being too close. Flora
of North America mentions Gomphrena serrata, with Gomphrena decumbens
as a synonym:
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415703
The following page at Kew also discusses some unresolved mixup
between Gomphrena serrata and Gomphrena celosioides
http://apps.kew.org/efloras/namedetail.do;jsessionid=E0B27B513DEF7B1A9E154993AFD0ABBC?flora=fz&qry=key&taxon=6645&keyid=1516
Probably the species reported as Gomphrena celosioides and Gomphrena
serrata from different parts of India, may actually be the same.
Best wishes
- Tabish

On Aug 27, 11:02 pm, "Gurcharan Singh" <sin...@sify.com> wrote:
> Rajesh ji, this photograph appears similar to G. celosioides I had uploaded
> few days ago. It features in both Efloras: Pakistan & China. In Pakistan
> Eflora Gomphrena decumbens sensu Gamble as synonym of G. celosioides.
>
> Can you throw some light on G. serrata, how it differs from G. celosoides.
>
> Gurcharan Singh
>
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