Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Week: Angelica prolifera from Herbal Garden, Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Hydrocotyle prolifera Kellogg 
Plant of Caribbean North America, growing along pond in Herbal Garden, Delhi 
Common name: Whorled marshpennywort 

(Syn: H. verticillata var. triradiata (A. Rich.) Fern.  , H. triradiata; H. 
australis Coult. & Rose; H. canbyi Coult. & Rose) 

Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

[Balkar Arya]

This is cultivated there or growing wildly? Not seen in Haryana anywhere

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

[Gurcharan Singh]

The plant was grown in the pond in Herbal Garden, Punjabi Bagh, is now almost vanishing as pond is drying up and other weeds are taking over. It (whorled pennywort) is often grown in aquaria.

   By the way now the correct name is H. verticillata according to Kew Plant List.

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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.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[Balkar Arya]

Thank you Sir for Information