Garden herb for ID 270411MK3

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Muthu Karthick

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Apr 27, 2011, 3:03:42 AM4/27/11
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Dear all,
Please help to id this herb potted at garden in Kotagiri, Nilgiris. Could this be any Portulacaceae?

Date/Time- 

09-04-2011 / 04:00 PM

Location- Place, Altitude, GP

ca.2000asl; Kotagiri, TN

Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- 

planted in garden

Plant Habit-

 succulent herb

Height/Length- 

10 -15 cm long

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- 

ca.3 x 0.2 cm

Inflorescence Type/ Size- 

terminal; c. 3 cm across 

Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- 

0.5-1 cm across

Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- 

Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- 


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Dr Pankaj Kumar

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Apr 27, 2011, 3:42:17 AM4/27/11
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This should be Crassulaceae, may be some Rhodiola!
Pankaj

Gurcharan Singh

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Apr 27, 2011, 3:43:32 AM4/27/11
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i hope Sedum sexangulare



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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
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Dr Pankaj Kumar

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Apr 27, 2011, 4:35:17 AM4/27/11
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Oh... sorry!!
Pankaj

On Apr 27, 12:43 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> i hope Sedum sexangulare
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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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
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> On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Dear all,
> > Please help to id this herb potted at garden in Kotagiri, Nilgiris. Could
> > this be any Portulacaceae?
>
> >  *Date/Time-*
>
> > 09-04-2011 / 04:00 PM
>
> > *Location- Place, Altitude, GP*
>
> > ca.2000asl; Kotagiri, TN
>
> > *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-*
>
> > planted in garden
>
> > *Plant Habit-*
> > succulent herb
>
> > *Height/Length-*
>
> > 10 -15 cm long
>
> > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-*
>
> > ca.3 x 0.2 cm
>
> > *Inflorescence Type/ Size-*
>
> > terminal; c. 3 cm across
>
> > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-*
>
> > 0.5-1 cm across
>
> > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- *
>
> > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- *

tanay bose

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Apr 27, 2011, 10:05:29 AM4/27/11
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Sedum sexangulare
Tanay
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Tanay Bose
Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
Department of Botany.
University of British Columbia .
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Muthu Karthick

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Apr 28, 2011, 2:35:34 AM4/28/11
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Many thanks Pankajji, Tanayji and Singhji.
Is S. mexicanum a synonym for S.sexangulare or a different species?
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