ID request-22102010-PKA1

[Prashant awale]

Dear Friends,
Came across this herb at Cheeka (Manali region).

Date/Time: 26-09-2010 / 04:30PM
Location: Cheeka (Altitude of approx 10400ft), on the way to Hampta Pass
Habitat: Wild
Plant Habit: Herb

regards
Prashant

[Prashant awale]

Forwarding again for ID..

regards

Prashant

[Satish Phadke]

Thought about some Bergenia species.
Checked with B.ciliata; B.stracheyi and B.purpurascens ......but different from the given picture.
Dr Phadke

[Gurcharan Singh]

Not Bergenia Satish, perhaps I will send the photograph of Bergenia from here

This one is perhaps Origanum vulgare, the wild oregano used in Pizza flavouring

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[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Thought about some Bergenia species.

Checked with B.ciliata; B.stracheyi and B.purpurascens ......but different from the given picture.

Dr Phadke”

 

“Not Bergenia Satish, perhaps I will send the photograph of Bergenia from here

This one is perhaps Origanum vulgare, the wild oregano used in Pizza flavouring

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh”

 

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From: Prashant awale <pka...@gmail.com>
Date: 22 October 2010 19:50
Subject: [efloraofindia:51504] ID request-22102010-PKA1
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[Gurcharan Singh]

Origanum vulgare

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/ 

[Prashant awale]

Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji.
regards
prashant

[Yazdy Palia]

I think you are right Dr.Gurcharan Singh ji
http://www.google.co.in/images?q=Origanum+vulgare+pictures&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rlz=1R1GGGL_en___IN364&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=AVjhTJuSMoTmvQOe8N3uDg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQsAQwAA&biw=1358&bih=487
Regards
Yazdy.

On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Pankaj Kumar]

Origanum vulgare L. Sp. Pl. 2: 590. 1753

Type: Lectotype - Kalm, Herb. Linn. No. 743.9 (LINN) - digital image attached.

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Pankaj

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