Herb for id 231210MK1

Muthu Karthick

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Dec 23, 2010, 5:40:25 AM12/23/10

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Dear all,
Please help to id this herb under a rotting wood found at Bryants park, Kodaikanal.

Date/Time-	06-11-2010 / 1:00 PM
Location- Place, Altitude, GP	ca.2100asl; Kodaikanal, TN
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-	as a weed;
Plant Habit-	herb
Height/Length-	ca. 15cm
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-	2.5 x 1.5 cm
Inflorescence Type/ Size-	terminal;
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-	pinkish
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-
Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-

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Gurcharan Singh

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Dec 23, 2010, 12:02:10 PM12/23/10

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Persicaria nepalensis, I suppose

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Pankaj Kumar

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Dec 23, 2010, 12:05:16 PM12/23/10

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I thought that, but in Kodaikanal I got skeptic?

Pankaj

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Ritesh Choudhary

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Dec 23, 2010, 9:26:45 PM12/23/10

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Yes! Persicaria nepalensis (Meisn.) H. Gross from me too.

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Ritesh.

Mayur Nandikar

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Dec 24, 2010, 12:17:13 AM12/24/10

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Yes this is very close to Persicaria nepalensis (Meisn.)

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Muthu Karthick

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Dec 24, 2010, 1:31:32 AM12/24/10

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Thank you all for th id.

Yes Pankajji, this herb has been reported from Nilgiris, Kodaikanal and also in Yercaud. I think this is a native of Himalayas.

Pankaj Kumar

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Dec 24, 2010, 1:46:25 PM12/24/10

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Thanks Muthu for the information.
Dr. Ritesh is Polygonaceae expert here, so if he says yes then it has
to be yes......
Regards
Pankaj

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