White sepal & Yellow petal-Samir Takaochi

Samir Takaochi

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Oct 26, 2010, 3:27:44 PM10/26/10

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Hello, frineds.

Could you advice about name?

I think white one is sepal and yellow one is petal. Is my understanding correct?

1)Place: Chennnai

2)Timing: september

3)Type: Wild plant

4)Height:45cm

5)Diameter of flower(including sepal):1cm

Samir Takaochi

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Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 26, 2010, 3:35:27 PM10/26/10

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Alternanthera sessilis most probably.
Pankaj

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Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 26, 2010, 4:00:53 PM10/26/10

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Not Alternanthera sessilis

May be A. ficoides (or doubtfully A. pungens).

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Vijayasankar

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Oct 26, 2010, 4:32:40 PM10/26/10

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I think it is Alternanthera tenella.

Regards

Vijayasankar

Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 26, 2010, 5:59:36 PM10/26/10

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Yes, A. tenella is the synonym

A. ficoidea the accepted name

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Dinesh Valke

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Oct 26, 2010, 10:18:28 PM10/26/10

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Alternanthera ficoidea is (syn. Alternanthera tenella, Gomphrena ficoidea) is commonly known as: sanguinarea • Marathi: कुसळ kusal • Telugu: అడవి పున్నాగంటె అలము adavi punnaganti aalamu

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Mahadeswara Swamy

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Oct 27, 2010, 12:27:06 AM10/27/10

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--- On Wed, 27/10/10, Mahadeswara Swamy <swamy...@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Mahadeswara Swamy <swamy...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:51984] White sepal & Yellow petal-Samir Takaochi
To: "Samir Takaochi" <band...@gmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, 27 October, 2010, 9:40 AM

Looks like wild Gomphrena (G.decumbens?).

--- On Wed, 27/10/10, Samir Takaochi <band...@gmail.com> wrote:

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