Flora of Haryana: Datura Stramonium from Near to Munak Karnal

Balkar Singh

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Oct 9, 2011, 3:07:24 PM10/9/11

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Dear All

Datura Stramonium from Near to Munak Karnal

pls validate

Thanks

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

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Oct 10, 2011, 12:07:45 AM10/10/11

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Very nice picture of the fruit never seen it before Thanks for sharing

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Bhagyashri

Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 10, 2011, 12:41:08 AM10/10/11

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Balkar ji

Size of the prickles on fruit leads me to think that it may be Datura metel. Besides D. stramonium is not found generally wild in tropical areas.

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Balkar Singh

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Oct 10, 2011, 3:54:13 AM10/10/11

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I think u r right Sir
Thanks for correction

H S

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Oct 11, 2011, 1:03:36 AM10/11/11

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I guess Datura fastuosa L. and its different from D. metel L.

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Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 11, 2011, 3:55:03 AM10/11/11

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Since a very long time D. fastuosa L. considered as synonym of D. metel L.

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2757779

http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_search.pl

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SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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Balkar Singh

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Oct 11, 2011, 10:44:12 AM10/11/11

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Thanks for Update Sir

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