Garden plant for ID :180111 : AK-3

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Aarti S. Khale

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Jan 18, 2011, 1:43:13 AM1/18/11
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Taken at Muscat,Oman on the 4th of March,2010.
Aarti
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mani nair

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Jan 18, 2011, 2:08:41 AM1/18/11
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It is a weed seen in wastelands and abandoned farms in Mumbai also.
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Mani.

Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 18, 2011, 5:16:14 AM1/18/11
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Looks like Alternanthera pungens


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Mahadeswara

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Jan 18, 2011, 6:38:19 AM1/18/11
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Alternanthera pungens for me too. Very common in Chennai as a weed.

On Jan 18, 3:16 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Looks like Alternanthera pungens
>
> --
> 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/

tanay bose

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Jan 18, 2011, 8:55:29 AM1/18/11
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Yes  Alternanthera pungens a weed in West Bengal too
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Muthu Karthick

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Jan 19, 2011, 5:43:11 AM1/19/11
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Any other species of Alternanthera?
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Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 19, 2011, 6:44:57 AM1/19/11
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Yes Muthu ji. Your doubt is genuine. The leaves of A. pungens more or less rounded in outline, and perianth with sharper tips. This could be A. ficoidea.


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J.M. Garg

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Apr 29, 2011, 8:43:45 AM4/29/11
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Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Looks like Alternanthera pungens

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh”

 

“Alternanthera pungens for me too.  Very common in Chennai as a weed.” from Mahadeswara ji.

 

“Yes  Alternanthera pungens a weed in West Bengal too
tanay”


"Yes Muthu ji. Your doubt is genuine. The leaves of A. pungens more or less rounded in outline, and perianth with sharper tips. This could be A. ficoidea.--
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Gurcharan Singh

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May 26, 2011, 10:25:31 AM5/26/11
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I go for Alternanthera ficoidea


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