Allmania nodiflora (L.) R.Br. ex Wight, J. Bot. (Hooker) 1: 226 1834. (syn. Achyranthes mucronata Moq.; Achyranthes nodiflora (Willd.) Roxb.; Allmania albida (Willd.) R.Br. ex Hook.f.; Allmania esculenta R. Br.; Allmania longipedunculata (Trimen) Gamble; Allmania nodiflora var. longipedunculata Trimen; Allmania procumbens Wight ex Hook.f. [Invalid]; Allmania pyramidalis (Moq.-Tand.) Koord.; Belutta peduncularis Raf.; Belutta sessilis Raf.; Celosia albida Willd.; Celosia mucronata Moq.; Celosia nodiflora L.; Celosia pallida Moq.; Chamissoa albida Mart.; Chamissoa albida (R. Br. ex Hook. f.) Moq.; Chamissoa angustifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.; Chamissoa brownii Steud.; Chamissoa esculenta Moq.; Chamissoa javanica Hassk.; Chamissoa nodiflora Mart.; Chamissoa pyramidalis Moq.); China (Guangxi, Hainan), India (E- & S-India), Sikkim, Philippines, Vietnam,
Java (incl. Madura Isl.), Sri Lanka, Laos, Cambodia, peninsular Malaysia
(scattered), Singapore, Sumatra, Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumba, Wetar), S- and
peninsular Thailand, Lakshadweep Isl. (Laccadives) as per Catalogue of Life; commonly known as: node flower allmania • Kannada: ಹಸಿರು ಬುಡ್ಡೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು hasiru budde soppu, ಕಂದು ಬುಡ್ಡೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು kandu budde soppu • Malayalam: പേതാർതാവൽ pethaar-thaaval, പേക്കൊഴുപ്പ pekkozhuppa • Marathi: धान भाजी dhan bhaji, माळ कुक्कुर mal kukkur • Odia: ତଡ଼ତଡ଼ୁଆ tardatardua • Tamil: காமாட்சிக்கீரை kamatci-k-kirai, குமட்டிக்கீரை kumatti-k-kirai • Telugu: గురుగు కూర gurugu kura ¿ awl-MAN-ee-uh ? -- named for William Allman, Jamaican-Irish physician and botanist ... Plant genera named after people no-dee-FLOR-uh -- flowers from the nodes ... Dave's Botanary Diffuse herbs, stem puberulus. Leaves alternate, 2-6 x 1-1.5 cm, elliptic-oblong, apex acute, entire, glabrous. Flowers in terminal and axillary globose congested cymes, pedicelled; bracts and bracteoles 4 mm long, lanceolate, acuminate with filiform tips; tepals 5, equal, 5 x 1 mm, lanceolate, acute, free to the base, 1-nerved, glabrous; stamens 5, filaments united below into a membranous cup, glabrous; ovary obovoid, 1-celled, 1-ovuled, style 1, slender, stigma 2-toothed. Achenes 3 x 2 mm, ellipsoid with a long beak, biconvex, black. Flowering and fruiting: July-October Deciduous forests and wastelands Tropical Asia
On 21/9/08 in Hyderabad, AP. In view of the discussion in thread, it stand identified as Allamania nodiflora Not Allamania, rather Allmania
On 13/9/09 in a rocky area in Keesaragutta in Rangareddy distt. of A.P. Is it like this? http://pick14.pick.uga.edu/mp/20p?see=I_PAO7480&res=640 http://pick14.pick.uga.edu/mp/20p?see=I_PAO7477&res=640 Thanks, ... Appears to be from the same Genus but may a different species. Looks like some Amaranthaceae species may be some Gomphrena...! though not sure... ...........plant looks like Allamania nodiflora from Amaranthaceae, but the colour of inflorescence is different. It looks alright to be Allmania nodiflora, except flower colour http://www.nhm.ac.uk/resources/research-curation/projects/hermann-herbarium/lgimages/BM000621894.JPG http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=50990&flora_id=2 Thanks, .... I couldn't open e-Flora link (may be some temp. problem). Where is the flower colour mentioned? I could find this species i.e. Allmania nodiflora (syn. Celosia nodiflora, Almania longipedunculata) in Forest flora of A.P. & Karnataka at links (These didn't mention any flower colour): http://forest.ap.nic.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/files/ff1450.htm Another link One illustration: http://www.illustratedgarden.org/mobot/rarebooks/page.asp?relation=QK98J3151770V1&identifier=0248 I don't have any doubts about it being Allmania nodiflora Yeah this is of course Allamania nodiflora Please confirm my plant with yellow flower is also Allmania nodiflora. Here are the links for which ... require confirmation as Allmania nodiflora: http://pick14.pick.uga.edu/mp/20p?see=I_PAO7477&res=640 I think it should be Allmania nodiflora as per earlier discussion in this regard. It is Allmania nodiflora This publication describes Allmania nodiflora as semi-aquatic weed. I found it in rocky area far from water. Link This plant was observed in the organic vilage, enabavi near warangal in AP. Hope it is Allmania nodiflora Yes, It is Allmania nodiflora of Amaranthaceae, a common weed in moist places.
Allmania nodiflora (L.) R. Br. ex Wight : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author. Allmania nodiflora (L.) R. Br. ex Wight (Amaranthaceae) 24/04/2012 Denkanikota Krishnagiri DT Tamil Nadu N12.56957, E77.71861 906m Ascending herb, weed in rainfed agriculture lands - flowering
Please help me in identifying this Amaranthaceae herb. Is this a Gomphrena sp.? Location: Villupuran dist., TN Alt.: 120 M ASL Date: 25 Aug 2014 May be Allamania nodiflora var. roxburghii. Suporting ... This appears to be Allmania nodiflora (L.) R.Br. ex Wight var. nodiflora rather than Allmania nodiflora var. roxburghii Hook. fil. as per images and details herein. Allmania nodiflora Kannada names of Allmania nodiflora : 3 posts by 1 author. Please help validate the names typed in Kannada and the names too. ಹಸಿರು ಬುಡ್ಡೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು hasiru budde soppu, ಕಂದು ಬುಡ್ಡೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು kandu budde soppu Reference: ENVIS - FRLHT I checked the names. Kannada names and their English transliteration are perfectly correct. Great going !
I wish to share all the varieties of Allmania that I have collected. Allmania nodiflora var. aspera (Roth) Hook.f.1.jpg Allmania nodiflora var. nodiflora 2.jpg allmania nodiflora var. procumbens 3.jpg Allmania longipedunculata (Trimen) Gamble5.jpg Allamania nodiflora var. roxburghii 4.jpg Excellent work, ...! Thanks for sharing some of the not-so-common varieties/forms of Allmania. I only collected var. dichotoma, var. nodiflora, and A. longipedunculata from Tamil Nadu. Thanks again for sharing the pictures. Wonderful work, ... Thank you, ..., My ambition is to record all our native plants with photographs, since they are most useful and easy tools to know our wealth; this a small step in this journey, UGC India has sanctioned me a project for digitalising the florstic resources of Velugonda hills of E.ghats; the native place of Pterocarpus santalinus, Boswellia ovalifoliolata, Decalepis hamiltonii, etc., I am recording almost all parts of a plant in photographs. I am really astonished sometimes, and enjoying the work. JSGamble is my role-model. Thanks, ..., Best wishes in your wonderful journey!!! As per keys in the book in the link of Flora of Karnataka, your posted image of Allmania nodiflora var. procumbens may be of Allmania nodiflora var. dichotoma (Heyne) Hook. fil. Pl. confirm. In your Flickr stream, you have given it as Allmania nodiflora var. longipedunculata. Pl. confirm. As per keys in the book in the link of Flora of Karnataka, your posted image of Allmania longipedunculata may be of Allmania nodiflora var. procumbens Pl. confirm. Thanks a lot. I will correct
I'd please : 6 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2)- 1 mb each. Reminds me of Amaranthaceae. Not Gomphrena though. More closer to Celosia. I suspect Allmania nodiflora. ...? You have recently seen it ! Thanks … It (flower structure) does not look like that of Allmania that I have. Let us wait for comments. Yes sir, let us wait! Allmania only, Thanks, ..., for the initial id. Appears close to Allmania nodiflora var. nodiflora References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver. 1.1 Flora of China Foc illustration India Biodiversity Portal Flowers of India Forest Flora GBIF http://www.illustratedgarden.org/mobot/rarebooks/page.asp?relation=QK98J3151770V1&identifier=0248 http://www.nhm.ac.uk/resources/research-curation/projects/hermann-herbarium/lgimages/BM000621894.JPG |
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