I can understand the satisfaction, the joy U would have got at that particular moment... Congratulations Rana ji and Rawat ji for this find...
The place where U found this should be named as " T- Point", i mean Tea Point... Thanks for sharing this touching story.. Regards Prashant On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 8:55 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Very touching story. Congratulations and hats off to you and your > excursions! > > Dr Satish Phadke > > > On 11 July 2013 20:48, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Congratulations on this great find! >> I can imagine the excitement you would have experienced. >> Regards, >> Aarti >> >> >> On Thursday, July 11, 2013 5:59:26 PM UTC+4, D.S Rawat wrote: >>> >>> *Arenaria curvifolia* Majumdar (Caryophyllaceae) was collected by >>> J.F.Duthie, an elglishmen, in 1885 from Kuari Pass (a notch in high ridge >>> connecting Nandakini Valley and Dhauli Valley at an altitude of about >>> 3800m) area. Based on these specimens housed at FRI Dehradun N.C.Majumdar >>> described this species in 1980. Despite of numerous botanical explorations >>> in Garhwal Himalaya by various Taxonomis this species eluded all. >>> >>> In 2006 we (I and Dr C.S.Rana) conducted a through search in its type >>> locality. On third day at the final stage of our futile search rain started >>> at this altitude of 3600m and we decided to make a cup of tea along a >>> rivulet. While Dr Rana was preparing tea on stove I walked towards a steep >>> rock just in frustration of failure. Just as a joke to reduce this tension >>> of failure I said to Dr Rana that we have to call soul of J.F.Duthie to >>> guide us to the spot. Afterwards, I reached just below this moss laden >>> dripping rock and my eyes glued to a white flowered herb suspecting it as >>> *A.curvifolia*. Few meters closer and I jumped in euphoria, hey Rana >>> ji! we have found it. Elated by my call he ran towards me while our >>> kerosene stove and boiling tea tumbled down on steep slope. We hugged each >>> other for this unexpected success at this juncture. The first picture show >>> Dr Rana with plant later. >>> >>> Joy of finding a presumed extinct species or a species not recorded for >>> the last one century is exhilarating to a Taxonomist and such moments are >>> few in life. >>> >>> A little more information and image can be seen at following link: >>> >>> http://www.flowersofindia.**net/catalog/slides/Chamoli%** >>> 20Sandwort.html<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chamoli%20Sandwort.html> >>> >>> DSRawat Pantnagar[image: Inline image 3][image: Inline image 4][image: >>> Inline image 5][image: Inline image 2] >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
