wow great find and an inspiring story....
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 9:22 PM, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > > -- Dr. Chitra Shanker Sr. Scientist (Entomology) Directorate of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad -500030 -- 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.
