Very interesting! Congrats Rawat ji for the great find. I think the soul of Dr. Duthie responded to your call and helped you find the plant :) Very touching!!
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 10:59 AM, Chitra Shanker <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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