Thanks for this wonderful post Rawat Ji! Very touching story!! Pl accept my congratulations too.
Regards, Ritesh. On Thursday, July 11, 2013 10:59:26 PM UTC+9, 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 > > 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.
