Garg Ji Though in FL of Pak., Nasir 1975 (Flora of Pakistan is an old document of 1970s now available as online document) merged A.stracheyi Baker with A.consanguineum Kunth., but it is a distinct species for having shorter pedicels (3-5 mm long) and narrower leaves (1-2mm). It is also a distinct species in Plant List and the most recent document on Alliaceae, Liliaceae, Trilliaceae, Uvulariaceae of India (Singh & Sanjappa 2006; Fascicles of Flora of India Fascicle-23, by BSI). This document is available as hard copy only. Here I have followed this not Fl of Pakistan. DSRawat Pantnagar
On Tuesday, September 17, 2013 9:57:31 AM UTC+5:30, D.S Rawat wrote: > > *Allium cepa* (Onion) may be the costly edible nowadays but there is > another *Allium* which is many times more costly than Onion every year. > This species of *Allium* (*A.stracheyi *Baker) is an exclusive Himalayan > herb growing only in high altitudes. Flowers of this tiny herb are picked > and dried to be used as a spice known as ‘*Pharan*’ in Uttarakhand. Pure > material is costlier than Rs 1000 per kg but most often adulterated by > flowers of another *Allium* species known locally as ‘Laddoo’, thus > becoming a little cheaper. > > This plant material is mainly collected from wild but few farmers are also > trying its cultivation. Mainly collected by Bhotias from Uttarakhand this > species has been included in *Red Data Book of Indian Plants* due to its > indiscriminate collection and consequent threat to its survival. > > Photographed in Nilkanth base valley at about 3400m near Badrinath. > [image: Inline image 2] > [image: Inline image 1] > DSRawat Pantnagar > -- 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.
