Thanks a lot, Rawat ji, for clarifying the matter.
On 23 September 2013 15:34, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world): http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2165 members & 1,64,000 messages on 31/8/13) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 8500 species & 1,70, 000 images). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- 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.
