Sir, I will eagerly waiting from the photographs of Salix and Populus from Kashmir. I never visited Leh and Ladakh where some unique species of Salicaceae are found. Are you going to publish another edition on fruits and vegetables?
Thanks, Sukla ------------------------------------------------ Sukla Chanda, PhD Science & Education, The Field Museum, Chicago IL. On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 9:00 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot Sukla ji. Perhaps I may be able to take some live photographs > in my next visit to Kashmir. Dachigam is the area of my PhD research and I > have studied its Flora between 1970-1974. This year we have changed our > programme to spend time with our elder son and his family in California > from April to September. Kashmir visit may be shifted to April, 2015. From > both places I wish to capture spring plants which I have missed till now. > In California my main aim is to capture fruits vegetables and ornamental > which are very well displayed in Farmers weekly Markets. > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 6:24 AM, Sukla Chanda <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sir, >> >> I'm sorry to say again that it is not P. pamirica. I'm sure about that >> after seeing the type material of P. pamirica (deposited at Leningrad) and >> checking the description of this species in Flora of the USSR. I do not >> agree with to eFlora of Pakistan that "Indian specimens of P. >> balsamifera actually belong to P. pamirica". Rather I believe on the work >> of C.K. Schneider (Pl. Wilson., 1916) who included the Indian "Populus >> balsamifera"(of Hooker, Brandis) under Populus szechuanica var. tibetica. >> Schneider's work seems to be more justified as his work is very original >> (not copied from other) and simply marvelous. >> >> The leaf of your specimen looks like some hybrid of P. nigra var. >> italica. But for further confirmation reproductive parts are required. I'm >> not willing to include neither P. pamirica nor P. balsamifera in Indian >> list. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> Sukla >> ------------------------------------------------ >> Sukla Chanda, PhD >> Science & Education, >> The Field Museum, Chicago IL. >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 3:29 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Could it be P. pamirica Kom. considering the fact that according to >>> eFlora of Pakistan Indian specimens of P. balsamifera actually belong to P. >>> pamirica. Also keeping in mind the fact that both species are missing from >>> Dr. Sukla ji's list. >>> >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 7:06 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> A reply: >>>> "Some more information is required for identification of Populus >>>> species. From the information provided so far is leaf. I still think may be >>>> P. balsamiana. >>>> Regards. >>>> Bhellum" >>>> >>>> Thanks, Bhellum ji. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 12 February 2014 09:12, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>>>> >>>>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>>>> This is not *P. balsamifera* L. I'm not sure what species it is. I >>>>> guess it is P. szechuanica var. tibetica which show diversity of shape of >>>>> leaf lamina. My next post will show *Populus balsamifera* L. from >>>>> Canada and USA. It would help for further understanding where both these >>>>> differ. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Sukla >>>>> ------------------------------------------------ >>>>> Sukla Chanda, PhD >>>>> Science & Education, >>>>> The Field Museum, Chicago IL. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>> From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: 4 February 2014 10:00 >>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:180827] Salicaceae (including Flacourtiaceae) >>>>> Fortnight: Populus balsamifera from Kashmir Pl. validate-GSFEB-6 >>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Poppulus balsamifera photographed from Dachigam Kashmir, pl validate. >>>>> >>>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>>> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. 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