Thanks, Chadwell ji On 8 Nov 2016 8:37 am, "[email protected]" < [email protected]> wrote:
> I think this must be *P.minutissima*. Cannot think which other species > it can be. It is a nonsense (as with Saxifraga jacquemontiana) to suggest > this plant is Endangered. It is no such thing. I repeat my comment that I > am at a lost to know how species are included in the Red List of Threatened > Vascular Plants in India (the only reason it is in the IUCN Red List of > Threatened Plants is because they accepted what was submitted - they are in > no position to check, just as the species accepted onto Appendices for > CITES are accepted on no actual evidence as those from the Indian Himalaya > are *not* 'Rare & Endangered'. How can botanists who spend so little > time in the field possibly know what is rare let alone endangered. You do > not discover this from an office!. > > As Primula minutissima grows well in suitable habitat in Ladakh (I have > seen it in several places including irrigation channels), also in the > Kashmir Valley, Kulu Valley and know of it from Baspa Valley, Kinnuar, > where it is flourishing. 'Flowers of Himalaya' say stony slopes in areas > near to the Tibetan border @ 3600-5200m. I don't think the authors of these > 'Red Lists' have spent much time on high passes in the borderlands of Tibet > to know the status of populations of this plant, anymore than they know > about colonies of Saxifraga jacquemontiana - neither of which is under any > threat whatsoever. > > *But what about the species what are GENUINELY rare & endangered.... This > is a seriously wrong situation which needs addressing at the highest levels > nationally and internationally.... Claims of rarity MUST be based upon > reliable and accurate information. How many botanists in India have > regularly botanised and surveyed in the high mountains? And of these, how > many can recognise, whilst in those mountains, such species as > P.minutissima and Saxifraga jacquemontiana. I have to an extent and can > recognise them. So perhaps my reliable evidence is worth listening to.* > > On Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 8:13:00 AM UTC+1, D.S Rawat wrote: > >> *Primula minutissima* Jacq. ex Duby (Primulaceae) is a tiny carpet >> forming herb in alpine zones of Western Himalaya. It is listed in 1997 >> IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants and in Red List of Threatened >> Vascular Plant Species in India (Rao *et al.* 2003). >> >> Though mentioned as *Endangered*, it requires review of status since in >> the above document it is shown growing only in Kashmir. >> >> This photograph is taken from Kedarnath area (Uttarakhand) but >> unfortunately in late season (October) thus have no flowers. The rosettes >> of the plants are visible with preformed inflorescence bud in the center of >> rosette. >> It is an addition to eFI database, I hope. >> >> Dr D.S.Rawat >> Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & >> Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
