Thanks, Chadwell ji. On 10 Nov 2016 7:11 am, "[email protected]" < [email protected]> wrote:
> This is not Pegaephyton scapiflorum. Whilst this plant is recorded from > Ladakh up to 5800m it belongs to the Brassicaceae (previously > Cruciferae) family which has rather different foliage and fruits. This is > a Primula belonging to the Primulaceae family. It is *Primula meeboldii* > > I draw your attention to the unpublished research of Professor Arve > Elvebakk, University of Tromso, Norway (Curator of Tromso Arctic-Alpine > Botanic Garden). The PRIMULA MACROPHYLLA (sensu lato - meaning in the > broad sense) COMPLEX has troubled botanists and specialist growers for more > than a century. > > > > Elvebakk has recognised a separate taxon/species *Primula meeboldii* > (honouring the German botanist who first collected pressed specimens of > this on high passes in Ladakh in the 19th Century). It has pinkish flowers > and occurs in Ladakh and some other regions. Hopefully the full details > will be published in the not-too-distant future. > > > *The images taken on the Khardung La are of Primula meeboldii at the early > fruiting stage - the flowers have gone over, its capsules are developing.* > > > > Anyhow, I am in support of the separation of P.meeboldii at species level, > along with P.macrophylla sensu stricto (in the strict sense) and Primula > moorcroftiana as separate species. > > > > > I have found Primula macrophylla sensu stricto to vary a lot - so may well > be subdivided at some point but the plant photographed in the VOF is not > Primula moorcroftiana nor P.meeboldii nor matches the unknown(s) in Kashmir. > > > On Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 4:59:54 PM UTC+1, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: > >> Dear Mr. Garg, >> >> Enclosing some pictures for identification. Is it Pegaeophyton spp ?? >> >> Location : Khardung La >> Altitude : 5000 m >> Date: 24 August 2014 >> >> Thank you. >> > -- 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.
