Thank you Chris . On 10 Nov 2016 10:06, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 I draw your attention to the unpublished research of Professor Arve 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.
