Thanks, Chadwell ji On 15 Nov 2016 2:08 am, "chrischadwell...@btinternet.com" < chrischadwell...@btinternet.com> wrote:
> I shall be inspecting all the Geraniums posted on this site in due > course. I am in agreement that this is Geranium wallichianum (the largely > out-of-focus images makes it difficult) but those reading this should be > aware just how variable this species is in terms of flower colour. Nasir > in Geraniaceae (Flora of Pakistan) describes the petals as mauve but this > is only a small fraction of the variation. It is very difficult for > herbarium taxonomists as in most cases they only have dried, pressed > specimens to refer to. Often the colour of dried flowers is different to > fresh flowers plus in many cases accompanying field notes are minimal or > non-existent, seldom mentioning flower colour. *I know of forms which > are bluish with white centres, pink, mauve and all sorts in between from > the Western Himalaya.* > > The same applies to colour of filaments and styles (which Nasir says is > reddish). > > This species can normally be distinguished by its large oblong to oval > stipules. It can normally be recognised but many other geraniums present > considerable challenges identification-wise. Those interested in other > species should read my other posts about Geraniums. > > On Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 2:37:05 AM UTC, devendra wrote: > >> *Common name:* Himalayan Geranium, Lilac Cranesbill >> *Botanical name:* *Geranium himalayense* >> Family: Geraniaceae (geranium family) > > -- > 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
