Thanks, Chadwell ji On 15 Nov 2016 2:06 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 almost certainly Geranium > wallichianum (the image which shows very little detail 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, September 22, 2016 at 6:49:56 PM UTC+1, Subhanjan Kayet wrote: > >> ID please, From Himachal Pradesh, photographed today >> > -- > 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.
