*Meizotropis buteiformis *Voigt (accepted name) ?? *Butea buteiformis* (Voigt)Grierson & D.G.Long (synonym) ??
https://www.google.com.np/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiS_-nC7YXTAhXBOo8KHSnKC3oQjxwIAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Findiabiodiversity.org%2Fobservation%2Fshow%2F392096&bvm=bv.151325232,d.c2I&psig=AFQjCNE1iNmgDExx8yvppyIp16QAJU8F5Q&ust=1491225336693442 Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 1:08 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > To me it appear close to the images of Vijayasankar ji at > [efloraofindia:34306] > Flora of Manipur: Butea buteiformis > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/indiantreepix/bpb2mQxFZgY> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Date: 2 April 2017 at 12:36 > Subject: Meizotropis species- in the adjoining Kanchanpur and Baitadi > district of Mahakali anchal of Far Western Nepal > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > Cc: Manoj Chandran <[email protected]>, "Dr. Pankaj Kumar" < > [email protected]>, "D.S Rawat" <[email protected]> > > > Thank you Dr Chandran Ji for additional important information. Meizotropis > have only two species in the world M.pellita, the species mentioned here, > and M.buteiformis (synonym B.minor) which is found throughout Himalaya from > Kumaon to Burma. I have seen it last year (2013) in Kali valley where it is > frequent along road from Dharchula to Mungti, growing over rocky slopes. > This third one from Nepal seems really interesting. The colour of flower > may not be a significant character but with the picture it certainly differ > from M.buteiformis and M.pellita. But then it requires plant specimens to > determine identity/novelty. > Now it is clear with your information that M.pellita has one or two more > populations in Kumaon and some plants are safely growing in Himalayan > Botanical Garden Naini Tal. I will be very happy to visit this botanic > garden in spring and later also. I know you have made great efforts to > cultivate many orchids there in addition to other species. > DSRawat Pantnagar > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: manoj chandran <[email protected]> > Date: 4 January 2014 at 15:01 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:178763] Re: Flora Picture of the year -2013 D > S Rawat > To: [email protected] > Cc: "D.S Rawat" <[email protected]> > > > I have seen three dwarf species of Butea in Himalayas. The one described > in this post is M.pellita was originally reported only from Patwadangar in > Nainital and the herb is locally called 'Patwa' and 'dangar' means rock. > However, this is also found elsewhere in Kumaon. 'Kali Kumaon' refers to > the area between Ramganga(Saryu) which borders Pithoragarh and Champawat > district and the Lohaghat ridge. This ridge as well as the Ramganga(Saryu) > meets Kali at Pancheshwar. I have also seen this species near Banoliya FRH > in Nainital Forest Division at 1500m and also at Mad-Manley in Pithoragarh. > We have also grown a few successfully at Himalayan Botanic Gardens at > Nainital. > The photo is the other post by Pankaj, found abundantly in lower reaches > (1400-1900m) of Gori, Darma and Byans valleys on the rocky cliffs is Butea > minor. It is abundant near Madkot in Gori valley, Garbadhar in Byans valley > and Sobala in Darma valley. I am not sure whether it is synonymous with > B.buteiformis. > Yet another dwarf Butea is found in the adjoining Kanchanpur and Baitadi > district of Mahakali anchal of Far Western Nepal. You can find it while > driving from Dhangari to Baitadi on the lower hill slopes. The leaves are > very much larger than B.minor and the flowers are white in colour instead > of orange-red as in the other two species. However, I only have a photo of > the plant in fruits, which I am posting here. May suggest id for this as it > is completely different from the other two species posted. > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-UQyctn16Lgc/UsfUXT_cyeI/AAAAAAAAAFE/xPsjJVWhwNI/s1600/IMG_4936-800.jpg> > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- around 2800 members & 2,65,000 messages on 31.3.17) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 12,000 species & 2,50,000 images). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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