Scrophularia L. - GBIFhttps://www.gbif.org/species/3170861/metrics <https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwio25mZ-obkAhW17XMBHY6ZAz4QFjAAegQIAhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gbif.org%2Fspecies%2F3170861%2Fmetrics&usg=AOvVaw1Mh8BI_jDGD2GfFUl8mA3O> Scrophularia himalayensis Royle ex Benth. <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/41698dc5635f4c2e80a035b8fdc42467>
Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 1:43 PM Ashwini Bhatia <mcleodw...@gmail.com> wrote: > As discussed in the group by other members before, there is some confusion > about the nomenclature of this species. While Francis Pennell > (*Scrophulariaceae > of the Western Himalyas*) and earlier George Bentham (*Scrophularianeae > Indicae*) both use *Scrophularia himlayensis*, POWO only recognises > *Scrophularia > himalensis*. > > A very similar plant, *Scrophularia elatior*, is listed in Flora of China > and is accepted by POWO. The distribution is given *Nepal and farther > east towards South-central China*. > > There is no mention of *S. himalensis* in Flora of China, which is > understandable as POWO gives its distribution only farther west of Nepal: *in > Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.* > > So our plants should be *S. himalensis *since *S. himalayensis* is not > accepted by POWO or the Plant List. > > When and how the name changed or whether it was a result of a typo, I > could not find out. > > Pennell describes the species as: > > "Leaf-blades cordate at base, dentate but not lobed, glabrate; > inflorescence relatively wide about 10 cm. wide; sepals obtuse-rounded, > slightly scarious-margined; corolla becoming 4-5 mm. long; style 6-9 mm. > long; seeds 0.5-0.6 mm. long; stems terete." > > This fits our species well. However, dimensions vary a bit as they would > if Pennell was describing the species using herbarium specimens. I am yet > to see the seeds but the *inflorescence can be 20cm wide and 45-50cm long* on > plants which can be more than 6ft tall. Corolla length is correct in the > description but *style is roughly 12mm long*. The four stamens are > slightly shorter and I could not find any staminodes. The *leaves can be > as large as 25cm long and 12cm wide* and vary in shape on the same plant, > some more elongated than others. To me, the leaves are one of the most > attractive of all plants. Petiole has a groove running along its length and > some can have hairs on the sides. The main stem is squarish with rounded > edges, becoming more round upwards. It may not be very strong as it's > common to see the plants battered by rain. > > It is also difficult to see the corolla made up of two lips. I have tried > but not understood properly. > > I am sharing some photos here to show some of these features. > > All photos taken in Mcleodganj and above, between 1750-1850m elevations, > this year and earlier. > > Thank you. > Ashwini Bhatia > > PS: I had to remove some photos as the message size exceeded 8mb. > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAAKUM9Aj5cmZnWEnvE1ST4_fhYd%3DNNVMptfhyQvrvz5Pz80x%2Bg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAAKUM9Aj5cmZnWEnvE1ST4_fhYd%3DNNVMptfhyQvrvz5Pz80x%2Bg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEf%3DytSWW%2BnWWr0uHDzE7me7%3D71gvy1PBNS1uA-fXkJhx%3DV7FA%40mail.gmail.com.
