Forwarding again for ID confirmation Distributed as Taxus baccata (Cultivated) <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/t/taxaceae/taxus/taxus-baccata>
I don't think these are male cones of Taxus, bracts are too rigid Moreover West Himalayan Taxus is now T. contorta not T. baccata This may be Tsuga dumosa only as suggested by Ashvini ji Experts please decide Group discussion at https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/L2FvcZb7Qws On Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 6:48:36 PM UTC+5:30 ashwini wrote: > Thank you Mr Garg and Manoj ji. > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > ------------------------------ > *From: * "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > *Date: *Thu, 5 Mar 2015 17:52:40 +0530 > *To: *efloraofindia<[email protected]> > *Cc: *Ashwini Bhatia<[email protected]>; D.S Rawat< > [email protected]>; Narain Singh Chauhan<[email protected]> > *Subject: *Fwd: [efloraofindia:215733] Back...Tsuga dumosa/ABFEB01 > > Thanks, Manoj ji. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Manoj Chandran > Date: 5 March 2015 at 16:41 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:215733] Back...Tsuga dumosa/ABFEB01 > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > > > This is Taxus baccata with male cones. > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 11:16 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> It is interesting that this species is not known in Himachal Pradesh. The >> available literature indicate Kali valley in Kumaon Uttarakhand as the >> westernmost distribution of this species. >> Needs thorough checking for confirmation of identity. >> DSRawat Pantnagar >> >> The appearance also suggest Taxus baccata ssp. wallichiana. >> DSRawat Pantnagar >> >> Thank you Dr Rawat. Could I have misidentified a *Abies pindrow*? >> >> efi page on Abies pindrow >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/p/pinaceae/abies/abies-pindrow> >> & >> Taxus wallichiana >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/t/taxaceae/taxus/taxus-wallichiana> >> (syn. >> Taxus baccata ssp. wallichiana) >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected]> >> Date: 15 February 2015 at 20:37 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:215733] Back...Tsuga dumosa/ABFEB01 >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> I am back after about a month of travelling and will share photos of >> trees/plants I collected on my journey as I edit them. I am sure I missed a >> lot of exciting stuff on the forum and apologise for contributing nothing >> to the discussions. I hope I can make up for my absence by posting >> regularly from now on. >> >> I walked in the mountains with family today and we took a trail which we >> do not usually take as it lies mostly in shadow. I found a couple of new >> plants/trees and I am sharing one with you here. >> >> To my untrained eyes it looks like Himalayan Hemlock of the pine family. >> I saw only a couple of young shrub like trees with no cones on them, making >> it difficult to be certain. But the needles' shape and arrangement suggests >> Hemlock. Please advise. >> >> Himalayan Hemlock (*Tsuga dumosa*)–Please confirm. >> 2000m, above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, >> Himachal Pradesh >> 15 Feb. 2015 >> >> Thanks. >> Ashwini >> >> -- >> 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 email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> 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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