Just an update. Saussurea sacra Edgew. (sorry for typo error earlier) is now coorectly known as *Saussurea simpsoniana* (Field. & Gardner) Lipschitz, ; Nov. Syst. Pl. Vasc. 1964: 319 (1964). There is a photograph at FOI by Rahul Natu.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 6:48 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Ushaprabha ji another nice photograph of this important plant. > Pankaj ji, by they way have you ever seen or photographed the Yogi Padsha, > Saussurea sacre, also supposed to be growing at similar altitudes. A legend > (I had read about it perhaps in Coventry or Blatter) says that a person who > collects more than seven plants of this plant dies. The legend may have > relation to the rarity of this species. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Thanks a lot Aunty ji, I didnt know abt this part of mythology. Yes >> indeed it is very fragrant..... >> Thanks for sharing. >> Dr. Pankaj Kumar, WII, Dehradun. >> >> On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 6:31 PM, ajinkya gadave <ajinkyagad...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > WELCOME PAGE MADAM. >> > NICE PICS . >> > >> > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 6:15 PM, ushaprabha page < >> ushaprabhap...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> As we are aware the story goes back to Mahabharat. Dropadi in himalayas >> >> was a ttracted by its scent on wind and asked Bhima to find the source >> of >> >> the same Bhima located it and offered it to Dropadi. >> > >> > >> > > > >
