Frank Smythe records Pedicularis siphonantha from Valley of Flowers in 1935. Can't contribute anything else to the discussion right now. - Tabish
On Thursday, August 23, 2012 9:13:05 PM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > Pennell does not record P. siphonantha from Western Himalayas, but Nepal > Checklist does > P. siphonantha differs from P. punctata (leaf lobes 4-6 pairs) and P. > hookeriana (leaf lobes 6-12 pairs) in corolla tube being more than 4 times > as long as calyx. I can't see the calyx in any flower in focus, but corolla > tube appears sufficiently long to place it in P. siphonantha, but if > corolla tube is shorter, closest match should be P. hookeriana. > > *SORRY FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO GIVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO CRITICALLY STUDY VoF > PLANTS AS I AM IN THE HOSPITAL WHOLE DAY WHERE OUR GRAND DAUGHTER IS TO > STAY AFTER DELIVERY, HOPEFULLY WOULD BE FREE IN TWO TO THREE DAYS AND > DEVOTE MORE TIME.* > > -- > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 8:28 AM, Dinesh Valke > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Many thanks Balkar ji for the strong thought. >> Will wait for just another validating comment. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Balkar Singh >> <[email protected]<javascript:> >> > wrote: >> >>> Yes Dinesh ji most likely Pedicularis punctata another less likely >>> option is P siphonantha >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Dinesh Valke >>> <[email protected]<javascript:> >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> [image: Valley of >>>> Flowers]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7795632618%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfiscXcV1ezkljkoVaSBkd-7VO2FQ> >>>> 2 >>>> AUG 12 >>>> Valley of Flowers ... about 11000 - 12000 ft >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> Dear friends, ID please. >>>> *Habitat*: sloping meadow >>>> *Habit*: small shrub, about 30 - 40 cm high, flower: about 2 - 2.5 cm >>>> long, 1 - 1.5 cm across >>>> >>>> >>>> [image: Pedicularis ¿ punctata >>>> ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7832453424%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeW1kpg0zQ0W3Fyv7raohLzML3qEg> >>>> >>>> >>>> [image: Pedicularis ¿ punctata >>>> ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7832467170%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcUREYNkyzSXqQIi3yeUH9uM9uMtA> >>>> [image: >>>> Pedicularis ¿ punctata >>>> ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7832447264%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc-ZvWDOr5LN2YSoqTArtZpfPqzeg> >>>> [image: >>>> Pedicularis ¿ punctata >>>> ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7832459570%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzerFCOk0g0j_UkbyDjS-lSuiUW_rg> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> >>> Dr Balkar Singh >>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>> Haryana-132103 >>> 09416262964 >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > > --
