Thanks, Chadwell ji On 15 Nov 2016 2:37 am, "chrischadwell...@btinternet.com" < chrischadwell...@btinternet.com> wrote:
> I shall be inspecting all the Geraniums posted on this site in due > course. I am in agreement that this is Geranium wallichianum but those > reading this should be aware just how variable this species is in terms of > flower colour. Nasir in Geraniaceae (Flora of Pakistan) describes the > petals as mauve but this is only a small fraction of the variation. It is > very difficult for herbarium taxonomists as in most cases they only have > dried, pressed specimens to refer to. Often the colour of dried flowers is > different to fresh flowers plus in many cases accompanying field notes are > minimal or non-existent, seldom mentioning flower colour. *I know of > forms which are bluish with white centres, pink, mauve and all sorts in > between from the Western Himalaya.* > > The same applies to colour of filaments and styles (which Nasir says is > reddish). > > This species can normally be distinguished by its large oblong to oval > stipules. It can normally be recognised but many other geraniums present > considerable challenges identification-wise. Those interested in other > species should read my other posts about Geraniums. > > *Collett recorded this geranium as common in Shimla.* > > On Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 4:53:56 AM UTC, Vijayasankar wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> >> This is perhaps one of the commonest Geraniums in Shimla. Could this be >> G. wallichianum? >> >> Regards >> >> Vijayasankar Raman >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> University of Mississippi >> > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
