Thanks, Chadwell ji. I think your reply is incomplete as you did not tell the final I'd.
On 01-Dec-2017 10:17 AM, "chrischadwell...@btinternet.com" < chrischadwell...@btinternet.com> wrote: > I immediately recognised what this was - an invasive ubiquitous weed I > came across during my first expedition to Ladakh in 1980, which I knew from > the UK; Stewart knew it from Sind and Punjab to 3600m in Ladakh & Baltistan. > > Pity only 2 images, not in close-up and with the flowers over-exposed (to > be fair, it is difficult to get the exposure right for white, yellow and > similar- > coloured flowers on a bright sunny day in Ladakh) were sent. An > approximate altitude should always be given. > > Perhaps the confusion has arisen by the incorrect suggestion of it > belonging to the Ipomoea genus? I do not know why this genus was > suggested. Please, please, would posters of images consider the > geographic and altitudinal ranges of genera and individual species before > making suggestions as to identification, particularly if they are senior > figures, as in many entries I see them immediately out of respect - yet they > are clearly incorrect. A large number of Ipomoea are known from India - > many being natives of tropical America, cultivated in warm countries > for their pretty flowers. However, no species have been recorded wild or > cultivated from Ladakh - it would probably be possible to cultivate > *I.purpurea* > at Leh, if it was provided with the necessary protection (this plant is > grown in Srinagar and the Murree Hills; Collet recorded it in the valleys > below Shimla) > but obviously the plant Santhan photographed is not this. > > The species photographed, assuming in the future, it is not subdivided > into more than one, is highly variable in terms of corolla colour and > leaf-shape - with > quite a number of forms and varieties recognised. > > On Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 1:23:06 AM UTC, Santhan P wrote: > >> Wild herb from Hemis area Ladakh >> > -- > 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.
