Thanks for showing this new plant Sir On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Artemisia amygdalina* Decne., Voy. Ind. Bot. 4: 92. t. 100. 1843 > > A rare interesting species from Kashmir characterized by its simple serrate > leaves, green on upper surface and hoary tomentose on lower surface. The > leaves look similar to willow leaves and also like that of Saussurea > albescens, with which I passed it on first visit. Perennial herb up to 2 m > tall with many stems from base; leaves sessile, elliptic-lanceolate, up to > 15 cm long, 1-3 cm broad, serrate with gland-tipped teeth; heads numerous, > pendulous, 3-4 mm across, marginal florets female, disc bisexual. > > There is an important paper on this species > > > http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5790279/Conservation-of-Artemisia-amygdalina-a.html > > According to this paper this species has not been collected in last 40 > years, and when I went through this paper I learnt that this 40 year earlier > collection was done by me. Fortunately I don't remember about this > collection because it would have been difficult for me not to disclose the > site of collection, very essential for the preservation of critically > endangered species. Sufficient to say it is somewhere in Lolab valley. > > The present photographs were taken from Botanical Garden of Kashmir > University, where it has been grown for conservation. It was photographed in > August this year. > > -- > 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/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
