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usha di On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 2:59 PM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]>wrote: > Sir J.D.Hooker, well known Taxonomist, when visited the Himalaya he was > amazed by the tree form Rhododendrons here. Later he carried many of them > to Kew, UK for cultivation and large numbers of ornamental Rhododendrons in > Europe now have a Himalayan blood too. Maximum numbers of Rhododendron > species in the world occur in the Himalaya but their diversity reduces when > one moves from Eastern Himalaya to Western Himalaya. In Uttarakhand only > six species are known to occur. These are *Rhododendron anthopogon, > R.arboreum, R.barbatum, R.campanulatum, R.lepidotum* and *R.nivale*. Of > these *R.arboreum* and *R.barbatum* are trees, *R.campanulatum* is a tall > shrub and rest are dwarf shrubs. > > Rhododendrons will unfurl their trusses of flowers only from > late Feb. – May in Himalayan highland. Meanwhile I am enclosing pics of one > of them taken last year. > > This species* Rhododendron campanulatum*, known as “Simru” in Garhwal, is > found at timberline areas (3000-3600m) in almost all the alpine zones of > Uttarakhand, including Valley of Flowers. When fully flourishing > extensively branched plants make an impenetrable fence. It is a major > source of firewood to the Shepherds occupying alpine zones in Uttarakhand > on account of its ability to burn even when it is wet in rain. > > DSRawat Pantnagar > > > -- > > --- > 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 [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Usha di =========== -- --- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
