Many many thanks Manoj Ji for this id and really interesting information regarding geology of the area, yes the small stretch extending from Chokori towards Munsiyari holds unique vegetation..a lovely place to visit and stay for few days, if detailed analysis of vegetation is to be done, we could not stay much...
On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 7:16 PM, manoj chandran <[email protected]> wrote: > Eulalia quadrinervis, though the number of racemes are much more. This > species is still under investigation. Chakori is a volcanic formation with > granite at 2000m altitude in Pithoragarh district. This offers a wide range > of idiosyncratic species, much different from the surrounding vegetation. > There are several species in a small plateau of around 5 sq.km which are > unique and not found in the rest of the district. The highest record of > Dimeria ornithopoda is from this place. Several plants of peninsular India > are found in this small area of the Himalayas. Someone can do a detailed > study of this area as you may find several missing distributional links > between Himalayas and peninsular India. The plateau has moist areas and > small streams flowing here and there on the granitic rocks and hence home > to several semi-aquatic species like Utricularia, Eriocaulon, etc. not very > common elsewhere in the Himalayas. This place is being destroyed by > construction of resorts and hotels as it is the best place to view the > entire range of snow peaks of the Kumaon Himalayas. If someone can make an > attempt to study the flora and fauna of this plateau, it can be proposed as > an ecosensitive zone where no construction activities should take place. > > > On Sunday, April 7, 2013 8:03:54 AM UTC+5:30, Nidhan Singh wrote: >> >> Dear All, >> >> This grass was found near Chokori, on a rocky roadside slope, shot during >> our Gori valley tour..please help to id >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Dr. Nidhan Singh >> Assistant Professor >> Department of Botany >> I.B. (PG) College >> Panipat-132103 Haryana >> Ph.: 09416371227 >> > -- > > --- > 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. > > > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- --- 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.
