It is S.costus (=S.lappa) the costus root plant. Literature indicates that it is not known in wild but cultivated in Western Himalaya. The original wild populations were known to exist in J&K and Himachal Pradesh. In Uttarakhand it is cultivated in many places and also introduced in forest nurseries. DSRawat Pantnagar
On Wednesday, June 12, 2013 8:45:16 AM UTC+5:30, Nidhan Singh wrote: > > Dear All, > > I hope I will get validation/correction of id for this species shot from > valley of flowers area...is this *Saussurea costus *? > > -- > 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
