Really beautiful flowers. Nicely captured through the lens too. *Primula macrophylla* A robust plant Leaves: Narrow lanceolate or strap shaped erect, entire or toothed 10-30cm usually with white farina(Powder like) beneath. Flowers 5-25 purple Lilac usually with a *darker* eye. Petals elliptic to ovate entire.
Dr Satish Phadke On 10 June 2014 14:21, gurinder goraya <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Rawat ji for the information... > > > Regards, > > *Dr. G. S. Goraya, IFS* > Deputy Director General (Research), > Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, > New Forest P.O., DEHRADUN - 248 006. > Uttarakhand, India. > > Tel & Fax (O): 0135-2757775 > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2014 22:14:52 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Plumbaginaceae and Primulaceae (incl. Myrsinaceae) Fortnight: > Primula macrophylla from Himachal: GSG-15 > > > One of the most beautiful Primula in alpines of Himalaya. Frank Smythe was > amazed by its beauty when he saw it in Bhyundar Valley while returning from > Mt Kamet expedition. This species and few others were so abundant there > that he named the valley as Valley of Flowers. > DSRawat Pantnagar > > On Tuesday, June 10, 2014 7:46:35 AM UTC+5:30, gurinder goraya wrote: > > Dears, > > *Primula macrophylla* from Himachal [Sach Pass, Chamba; 3800 m asl] > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > *Dr. G. S. Goraya, IFS* > Deputy Director General (Research), > Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, > New Forest P.O., DEHRADUN - 248 006. > Uttarakhand, India. > > Tel & Fax (O): 0135-2757775 > > -- > 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/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 [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/d/optout.
