It may be Gentiana argentea. DSRawat Pantnagar On Thursday, July 3, 2014 4:37:33 AM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > This photograph was uploaded on Indian Flora, Facebook for ID from > Kedarnath by Amber Srivastava for ID. As expected immediately two > identifications of G. carinata were proposed. Only when I pointed out about > absence of fimbriae that similar plants were uploaded from Ooty Nilgiris > and identified as G. quadrifaria by Jee Jeevith. > It is significant that Flora of Pakistan considers G. quadrifaria of > FBI (non Blume) as actually G. pedicellata (D Don) Griseb (treated as > *Gentianodes > pedicellata* (D.Don) Omer in eFlora of Pakistan). and this statement in > Flora is significant > "In general appearance, it resembles *Qaisera carinata* (D.Don) Omer. > However, *Gentianodes pedicellata* (D.Don) Omer *et al.* lacks fmbriae in > corolla throat. Similarly the plicae are entire in *Gentianodes > pedicellata* (D.Don) Omer *et al.* and calycine lobes are reflexed." > > Please validate identification > > > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >
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