Thanks, Rawat ji & Singh ji, As per FOP, *Gentiana argentea* (Royle ex D.Don) Griseb. in DC. is shown as a syn. of *Gentianodes* *argentea* <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250092973>
While in FON <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=200017894>, Tropicos <http://tropicos.org/Name/13803308?projectid=7>, A CENSUS OF GENTIANA L. IN INDIA <https://www.academia.edu/3077472/A_CENSUS_OF_GENTIANA_L._IN_INDIA#> by Sharmistha Gupta, Ambarish Mukherjee and Madhusudan Mondal- ISBN : 978-93-5067-867-1- Systematics of Fiowering Plants. (2012) & Indian Gentianaceae: A Check-list <http://books.google.co.in/books?id=sDzbge8QPdUC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA15&dq=Gentiana+quadrifaria&source=bl&ots=D5Ru5mc3aj&sig=JGGcP50mVIrb4QJET9HEDS2AQKk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tjBGU_uQFsb_rQfH6YGIDA&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Gentiana%20quadrifaria&f=false> By Sunita Garg (1988), it is shown as* Gentiana argentea *(Royle ex D.Don) Griseb. only. The Plant list gives it as unresolved- *Gentiana* *argentea* (D. Don) Griseb. <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-13803308> Pl. clarify which one to follow. On 22 July 2014 04:02, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Gentiana argentea, if we believe third picture on Flowers of India > Not so if we believe first two > > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Silvery%20Gentian.html > > 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/ > > > On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 3:15 AM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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/ >>> >> -- >> 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. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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