Dear Mr. Garg/ Dr. Paul, Thank you for taking pain to identify the plant.
Best wishes. Saroj On Tuesday, August 19, 2014, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks a lot, Dr. Paul. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Paul Egan > Date: 19 August 2014 15:13 > Subject: Re: Meconopsia paniculata (D.Don.) Prain > To: "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jmga...@gmail.com');>> > Cc: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','indiantreepix@googlegroups.com');>>, > Dear J.M. Garg, > > Good to hear from you, as well as the others involved with the eFlora. > > I've taken a careful look at the attached photographs and can confirm the > identity of the species is Meconopsis paniculata. A purple stigma, and > flowers produced in panicles are the most apparent characters which > differentiate it from the closely related species M. autumnalis and M. > robusta, respectively. > > I hope this helps. If you have any other issues with Meconopsis or > Papaveraceae, feel free to get in touch. > > All the best, > Paul Egan. > > On 11 August 2014 13:02, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jmga...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> The plant uploaded may be Meconopsis autumnalis commonly known as >> Napalese autumn poppy >> Prof. A. H. Munshi >> >> I could not differentiate between the plants. Request experts to help >> for proper ID. >> Thank you. >> Saroj >> >> The Following paper may be of help in deciding the species: >> >> >> Meconopsis autumnalis and M. manasluensis (Papaveraceae), two new species >> of Himalayan poppy endemic to central Nepal with sympatric congeners >> <http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00020p056.pdf> by >> PAUL A. EGAN- Phytotaxa 20: 47–56 (2011) >> *Abstract*- Two new species from Nepal, *Meconopsis autumnalis* and *M. >> manasluensis*, are described and illustrated with notes on diagnostic >> characters used to distinguish them from allied species. Sympatric >> speciation and the mechanisms to reproductively isolate the new species are >> discussed. In M. autumnalis, reproductive isolation from the widespread *M. >> paniculata* is the result of a shift in flowering phenology, whereas >> possible mechanisms preventing cross-fertilisation between M. manasluensis >> and the sympatric species *M. pinnatifolia* remain unclear. >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Saroj Kasaju <kasajusa...@gmail.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kasajusa...@gmail.com');>> >> Date: 7 August 2014 14:23 >> Subject: Meconopsia paniculata (D.Don.) Prain >> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','indiantreepix@googlegroups.com');>>, "J.M. >> Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jmga...@gmail.com');>> >> >> >> Dear Mr. Garg, >> >> Date: 25 JULY, 2014 >> >> Location: Kalinchok, Dolakha District, East Nepal >> >> Altitude : 12500 ft. >> >> Thank you and best wishes! >> >> Saroj >> >> >> >> -- >> 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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