Forwarding again for validation pl. some earlier feedback: "After the initial enthusiasm of having found the identity of Prashant's and mine Impatiens species, I had doubts since what we found was so abundant. I came across this picture of Impatiens amphorata http://www.mrimpatiens.com/scripts/gallery.php?gallery=species&image=Impatiens%20amphorata.jpg The description of I. amphorata here http://books.google.com/books?id=QJL_1neNun8C&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=Impatiens+amphorata&source=bl&ots=kTbeoZuMlJ&sig=Le8cC3_IjX1igojTjMTMUzc4IAw&hl=en&ei=ZzW5TKe5GI2EvAOu-Z20DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCcQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Impatiens%20amphorata&f=false and in Flora of British India, Vol 1, page 475 leave me no doubt that our species is Impatiens amphorata, which is supposed to be common in Western Himalayas, at that altitude. The description matches to the extent of the cruved spur ending in a swollen lobule. Moreover, it leaves me wondering if I. devendrae, introduced in the paper pointed out by Tanay, is any different from Impatiens amphorata? The current naming and synonymy of I. amphorata is also not clear to me (GRIN treats is as synonym of I. bicolor), but surely it looks like a species described earlier. I would be happy to have comments from experts, since I am a non-expert in this field. - Tabish"
On Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 12:14:25 AM UTC+5:30, Tabish wrote: > We also found this Balsam in Dhanaulti. It does have a small curled > spur. I could not find this one in Polunin & Stainton. > - Tabish > -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
