Thanks a lot, Wojciech ji, for solving the puzzle. On 24 April 2016 at 12:42, 'Wojciech' via efloraofindia < [email protected]> wrote:
> I digged some in the subject and I think that all these whitish or rosa > Impatiens with rounded posterior part of lower sepal, abruptly narrowing > into spur and rusty markings on lateral petals are I. devendrae. > However I found old drawing (Tab. 6550 in > http://www.botanicus.org/item/31753002721816) depicting I. amphorata. > As you can see this plant is almost identical with I. devendrae by > Pusalkar and I. amphorata in Mr. Impatiens gallery > http://www.mrimpatiens.com/scripts/gallery.php?gallery=species&specimenfile=Impatiens%20amphorata.jpg > In accompanying text from 1881 Hooker wrote that this form (I. amphorata > depicted in Tab. 6550) is different from typical form of I. bicolor. > Unfortunately, later he changed his opinion and lumped I. amphorata, I. > pallens and I. umbrosa under I. bicolor (picture of this species from Mr. > Impatiens gallery > http://www.mrimpatiens.com/scripts/gallery.php?gallery=species&specimenfile=Impatiens%20bicolor.JPG) > another picture of I. bicolor from old literature > http://www.botanicus.org/item/31753002075122, see volume 2, Tab. 28, left > plant > Please notice differences in proportion of upper and lateral petals > between I. amphorata from Tab. 6550 and proper I. bicolor. For me these two > are without any doubts separate species. > In conclusion, looks like Hooker's opinion from 1905, later repeated by > local and general Indian floras gave way for description of "new" species > I. devendrae. > Please remember however that all what I see are pictures and descriptions > which sometimes could be misleading - in accompanying text to Tab. 6550 > Hooker describes colour of flowers as pale purple (!) > Best regards Wojciech > > -- > 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 https://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> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). 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). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- 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.
