Here is the high resolution Lectotype of Astragalus zanskarensis https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/p/item/p00632459
Other isotypes can be seen at GBIF <http://www.gbif.org/species/5344979> On 26 September 2016 at 10:25, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Chadwell ji. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: C CHADWELL > Date: 26 September 2016 at 02:18 > Subject: Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:246946] Astragalus sp-??- at Changla pass > route - Ladakh-- July-PKA-36 > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > > > Yes, this is Astragalus. Like Oxytropis, this is a large and difficult > genus identification-wise. > > The most up-to-date check-list for Ladakh (Dickore & Klimes) lists some 30 > species. > > Stewart listed 26 species. > > Stewart did not list *A.candolleanus* from Ladakh (but there were records > from bordering Baltistan) but Dickore & Klimes do. > > Dickore & Klimes do not list *A.zanskarensis* but perhaps one of the > species they list is the up-to-date name for it? > > *Anyhow, I currently have two likely candidates for this plant. > According to 'Flowers of the Himalaya', A.candolleanus* and *A.zanskarensis > are very much alike but do not meaningfully** distinguish between the two > - though they claim that the latter* > *species is common in Ladakh, albeit only to 4300m (the photos were taken > on Chang La at 4800m). This book says * > *A.candolleanus is common in Chamba and some inner valleys of Nepal.* > > *Can the botanist with special knowledge of the genus help us or anyone > else? Do the photos reveal sufficient detail?* > > > Best Wishes, > > > Chris Chadwell > > > 81 Parlaunt Road > SLOUGH > SL3 8BE > UK > > http://www.shpa.org.uk/ > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Prashant awale <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, 25 September 2016, 7:02 > *Subject:* Fwd: [efloraofindia:246946] Astragalus sp-??- at Changla pass > route - Ladakh-- July-PKA-36 > > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > Some earlier relevant feedback: > Astragalus > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/astragalus> > species so far in eFloraofindia > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Prashant Awale* <[email protected]> > Date: 10 July 2016 at 12:11 > Subject: [efloraofindia:246946] Astragalus sp-??- at Changla pass route - > Ladakh-- July-PKA-36 > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > Dear Friends, > > This Astragalus sp. was spotted en-route Changla Pass at an altitude of > approx. 16000 ft. > > Date/Time: 21-06-2016 / 11:30AM > > Regards > Prashant > -- > 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 mailto:[email protected] > <[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). 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