Oops! Just goes to show that one needs to keep up-to-date as to revisions of genera of plants in the Himalaya - *and the reality is that the vast majority of genera in the Himalaya are in need of revision, some urgently so, as our understanding of them is very poor.*
*Whilst looking into Fragaria nubicola, I noticed that F.bucharica is listed by Dickore & Klimes in their check-list for Ladakh flora. I had not heard of this species before. Their is no reference to it.* *I could not readily find any images or descriptions to check. I then spotted the post of Surajit Kohli from 2015 which had been re-posted, which draws attention to: http://www.schweizerbart.de/papers/pde/detail/126/52820/Himalayan_species_of <http://www.schweizerbart.de/papers/pde/detail/126/52820/Himalayan_species_of> - a revision of the Himalayan species of Fragaria by Gunter Staudt. I can only access the abstract at present. Can some get the full article and send a copy to me and summarise the differences between this species and F.nubicola, as I think there may be both species in HP? Thus we until this is checked, we can only the plant above Mcleod Ganj as provisionally F.nubicola.* *The abstract states that F.bucharica is found in Kashmir (and it seems the Ladakh part but it must be uncommon and restricted to the moister parts close to the border with Kashmir). F.nubicola is distributed from HP to SW China, whereas F.bucharica is found in Kashmir, presumably N.Pakistan, E.Pakistan and Tadjikistan.* *Yet more names changes to celebrate! Please note that you find me often saying that I consider this to be a particular species, based on my present understanding, all-too-aware that the situation could change - even for species one is/was fairly confident they knew well! I repeat and this applies to all science, not just botany but we can ONLY ever say (if we have the necessary expertise) that a plant belongs to a particular species, to the best of our present understanding, mindful that revisions of a genus could be taking place as images are posted. Or we were not aware of the revisions. The picture is complicated by differences of opinion in the botanical world amongst the taxonomists who revise plants (some of which perform excellent revisions, other not). So sometimes this means the changes/revisions are not generally accepted or rejected altogether.* *I realise how bewildering this can be and discouraging but we need to keep going. It also illustrates the NECESSITY for India botany to collaborate internationally and keep up with studies on genera and species found within Indian territory (and bordering countries, as it is worth "keeping a look out for species from bordering countries which may have been overlooked previously). Likewise, it is ESSENTIAL for Indian botanists who publish species NEW TO SCIENCE or NEW TO INDIA publish in top quality International Journals. Otherwise their findings cannot be inspected/checked or be made known.* *I am still unable to access a description of a Waldheimia huegelii or know how to distinguish it from other Waldheimias.* *Their is nowadays a International Code which needs to be followed for the VALID naming of a NEW species. One of the reasons there are so many synonyms for certain species, is that botanists all over the world, acting independently, published species under names without checking - it was much more difficult to do so in the 19th Century.* *Oh Dear, things do have a habit of turning out to be complicated. We all wish it was simpler and easier but hopefully we can all 'enjoy' or at least put up with the challenges of naming plants - and keeping "up-to-date".* On Sunday, 3 May 2015 19:25:31 UTC+1, ashwini wrote: > It was my first time seeing this Himalayan strawberry. We have the *Duchesnea > indica* aplenty but this one is scarce. I saw several plant with flowers > today but no fruit. > > *Fragaria nubicola* (Himalayan Strawberry) > Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP > 1850m approx. > 3 May 2015 > > Thanks. > Ashwini > > > > -- 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.
