Thanks, Chadwell ji. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: C CHADWELL <[email protected]> Date: 7 October 2016 at 23:59 Subject: Re: Fwd: SK121OCT02-2016:ID To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]>
This is *Hymenopogon parasiticus* - a small epiphytic shrub belonging to the Rubiaceae (the Madder Family). It has terminal branched flat-topped clusters of creamy-white tubular flowers plus prominent long narrow white bracts. The capsules are cylindrical. There is a photo in 'Flowers of the Himalaya' but that shows the flowers, rather than the young fruits as in your images, making it harder to "match" especially with that image with dark green leaves and the bracts being less prominent. Most helpful, Saroj, to have several good shots incl. habit, habitat, close-ups of fruits plus upper & lower surface of leaves - rather than only 1 or 2 images shot in less close-up. Keep up the good work. 'Flowers of Himalaya' give a distribution of what was Uttaranachal to SW China & SE Asia @ 1600-2800. It is not found in the NW Himalaya. A forest epiphyte. I first observed this next to the Naryanswamy Ashram in Kumaon, close to border with West Nepal. 'Flora of Kathmandu Valley' (1986) says it occurs on trunks of tall trees in oak forest @ 1950-2286m. Flowering May-Aug, futing Sep-March known as 'Gabre Kath'. Best Wishes, Chris Chadwell 81 Parlaunt Road SLOUGH SL3 8BE UK www.shpa.org.uk ------------------------------ *From:* J.M. Garg <[email protected]> *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> *Cc:* Nidhan Singh <[email protected]> *Sent:* Friday, 7 October 2016, 11:19 *Subject:* Fwd: SK121OCT02-2016:ID Forwarding again for Id assistance please. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Saroj Kasaju* <[email protected]> Date: 2 October 2016 at 16:11 Subject: SK121OCT02-2016:ID To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, "J.M. Garg" < [email protected]> Dear Members, Sharing some pictures for ID shot at Chandragiri Hill Kathmandu on 19 September 2016 at 8200 ft. It was on a tree and looks like parasitic plant. Thank you. Saroj Kasaju -- 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'. -- 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.
