This is *Primula elliptica* - please note the correct spelling. It is common on high alpine meadows in Kashmir @ 3300-4200m. I found it on Sinthan Pass on my last visit to Kashmir a few years ago. It belongs to the OREOPHLOMIS section of the genus (previously Farinosae) along with *Primula rosea*.
The flowers do not resemble Primula reptans known as the 'Kashmir Creeping Primula' which belongs to MINUTISSIMAE section of the genus, along with the similar *Primula minutissima*, which at times are mixed-up. Even Polunin & Stainton got it wrong in 'Flowers of the Himalaya' - the photo labelled as *P.reptans* photographed in Kulu Valley is in fact *P.minutissima*. The photo of *P.minutissima* in the 'Supplement' to 'Flowers of the Himalaya' is correctly identified. Whilst I am mentioning *P.minutissima* it is long over-due that *P.heydei* recognised, falsely by Hooker in 'Flora of British India' as a separate species, is just a variant of *P.minutissima*. On Friday, August 1, 2014 at 10:57:50 AM UTC+1, ANZAR KHUROO wrote: > Dear all > > Please confirm the ID as Primula ellipticus (Gulmarg Kashmir, 3700 m) > > -- > ********** > Regards > > *Anzar A Khuroo * > *(NET, SET, M Phil, Ph D)* > > > *Senior Assistant Professor* > *Centre for Biodiversity and Taxonomy (CBT) Department of Botany, * > > *University of KashmirSrinagar - 190 006, Jammu and Kashmir, India * > > E-mail: [email protected] <javascript:> ; [email protected] > <javascript:> > Cell phone: *+91- 9622666606 (within Kashmir)*; *+91-8105050865 (outside > Kashmir)* > > > *Citations:* > https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anzar_Khuroo/publications > *http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=15829758300 > <http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=15829758300>* > *http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=zpMP4mkAAAAJ&hl=en > <http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=zpMP4mkAAAAJ&hl=en>* > > -- 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.
