Thanks, Chadwell ji On 8 Nov 2016 7:33 am, "[email protected]" < [email protected]> wrote:
> 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] ; [email protected] >> 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 email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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.
