Thanks a lot, Chadwell ji On 8 Nov 2016 7:52 am, "[email protected]" < [email protected]> wrote:
> *Sorry, this is Primula minutissima not P.reptans.* The two seem to be > much confused. I repeat from one posting confirming the identity of > Primula elliptica from Kashmir that the situation has been complicated by > the error in 'Flowers of the Himalaya' which shows a Primula photographed > in Kulu Valley labelled as P.reptans but is actually *Primula minutissima*, > as is this one. > > The foliage of *Primula minutissima* is clearly visible but the > undersides which have farina is not. > > I last photographed P.minutissima on the Sinthan Pass in Kashmir. > *P.reptans* is found on the Sach Pass. > > Both species are found on the top of the Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh, > though *P.reptans* is much commoner - at least is was in the 1980s when > I first led two botanical tours in the region. Unfortunately, large > numbers of tourists especially those riding ponies at the main pass have > trampled large colonies out of existence! > > On Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 3:19:48 AM UTC+1, gurinder goraya wrote: > >> Dears, >> >> *Primula reptans* from Himachal [Sach Pass, Chamba; 3900 m asl]. >> >> Merely 2 cm tall herb, with proportionally large flowers. >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> *Dr. G. S. Goraya, IFS* >> Deputy Director General (Research), >> Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, >> New Forest P.O., DEHRADUN - 248 006. >> Uttarakhand, India. >> >> Tel & Fax (O): 0135-2757775 >> >> -- > 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.

