As stated in previous post, this is not P.edgeworthii (syn. P.nana) which would not be expected here. *My initial thoughts are that this may prove to be Primula scapigera.* It fits in terms of 2360-3000m & flowering March-April with records from Sandakphu, Tonglo etc. which are in Singalila near Darjeeling. I have visited this area once but that was in the autumn so did not notice what (if anything) was visible of petiolarid primulas at the time.
There are no images of this species (though it is listed) on 'Primula World' web-site and are hard to find elsewhere. Nor seemingly and pressed specimens at Kew (at least not any scanned in yet). Previously known as Primula petiolaris var. scapigera. There is a small photo in 'Himalayan Plants Illustrated' which matches quite well. Clearly, the flowers photographed are not in perfect condition. Differences given between this species and Primula bracteosa (syn. P.boothii) given in 'Flora of Bhutan' cannot be seen in the photos. This species is recorded from East Nepal (which of course borders Singalila National Park) with herbarium collections by Adam Stainton @ 2600-3500m. Would be great to have more images of the plant but clearly one has to be trekking/exploring in March or April (these images were from first week) to catch in flower, though shots of it at fruiting stage would be helpful to confirm a characteristic. I have another source of information to check. On Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 2:18:44 PM UTC+1, mohina macker wrote: > Primula edgeworthii, family primulaceae > Singalila national park > growing commonly near streams, springs and damp places > photographed in the first week of april > regards > mohina macker > -- 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.
