I am unsure about this. Richards observes that few species have been so misunderstood as Primula petiolaris Wallich.
I see that it is no longer an accepted number in 'The Plant List'. *So what has replaced it? Primula gracilipes perhaps?* It is still on the 'Primula World' site but the only images are of cultivated plants and some of these could easily be hybrids. Cannot say the image shot in Uttarakhand matches the images on the above site. According to Richards it is found in Nepal & Sikkim plus two early records from Kumaon. Flowers of Himalaya says Uttaranachal to Sikkim @ 2400-3600m. Richards says throughout Nepal sometimes growing and hybridising with Primula gracilipes. *I am uncertain as to the differences between P.petiolaris and P.gracilipes. They are closely related. Richards considers the latter might well be considered a subspecies of the former! Differing in the almost stemless (those in the photo do have stalks), tightly clasped blunter sepal-lobes (which cannot be observed in the image) and the total absence of meal - though sometimes meal is not prominent. * *Is there anyone who can comment with authority? And tell us the correct nomenclature/taxonomic treatment?* *Flowers of the Himalaya say that Primula gracilipes is the most frequent petiolarid Primula in Bhutan (and Sikkim). They consider P,petiolaris much smaller and the two may be CONSPECIFIC i.e. being the same species!* On Thursday, June 12, 2014 at 9:31:07 AM UTC+1, D.S Rawat wrote: > This Primula also shot in Munsyari area Uttarakhand resembles to *Primula > petiolaris* Wallich with its irregularly toothed petals. > > Validation (or otherwise) is requested. > > Dr D.S.Rawat > Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & > Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, 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.
