Thanks, Chadwell ji On 9 Nov 2016 1:26 pm, "[email protected]" < [email protected]> wrote:
> 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 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.
