Thanks, Chadwell ji On 10 Nov 2016 5:05 am, "[email protected]" < [email protected]> wrote:
> 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 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.
