Until it is empirically proved that this Primula is quite abundant, the available data suggests its RARE collection and expected rarity. This is the scientific method employed here in Himalayas, but elsewhere in so-called "developed" world.
Anyway, there are many examples of such plants in our higher alpines being 'plundered' by the commercial botanists/naturalists....... On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 10:07 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Chadwell ji > > On 9 Nov 2016 10:44 pm, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Further to my recent post. Have just checked with 'The Primluas of >> Kashmir' by Frank Ludlow. He states that this dainty little species was >> first discovered by Duthie in Garwhal in 1883. The following year he came >> across it in Kumaon and after that it was found in the Kulu Valley & Chamba. >> >> It was unrecorded from Kashmir until Ludlow & Sherriff found it near the >> Sinthan Pass in July 1937 in rock crevices @ 3300m. In 1943 they also >> found it south of the Pir Panjal Range in the Bangar Valley in the district >> of Kishtwar again growing on a rock face. >> >> More precisely their field notes say "amongst moss under boulders or in >> clefts of rocks, very fragrant". >> >> *May I repeat that I think it almost certainly occurs in other locations >> in Kashmir and elsewhere but requires the field botanist to check such >> places - it is easy to pass them by assuming nothing is there, particularly >> when this Primula is not in flower or at the fruiting stage. Thus it may >> prove more widespread than currently recognised. As with many plants in >> the mountains whether at 3300m or much higher, they will only be recorded >> if they are looked for which requires scrambling about amongst cliffs & >> boulders (care needs to be taken to avoid slipping on rock which often is >> wet). Unless this is done, often large colonies of species are missed. >> To falsely suggest such species are rare let alone endangered is not just >> misleading but utterly false. Because such species are poorly represented >> or not represented in Indian herbaria is no indication of their rarity. >> If such habitats have not been surveyed then how can anyone claim rarity or >> abundance....* >> >> On Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 7:26:26 AM UTC+1, ANZAR KHUROO wrote: >> >>> >>> A rare species of Primula in Kashmir in high alpines... >>> I have identified it as *Primula reidii* ???? >>> -- >>> ********** >>> Regards >>> >>> *Anzar A Khuroo * >>> *(NET, SET, M Phil, Ph D)* >>> >>> >>> *Senior Assistant Professor* >>> *Centre for Biodiversity and Taxonomy (CBT) Department of Botany, * >>> >>> *University of KashmirSrinagar - 190 006, Jammu and Kashmir, India * >>> >>> E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected] >>> Cell phone: *+91- 9622666606 (within Kashmir)*; *+91-8105050865 >>> (outside Kashmir)* >>> >>> >>> *Citations:* >>> *http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=15829758300 >>> <http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=15829758300>* >>> *http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=zpMP4mkAAAAJ&hl=en >>> <http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=zpMP4mkAAAAJ&hl=en>* >>> >>> http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=zpMP4mkAAAAJ&hl=en >>> >> -- >> 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. >> > -- ********** Regards *Anzar A Khuroo* *(NET, SET, M Phil, Ph D)* *Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy (CBT)Department of Botany, * *University of KashmirSrinagar - 190 006, Jammu and Kashmir, India* E-mail: [email protected] Cell phone numbers: *+91-9622666606, +91-9858576739 * *Citations:* https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anzar_Khuroo/publications *http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=15829758300 <http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=15829758300>* *http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=zpMP4mkAAAAJ&hl=en <http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=zpMP4mkAAAAJ&hl=en>* -- 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.
