It is difficult as the flowers are only in bud and I am not that familiar with flora at these lower elevations in the Eastern Himalaya but a quick looks suggests this is not Gentiana pedicellata (which is known from such elevations in Nepal). Appears closer to Gentiana capitata - cannot locate too many images claiming to be this from internet - though there are line drawings of both species in 'Flowers of the Himalaya'. There is an image in Alok's blog which you will all know but IF that is correct, it represents a NW extension of its range. Previously only known from Kumaon to Bhutan, Assam, Myanamar. Flowers of Himalaya say Uttarakhand to SE Tibet @ 1500-4500m (which is quite an altitudinal range). They say flowering December to April.
I also checked with efI which has a number of postings thought to be this (mostly in fruit). Would be useful to see it in flower. *What do others think? I am uncertain (not ready yet to comment on Gentianaceae on efI* - still occupied with Primulaceae and then would cover other families before facing the gentians). On Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 2:06:32 PM UTC, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: > Dear Members, > > Location: Pilot Baba Ashram, Bhaktapur , Nepal > Altitude: 5500 ft. > Date: 26 September 2016 > > *Gentiana capitata *(accepted name) ??? > > Thank you. > Saroj Kasaju > -- 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.
