Much harder to decide when at fruiting stage as am still uncertain about any differences in calyx characteristics. Overall, this seems most likely to be 'macropylla'
So I consider this has been correctly identified but apply a slightly different name drawing attention to the unpublished research of Professor Arve Elvebakk, University of Tromso, Norway (Curator of Tromso Arctic-Alpine Botanic Garden). The PRIMULA MACROPHYLLA (sensu lato - meaning in the broad sense) COMPLEX has troubled botanists and specialist growers for more than a century. Elvebakk has recognised a separate taxon/species *Primula meeboldii* (honouring the German botanist who first collected pressed specimens of this on high passes in Ladakh in the 19th Century). It has pinkish flowers and occurs in Ladakh and some other regions. Hopefully the full details will be published in the not-too-distant future. Anyhow, I am in support of the separation of P.meeboldii at species level, along with P.macrophylla sensu stricto (in the strict sense) and Primula moorcroftiana as separate species. *The images taken in Himachal Pradesh fits within what I currently consider to be typical Primula macrophylla** (syn. Primula macrophylla var. macrophylla). I have observed both P.macrophylla and P.moorcroftiana on the Rohtang. P.moorcrotiana is mostly found from 4000-4500m (I have not been higher but it may well grow at higher altitudes) whereas P.macrophylla is mostly found between 3000-3600m. I have found Primula macrophylla sensu stricto to vary a lot - so may well be subdivided at some point but the plant photographed is not Primula moorcroftiana nor P.meeboldii nor matches the unknown(s) in Kashmir. On Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 4:01:14 AM UTC, JM Garg wrote: > > Wild Herb seen on a rock face captured on 13/8/10 during the trek from > Ghangaria (around 11,000 ft.) to Hemkunt Sahib (around 14000 ft.). > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected] <javascript:>) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* > & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each image > . > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1420 members & > 52,000 messages on 26/10/10 & with a database of around 4200 species on > 30/9/10) > > -- 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.
