Thanks, Chadwell ji On 11 Nov 2016 1:04 am, "[email protected]" < [email protected]> wrote:
> 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.
