On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 5:57:14 AM UTC+1, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > *Androsace rotundifolia* Hardw. in Asiat. Res. 6:350. 1799. > > Yes, this looks like what I understand to be Androsace rotundifolia. > Please note this is an exceedingly variable plant with several varieties > having been recognised in the past. Nasir in Primulaceae (Flora of > Pakistan) recognised two subspecies: rotundifolia & glandulosa, whilst var. > thomsonii he elevated to a separate species (which is found in Ladakh, > Baltistan and other parts of N.Pakistan near Tibetan border. >
These images show sufficient detail to separate this as susbp. rotundifolia due to the calyx lobes being incised - though cannot see if there is fully glandular-pubescent. > > > Stewart found the species to be everywhere in Kashmir from 1500-3000m. > Flowers of the Himalaya say open slopes, very common in W.Himalaya. Collet > found it on rocks & banks at Shimla & Mushobra. > > Perennial herb with pubescent-villous stems; leaves reniform-codate with > crenate-dentate margin on 36 cm long petiole; flowers white to pink, in > umbels, on 1-3 cm long pedicel, elongating in fruit; calyx lobes with > toothed apex; corolla lobes emarginate at tip; capsule globose, included in > calyx. > Photographed from Pahalgam, Kashmir > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > -- 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.
