In view of your remarks, *Cotoneaster* *nepalensis* Andr may have been wrongly shown as a synonym <http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/about/#synonym> of *Cotoneaster* *acuminatus* Wall. ex Lindl. <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/rjp-6737> in The Plant List Ver.1.1 <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/rjp-6737> GRIN <http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?11700> Flora of China <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200010710> Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=200010710> and Catalogue of Life <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/830f902b1f94be883ba9781ab9ddc4ea/synonym/a843cf8a923771fe23cb7ea939b3221b>
On 5 November 2016 at 22:20, C CHADWELL <[email protected]> wrote: > I have come across a third Cotoneaster sent by Krishan which does seem to > fit, so kindly > post the following. *There is a grave accent over the e in Andre the > author immediately below but I do not know how to add this - perhaps you > do.*: > > The late Krishan Lal sent these images a few years ago. He thought this > plant was *Cotoneaster* *acuminatus* > but it is in fact *Cotoneaster nepalensis Andre* (syn. C.stracheyi > G.Klotz). > > It belongs to the Acuminati section, as does *C.acuminata*. > > Distributed from Himachal Pradesh to Uttarkhand and Nepal - though the > species is not included in > 'The Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal' Vol II (1979). > > These images were taken at 3300m in Himachal Pradesh by Krishan but he did > not say where. > > Fryer in 'Cotoneasters' (2009) says this species was described in France > in 1875 but overlooked for a century. > it has been in cultivation since at least 1830 commonly but incorrectly > under the name Cotoneaster acuminatus > and reported to be commonly naturalised in Central Europe. > > She says that Cotoneaster nepalensis is a beautiful sight with its large, > shiny, drop-shaped fruit and yellow-gold > leaves in the autumn sunshine. > > A pity Krishan did not take photos showing the overall habit of this > multi-stemmed shrub nor any of the habitat > or the underside of the leaves (which are densely villous). *I urge all > those who post images of plants to this site* > *to not only take/send close-ups of fruits or flowers - photos of the rest > of the plant are important. Sometimes* > *without such images it is impossible to confirm which species a plant > belongs to and often take those of us* > *attempting to identify them, much longer.* > > > > Best Wishes, > > > Chris Chadwell > > > 81 Parlaunt Road > SLOUGH > SL3 8BE > UK > > www.shpa.org.uk > > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- 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.
