Only *Agrimonia* *pilosa* var. *nepalensis* (D. Don) Nakai <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200010600> is supposed to be found in Nepal as per Flora of China <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200010599>
On 7 November 2016 at 19:53, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > Thank you for the ID > > *Agrimonia pilosa *Ledeb. (accepted name) > > Nepali Names: > > भेराकुरो Bheraakuro / काठलाङ्गे Kaathalaange / गाँठेझार Gaathejhaar / > काब्ले Kaable / शिला झार Shilajhaar > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > > On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 7:01 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Chadwell ji >> >> On 5 Nov 2016 7:21 am, "[email protected]" < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I was immediately reminded of 'Common Agrimony' (Eupatorium eupatoria), >>> though noted slight differences, which grows commonly in rough grassland & >>> wood margins near to where I live in the UK (you can compare images of the >>> two on my 'Wild Flowers of Buckinghamshire' web-site see: >>> https://sites.google.com/a/shpa.org.uk/wfob/agrimonia-1 - which I have >>> neglected altogether since joining this google group! My sentiment is that >>> Britain is blessed with hundreds of active field botanists (though much >>> remains still to be done) whereas India has fewer and since I have >>> accumulated knowledge of Himalayan flora over decades, my time is best >>> spent sharing this on this site, as long and as much as circumstances >>> permit. >>> >>> Indeed Stewart (1972) listed the plant as this species giving E.pilosa >>> and E.pilosa var. nepalensis as synonyms. He commented that Agrimony was >>> common in the temperate zone of Pakistan & Kashmir and very variable but he >>> had not been able to divide it into distinct taxa. According to Kitamura >>> the material from Pakistan was intermediate between E.eupatorium and >>> E.pilosa. There is a second species of this genus in the UK which is >>> very similar. >>> >>> *That aside this plant is now known as Agrimonia pilosa. 'Flowers of >>> the Himalaya' give distribution of Pakistan to SW China @ 1000-3000m in >>> shrubberies & cultivated areas saying it is readily distinguished by its >>> long slender spike-like cluster of small yellow flowers and by its >>> top-shaped fruit with numerous hooked bristles (young green ones can be >>> seen in the images).* >>> >>> >>> *'Flora of Kathmandu Valley' record it from Godawari to Phulchoki @ >>> 1650-2800m. Also Nagarjun 1600-2300m.* >>> >>> >>> On Friday, November 4, 2016 at 6:12:24 PM UTC, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Members, >>>> >>>> Sharing some pictures for ID shot at Hattiban, Kathmandu, Nepal on 25 >>>> October 2016 at 4800 ft. >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> Saroj Kasaju >>>> >>> > -- 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.
