Thanks, Chadwell ji On 12 Nov 2016 9:05 pm, "[email protected]" < [email protected]> wrote:
> *This is not Geranium himalayense.* *I will need time to suggest which > species this is.* The geraniums of this region have not been well > understood. Geranium is found in the region, especially in Ladakh, where > it is common in irrigated areas. There are a number of Geraniums in the > region I am uncertain about. Entirely possible some new species will be > recognised in the years to come. I am currently looking into Primulaceae > on eFI specifically Androsaces but will go through Geraniaceae when I can. > Was prompted to take a quick look at entries as was sent an image > photographed in Ladakh which was thought to be Geranium himalayense but is > the dwarf Geranium regelii (in the past this species was not recorded from > Ladakh and remains poorly understood). > > Geraniums are not easy. A pity that Peter Yeo, formerly of the University > of Cambridge Botanic Garden is now longer alive as he specialised in this > genus. May I quote from a letter he wrote to me about two confusing > colonies of Geraniums I have observed at Patseo in Lahoul (just before one > reaches the route up to the Baralacha La en route to Leh from Manali). His > thinking was that there were two genetically and ecologically different > populations (only some 50 metres apart in places) but the similarities > suggest that they have a local common ancestor. He felt it was reasonable > to use the name Geranium regelii for the dwarf scree plant. He considered > taller plant growing nearby probably comes within Geranium pratense sensu > lato (in the broad sense). Complicated.... > > On Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 3:03:04 PM UTC, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > >> *Geranium himalayense* Kllotzsch >> >> Large-flowered Himalayan species somewhat similar to G. pratense but with >> wedge-shaped segments, larger purple to pink flowers with 20-28 mm long >> petals and longer fruits 4-4.5 cm long. >> >> Photographed from 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 email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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.
