This is a new plant for me not known from NW Himalaya - another Eastern
sub-tropical species recorded from Nepal to Bhutan, India,Myanamar east to
China & Malaysia. 700-1600m in Nepal.
Recorded in 'Flora of Kathmandu Valley' under name used in FBI: Salomonia
edentula; collected at Godawari 1830m and Surya vinayak @ 1670 known as Methi
ghans according to this source. They describe flowers as violet or deep pink.
The only other species in this genus in Nepal (indeed anywhere according to
'The Plant List') is S.ciliata recorded from lower elevations in Nepal @
800-1000m also Sikkim, India, Sri Lanka, Myanamar east to China, Japan,
Malaysia and Australia.
Belongs to Polygalaceae (which I was wondering about when I glanced at the
images). Polygalas are known as 'Milkworts' in the UK. The only Polygala I
have noticed in the Himalaya is P.arillata which strangely, is an erect shrub,
has large pea-like yellow flowers then its capsules turn dark shiny red.
P.sibirica is illustrated in 'Flowers of the Himalaya' - the photo having been
taken in Langtang. P.arillata has a line drawing in the main 'Flowers of the
Himalaya'; there are photos of both flowers and fruits in the Supplement. I
recommend everyone who has a copy of 'Flowers of the Himalaya' should invest in
a copy of the Supplement and if purchasing 'Flowers of the Himalaya' for the
first time do buy a FULL copy NOT the Concise version, as you miss out on
important information.
Best Wishes,
Chris Chadwell
81 Parlaunt Road
SLOUGH
SL3 8BE
UK
www.shpa.org.uk
From: Ritesh Kumar Choudhary <[email protected]>
To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]; Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]>;
[email protected]
Sent: Monday, 21 November 2016, 9:09
Subject: Re: SK190NOV10-2016:ID
Dear Saroj Ji,Thanks for sharing the images. This is Salomonia cantoniensis
Lour. (Polygalaceae). Long back I had collected this from Upper Siang District,
Arunachal Pradesh. Regards,Ritesh.
On Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 4:23:14 PM UTC+5:30, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote:
Dear Members,
Location: Pilot Baba Ashram, Bhaktapur , NepalAltitude: 5500 ft.Date: 26
September 2016
Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju
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