Thanks, Chadwell ji On 20 Nov 2016 1:22 am, "[email protected]" < [email protected]> wrote:
> I am uncertain what this is. It does not match well my understanding of > what G.lambertii is plus there are no records of this species for Kashmir. > Shall look into this further - there are several species of Geranium in > Kashmir and bordering areas I am unfamiliar with. This specimen from > Aphawat could be one of these. Plus there is the possibility of new > species of this genus from this area - some new ones have been recognised > in past decades. > > I consider it will be helpful for keen photographers, willing to make an > additional effort, to know which parts of Geranium to photograph. Having > images of such parts of each geranium will greatly aid identification and > enhance our understanding of the genus in the Himalaya - and perhaps you > can help with the locating and identification of a species new-to-science! > > > > > > PHOTOGRAPHING GERANIUMS: > > > > *IF only the first one or two flowers have come out don't bother to > collect as the form of inflorescence will not be evident.* > > > *The rootstock is important; get enough to show whether compact or > creeping, or annual. You can photograph the base of the plant which should > provide this information. Clearly, one requires permission from the > authorities to uproot a plant. There is still a need and indeed role for > the collection of pressed specimens for herbaria in India but that is > primarily the domain of staff of botanic gardens/ institutions.* > > * In the early stages of flowering look out for the best-developed unripe > fruits available.* > > * If fruit is ripe try to include both dehisced and undehisced states.* > > * If the fruits are falling with the seeds inside them, collect some (many > geraniums disperse their seed explosively but some seed is often retained).* > > *Include some loose petals when pressing (detach if necessary). Expose > stamens to show filament shape and hairs by taking 2 or 3 sepals off a > flower from which petals have recently dropped.* > > *Smoothing out one or two leaves and flowers as you close the press may be > helpful; a few separately pressed basal and lower/middle stem leaves are > often useful.* > > *Wilted specimens can be very misleading.* > > *Notes should be taken as to flower posture, colour and patterning of > petals, colour of stigmas, anthers and distal parts of filaments (not > necessary if your photos show these).* > > *And don't forget to ensure the stipules are clearly shown - something > that would have been obviously in pressed specimens, so not mentioned above > by Yeo.* > > > On Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 7:42:28 AM UTC, Gurcharan Singh wrote: >> >> *Geranium lambertii* Sweet, Geraniaceae. 4: t. 338. 1827. >> >> Syn: *Geranium **grevilleanum* Wall. >> >> >> Perennial herb with thick short vertical rootstock; branches trailing or >> ascending, up to 50 cm tall; Leaves opposite, stipules broadly lanceolate, >> free, 8-13 mm long, upper narrower; leaf blade 5-angled, 5-7-lobed to about >> middle, 6-8 cm broad, with rhomboid-cuneate lobes, appressed-hairy; flowers >> pale pink, rose-coloured or white,25-35 mm across,in 2-flowered cluster on >> up to 16 cm long peduncle covered with spreading hairs; pedicel up to 5 cm >> long; sepals elliptic-ovate, 8-14 mm long, mucro 1.5-2 mm long; petals >> 15-22 mm long, hairy at base, tip rounded or depressed; filaments >> lanceolate, hairy outside, anthers black; mericarps smooth, beak ap to 3 cm >> long. >> >> >> Photographed from Apharwat Kashmir. The leaves resemble G. wallichianum >> but stipules are much narrow and free and petals rose to white. >> >> -- >> 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.
