Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Kashmir) Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet. Pl see paper on diversity Geranium published in 2015 Wagh et al., J Biodivers Manage Forestry 2015, 4:2 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2327-417.1000140
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/ On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 5:13 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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