I am pleased to view these good images of an Elaeagnus in flower. I myself have only ever come across Elaeagnus at the fruiting stage. But is this E.parvifolia?
'Flowers of the Himalaya' only describe one species, *E.parvifolia*, out of 6 recorded from the region, so it is likely this is over-recorded. 'Enumeration of the Flowering plants of Nepal' lists 5 species yet has 6 species in a key provided to distinguish between them! Of these, E.infundibularis, E.kanaii, E.parvifolia & E.tricholepis are recorded from suitable elevations. And perhaps E.conferta? *The first major problem with the specimen being E.parvifolia is that this, according to the 'Enumeration' flowers in the spring (whilst 'Flowers of the Himalaya' says spring to early summer). A plant in flower at the end of December does not tally with this.* The second consideration is that 'Flora of Kathmandu Valley' (1986) only lists E.conferta Roxb. - which was recorded below Godawari and Phulchoki @ 1900m, flowering November to January, local name '*Madilo*'. *I cannot be certain as to the reliability of this identification.* *This and the genus as a whole along the Himalaya needs checking further. * There are keys in both the 'Enumeration' and 'Flora of Bhutan' (covering Bhutan & Sikkim). In the latter it says the name E.conferta has sometimes been misapplied to E.caudata such that literature records require confirmation. E.conferta Roxb. in Bhutan and Darjeeling such this species is from terai and foothills i.e. well below 1900m. Unfortunately, the entry for this species is missing within the 'Enumeration'. On Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 9:04:11 AM UTC, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: > Dear members > > Location: Nagarkot, Nepal > Altitude: 7000 ft. > Date: 28 December 2016 > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > -- 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.
