Thanks, Chadwell ji On 1 Jan 2017 1:31 p.m., "C CHADWELL" <[email protected]> wrote:
> As "light relief" from more complicated and time-consuming genera combined > with > the pleasure of viewing 'habitat' images in the mountains, I have been > taking a further > look at specimens photographed in Baltistan (part of which is in the > Karakoram Range not > the 'Himalaya' or 'TransHimalaya'). > > However, in the case of Allium, the situation is not straightforward. The > genus needs further > study and revision in the Himalaya. > > Let me add what I currently think may be Allium oreoprasum see: > http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/Flora-and-Fauna/Asia/Pakistan-new/i-Jj4DSQJ > > and previous image. > > Flowers of Himalaya say this is found on stony slopes in Tibetan > borderlands @ 2700-5000m from Pakistan to W.Nepal and > C.Asia. Recorded as common in Ladakh not that I have come across it there > - in fact, I, like many others have come across > few representatives of this genus there. > > Stewart records this from N.Pakistan & Ladakh @ 2700-5100m. > > See my previous comments about the difficulties of the genus Allium - a > neglected genus. > > > > Best Wishes, > > > Chris Chadwell > > > 81 Parlaunt Road > SLOUGH > SL3 8BE > UK > > www.shpa.org.uk > > > > > -- 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.
