Lovely coverage ! On 3 Jan 2017 12:32, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks, Chadwell ji > > On 3 Jan 2017 7:15 a.m., "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Veronica persica is listed from Nepal in 'Enumeration of Flowering Plants >> of Nepal' but only 1 record from 1500m in Central Nepal. This species >> is known from W&C Asia and the Himalaya but introduced to E.Asia & >> America. * Given its propensity to spread*, it may well be more >> widespread >> in Nepal 40 years on from the publication of the Enumeration and much of >> that was based upon collections made in the 1950s. >> >> Stewart found this Speedwell to be very common in Kashmir @ 1600-2800m. >> >> Flora Simlensis does not list this species. >> >> Flowers of Himalaya does list it as a cornfield weed, common @ 1500-2800m >> from Pakistan to Central Nepal. >> >> In the UK it is known as 'Buxbaum's Speedwell' - considered to be >> introduced, first recorded in 1825. Now common in cultivated land >> throughout >> the British Isles and has become the commonest species of the genus in >> this habitat. >> >> I photographed what I understand to be this species in a churchyard in >> the UK last year. Would be useful to post a selection of these images to >> have for reference purposes on this data-base, always bearing in mind that >> the UK variant of a species may be slightly different to form(s) found in >> the Himalaya - even though there are several postings on the site under >> this name already. The images I have are close-ups which help >> view/understand the differences been the species. There were 15 species of >> Veronica listed for Nepal. >> >> *So without CLOSELY checking this may well be correctly identified but >> the images of the leaves are not in good close-up and it is hard to be >> certain. According to the Key in 'Enumeration..' above, it appears to have >> the main stem terminating in the inflorescence/flowers; then flowers from >> axils of alternate leaves (or leaf-like bracts); then stems creeping, >> ascending in the upper part, leaves petiolate, ovate to orbicular-ovate, >> obtuse, crenate-serrate. I THINK I can detect these characteristics but >> cannot see the sepals. So close-ups of the foliage, undersides of flowers >> which reveal shape of sepals and habit views which would better show the >> petiolate leaves etc.* >> >> On Monday, January 2, 2017 at 2:51:42 PM UTC, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: >> >>> Dear Members, >>> >>> Location: Godawari Botanical Garden, Nepal >>> Altitude: 5000 ft. >>> Date: 21 February 2015 >>> >>> >>> 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.
