I was interested to learn of the use of Megacarpaea in the Pthoragarh district.
I first got to know about Cordyceps when working as a consultant to The Royal
Governmentof Bhutan. Prior to my visit I was sent a partial list of PLANT
species utilised in BhutaneseMedicine which included Cordyceps. I had never
heard of this and could not find it is anyreference books on FLOWERING PLANTS -
with very good reason I subsequently discoveredbecause, of course, it is not!!
Thanks for sending the image (which is a very good one) but single images are
often difficult towork with when comparing with other postings. PLEASE ensure
on future occasions you photographclose-up the flowers (front and back), upper
and lower/basal leaves (upper and lower surfaces), habitand habitat.
In what ways do you consider the specimen you photographed to be different?
The flowers in your specimen are most in bud which makes it hard to match them
and of coursethe most distinctive feature of Megacarpaea is the fruits.
I have never seen the plant in the wild.
Only one species of this genus has been recorded from the Himalaya to-date.
Were you thinkingyour specimen might belong to a different species to
M.polyandra or not belong to the Megacarpaeagenus at all?
Best Wishes,
Chris Chadwell
81 Parlaunt Road
SLOUGH
SL3 8BE
UK
www.shpa.org.uk
From: manoj chandran <[email protected]>
To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, 8 January 2017, 16:27
Subject: Re: Fwd: Megacarpaea polyandra
Dear all,I am posting my collection of Megacarpaea from 4200m altitude in
Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. Looks different from other posts. It is
locally called Rugee and is eaten as a vegetable by persons who go to collect
cordyceps.Regards...
Manoj Chandran
On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 1:17:05 PM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote:
Thanks, Chadwell ji.
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From: C CHADWELL <chrischadwell261@btinternet. com>
Date: 18 December 2016 at 12:45
Subject: Re: Fwd: Megacarpaea polyandra
To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]>
Yes - again! See attached.
Best Wishes,
Chris Chadwell
81 Parlaunt Road
SLOUGH
SL3 8BE
UK
www.shpa.org.uk
From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]>
To: chrischadwell261@btinternet. com
Sent: Sunday, 18 December 2016, 7:08
Subject: Fwd: Megacarpaea polyandra
I think you missed the attachment.
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From: C CHADWELL <chrischadwell261@btinternet. com>
Date: 18 December 2016 at 11:45
Subject: Megacarpaea polyandra
To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]>
Since we are looking at tall umbellifers at present incl. Angelicas, thought of
sharing this.
I attach a single image scanned in from a not especially good slide taken of a
plantin cultivation by Alastair McKelvie in the UK.
Looks like a first for eFI, so this is especially useful.
I have never 'encountered' Megacarpaea polyandra in the Himalaya myself.
Flowers of Himalaya says open slopes, light forests @ 3000-4300m from Kashmir
to C.Nepal.
Stewart recorded 2 species from N.Pakistan and Kashmir:
M.bifida - N.PakistanM.polyandra - Kashmir, where he said it was used for
greens; 3000-3900m. Records from Khelanmargand 'W.Tibet'.
M.polyandra is not mentioned in 'Plants of Gulmarg' Naqshi, Singh & Koul.
Has it been seen in Uttarakhand in recent years? It is given in a
Supplementary List of plants collected byHoldsworth in the 'Valley of Flowers'
and Upper Garwhal within the book 'The Valley of Flowers'.
Best Wishes,
Chris Chadwell
81 Parlaunt Road
SLOUGH
SL3 8BE
UK
www.shpa.org.uk
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