Dear Chris, Enclosing some links for further analysis .
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242338124 [image: FoI] <http://www.flowersofindia.net/> Himalayan Clearweed [image: Foto info] [image: Himalayan Clearweed] <http://www.flowersofindia.net/Scripts/rec_form.php> ative *Photo:* Thingnam Girija*Common name:* Himalayan Clearweed *Botanical name:* *Pilea scripta* *Family:* *Urticaceae* (Nettle family) *Synonyms:* Pilea nepalensis ------------------------------ Himalayan Clearweed is an erect, hairless perennial herb, growing up to 30-120 cm tall. The plant is woody at the base. Leaves are elliptic, long pointed, with 1-5 cm long stalk, and have 3 prominent parallel veins. Leaf blade is 3-18 cm long, 2-8 cm broad, minutely saw-toothed, with a wedge-shaped base. Panicle of flower cymes 6-8 cm long. Flowers are minute, white or pink. Achenes are ovate-elliptic, 1 mm long, whitish, with a distinct intramarginal ridge. Flowering: June-October. ------------------------------ Photographed around McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh.• Is this flower misidentified? If yes, Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 6:14 AM, C CHADWELL <[email protected] > wrote: > Cannot help with this. A plant new to me. There are so many > species/genera in > need of attention that I do know something about - makes sense to > concentrate upon these. > > Stewart does not record P.racemosa from Pakistan or Kashmir. > > Collet in Flora Simlensis does not record it but Enumeration of Flowering > Plants of Nepal > says Shimla to Bhutan.... > > They give P.scripta's distribution as from Garwhal to Bhutan. Collet > records Pilea scripta as > common in shady places at Shimla. > > Most probably Collet misidentified P.scripta when it was P.racemosa but > have not got the > time to check this further. > > > Best Wishes, > > > Chris Chadwell > > > 81 Parlaunt Road > SLOUGH > SL3 8BE > UK > > www.shpa.org.uk > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, 8 January 2017, 9:50 > *Subject:* Fwd: Pilea racemosa (Royle) Tuyama (accepted name) ?? > > Appears close to images of the same species by Nidhan ji at Flora of > Chakrata 2013: Pilea racemosa for validation > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/lOYoBJH09cw> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Saroj Kasaju* <[email protected]> > Date: 23 December 2016 at 15:20 > Subject: Pilea racemosa (Royle) Tuyama (accepted name) ?? > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, "J.M. Garg" < > [email protected]> > > > Dear members > > Location: Kuri, Kalinchowk, Nepal > Altitude: 11000 ft. > Date: 26 July 2014 > > Nepali name: लेदे साग Lede Saag > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > > -- 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.
