Thanks, Chadwell ji, However, both as per The Plant List Ver.1.1 <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2620578> & Catalogue of Life <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/a2ea86ed29b880ccd34a391c1cecfa9c/synonym/08b22a9ab815803b23cd611608c943a1> , *Actaea* *spicata* var. *acuminata* (Wall. ex Royle) H.Hara is the accepted name.
*Actaea asiatica *H. Hara <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/58aec6c50bd1bac56fa89399fc4dcc6e> is another accepted species with distribution in Russian Far East, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan), North Korea, South Korea as per catalogue of Life. On 19 January 2017 at 12:52, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Chadwell ji. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: C CHADWELL <[email protected]> > Date: 5 January 2017 at 03:20 > Subject: Actaea cimicifolia (syn. Cimcifuga foetida) Part I > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > > > I note from efI site there has been confusion as to the differences > between what > was Cimicifuga foetida and what was Actaea spicata which I shall cover in > Part II. > > *To begin with, to attempt to clarify the situation, they both are now > accepted* > *under different names and BOTH with the genus **Actaea.* > > To help improve our understanding, I am posting 10 images of what is now > Actaea cimicifolia > (previously Cimicifuga foetida) taken on Khelanmarg above Gulmarg on my > last visit to Kashmir. > This plant is prominent, growing protected amongst dwarf Viburnum - the > tallest member of > Ranunculaceae family in Pakistan and Kashmir. > > What is now Actaea asiatica (previously Actaea spicata) is generally found > in forest rather than the > more open conditions on Khelanmarg. > > Flowers of Himalaya recorded Cimcifuga foetida in shrubberies & forest > clearings @ 2700-4000m from > Pakistan to SE Tibet and Temperate Eurasia. > > They had Actaea spicata var. acuminata in forests and shrubberies @ > 2400-3600m from Afghanistan to > SE Tibet. > > Stewart knew Cimcifuga foetida from Khelanmarg; Kashmir and N.Pakistan > from 2100-3600m. > > He was familiar with Actaea spicata common in mesophytic forest, often > with Aconitum leave from 2100-3300m. > > Actaea spicata is included in 'The Valley of Flowers' book but not the > Cimicifuga. > > Dr Rawat's photo of what is now Actaea asiatica at the fruiting stage > (terminal cluster of shining stalked berries) > is correctly identified but the nomenclature has changed. See: > https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/indiantreepix/Do5noe5tK6Y > > > > > Best Wishes, > > > Chris Chadwell > > > 81 Parlaunt Road > SLOUGH > SL3 8BE > UK > > www.shpa.org.uk > > > > > > > > -- > 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'. > -- 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.
