Thanks, Chadwell ji On 27 Jan 2017 8:20 a.m., "[email protected]" < [email protected]> wrote:
> This does seem to be a Brassica. I cannot avoid saying that the photos > are not good - indeed some are completely out-of-focus > with none in close-up. This makes identification more difficult. > > Having said that, this does appear like a 'weed' which has 'escaped' from > cultivation, as frequently happens with many Brassicas > in different parts of the world incl. the UK. > > The Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal lists 13 taxa > belonging to 5 species within the genus. > > All the species present in Nepal are recorded from the UK and using a key > from 'The New flora of the British Isles' (hoping it applies to material in > Nepal), > 3 species are separated on the basis of stem-leaves being distinctly > clasping the stem at base. I have not found Brassicas always easy to tell > apart in the UK. > > They are Brassica oleracea, B.napus & B.rapa. *Of these, the most likely > is B.rapa, commonly known as 'Turnip' but I am from from sure about this*. > This has 3 varieties in Nepal: var. dichotoma - which is cultivated in > India & Nepal for oil; var. quadrivalvis - cultivated in India & Nepal; > var. trilocularis - cultivated in Nepal, Himalaya and Assam. > > The Plant List has an alarming number of synonyms for B.rapa! > > Not sure how to distinguish between these and even if I had notes/a key, > whether the images taken show sufficient detail is another matter. > > *As this is likely to prove to be an "escape from cultivation" only, I do > NOT consider any more time is justified on this - especially as the photos > are inadequate. IF there is someone with expertise **in the genus > Brassica, then perhaps they will be in a position to comment with > authority.* > > On Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 4:28:40 PM UTC, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: > >> Dear Members, >> >> Location: Suryabinayak,Bhaktapur, Nepal >> Altitude: 5000 ft. >> Date: 14 January 2017 >> >> 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.
