Agree due to unfriendly circumstances and precarious slope. Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 9:08 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
