Thanks, Chadwell ji On 27 Jan 2017 7:52 p.m., "C CHADWELL" <[email protected]> wrote:
> OK. This adds up. Though would still be worth approaching Professor > Richards for his opinion as to identification - plants > is cultivation often get mixed-up by various means and are not always a > single pure species. > > ANY plant growing anywhere near habitation in Nepal could easily be a > cultivated plant - even if 'naturalised' to an extent, which > the Primula you photographed appears to have be. > > Primula forbesii does appear to have been naturalised for decades in Nepal > as have numerous other PROMINENT plants. > > The Supplement to Flowers of the Himalaya has 2 photos of Euphorbia > pulcherrima (known as 'Poinsetta') which is a native of > Central America, commonly cultivated in the tropics which is a common > hedge plant in Nepal to 2000m. Its large vermillion-coloured > bracts are prominent from a distance. This, presumably was spread around > the world centuries ago. > > Agave spp. also from the Americas are commonly cultivated as hedge-plants > in the Himalaya. > > Yucca aloifolia, a native of N & C. America is cultivated and planted by > roadsides in Chamba and Kulu Valley in H.P. - I have seen Indian > tourists stopping their cars to pluck the long branched clusters of > cream or white flowers. > > Whilst Opuntia monacantha 'Prickly Pear' is commonly planted as a hedge > plant and has naturalized in cultivated areas and on waste ground > to 1800m. There is a photo in 'Flowers of the Himalaya'. There are other > Opuntias cultivated. > > > Best Wishes, > > > Chris Chadwell > > > 81 Parlaunt Road > SLOUGH > SL3 8BE > UK > > www.shpa.org.uk > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> > *To:* J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > *Cc:* C CHADWELL <[email protected]>; efloraofindia < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, 27 January 2017, 6:51 > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:262569] Re: Fwd: Fwd: Primula malacoides > Franch. (accepted name) or Primula forbesii (accepted name) > > Dear Chris, > > Found plenty of this plant along the walls of water canal just outside the > enclosure of protected garden inside the Godawari Botanical Garden . > I guess they might have introduced in the garden. > > Thank you . > > Saroj Kasaju > > > On 27 Jan 2017 10:09, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Chadwell ji > > On 26 Jan 2017 10:28 p.m., "C CHADWELL" <chrischadwell261@btinternet. com > <[email protected]>> wrote: > > I have NOT looked closely at the photos posted but have reservations about > the identification of P.malacoides unless it was being cultivated at > Godawari. It is not a native of Nepal and has not previously been recorded > as naturalised. > > In the UK it is still (according to Professor Richards) a popular plant > for heated glasshouse and conservatory culture. It has been seen (by > Richards) to be grown as a municipal bedding plant in Sydney, Auckland, > Christchurch & Singapore. > > In the wild it is distributed from just outside Myanamar on the Yunnan > border near the Salween, throughout Yunnnan to western > Kweichow. A weed of cultivated fields. > > Richards described it as closely-related to another weed species, Primula > forbesii. > > Whereas, P.forbesii had been recorded around temples near Kathmandu (and > some other parts of Nepal) - confirmed by Richards. *Though I remain > curious as to how it got there as this species, though pretty enough, is > hardly a normal garden plant.* > > In 'Primula' (2003) Richards has a key which separates P.forbesii from > P.malacoides (and some other species) on the basis of > the former species having the lowest whorl of flowers overtopping the > leaves. In the latter, the stem below lowest whorl of flowers > not exceeding the leaves. > > *Perhaps, again, the best person to confirm the identity is Professor > Richards, so why not forward him the images, as was done * > *with two other Primulas.* > > > > Best Wishes, > > > Chris Chadwell > > > 81 Parlaunt Road > SLOUGH > SL3 8BE > UK > > www.shpa.org.uk > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> > *To:* J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > *Cc:* efloraofindia <[email protected] m > <[email protected]>> > *Sent:* Thursday, 26 January 2017, 10:51 > *Subject:* [efloraofindia:262457] Re: Fwd: Fwd: Primula malacoides > Franch. (accepted name) or Primula forbesii (accepted name) > > Thank you Dr. Bawri for the ID but not listef in Nepal so far! > > On 26 Jan 2017 13:15, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks a lot, Bawri ji. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Dr. Amal Bawri* > Date: 26 January 2017 at 12:14 > Subject: Re: Fwd: Primula malacoides Franch. (accepted name) or Primula > forbesii (accepted name) > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > > > Primula malacoides > On Jan 26, 2017 12:10 PM, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Saroj Kasaju* <[email protected]> > Date: 14 January 2017 at 23:11 > Subject: Primula malacoides Franch. (accepted name) or Primula forbesii > (accepted name) > To: efloraofindia <[email protected] m > <[email protected]>>, "J.M. 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