Pity the lower leaves are not shown and close-ups of the 'flowers' are not
available -perhaps you were avoiding the risk of leeches?
Nevertheless, I am, quickly (for once) able to SUGGEST an identification -
though am not certain.
It is definitely an Anemone. It COULD be Anemone elongata.
HOPEFULLY, OTHER MEMBERS CAN TAKE CLOSE-UP IMAGES OF THIS SPECIES IN THEFUTURE.
IF you attempted to use Flowers of the Himalaya, then a problem would arise -
eitheryou would try and CONVINCE yourself (especially as only two images, not
in close-up)are available that it belonged to one of the species described or
illustrated as photos orline drawings.
I imagine the closest you would get is A.polyanthes or A.tetrasepala. Based
upon theimages you would, perhaps, plump for Anemone tetrasepala?
Here in lies a problem, you may well have not checked its geographic
distribution. Thisspecies has not been recorded East of H.P.
Perhaps, you might think, you have a NEW record for Nepal?
NO. As I find myself having to repeat, good though 'Flowers of the Himalaya'
is, IT ISNOT A FLORA. IT ONLY COVERS A FRACTION OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
SPECIESCURRENTLY KNOWN FROM THE HIMALAYA.
In the case of Anemone, Flowers of the Himalaya says c. 17 species - whereas
this bookonly describes 8 - so LESS THAN HALF. For MOST genera, the proportion
of species pergenus covered is a MUCH lower proportion.
There is a Supplement to Flowers of the Himalaya - which is available (indeed
is an OxfordIndia Paperback, printed in New Delhi in 1997). The standard of
colour reproduction is prettygood, so why should MUCH INFERIOR colour printed
be acceptable in Indian publications sincethat year!? MORE MEMBERS OF THIS
GROUP SHOULD BUY A COPY.
This has one more Anemone plus photos of 3 species illustrated as line drawings
in the main volumebut is nothing like the plant photographed in Nepal.
What of the 9 (or more) species not covered. Stewart lists 2 additional
species, one, far too small andonly known from the NW Himalaya whilst the
second is a misidentification.
Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal lists a further 6 species. If one
goes by altitudinal range, 5, conveniently eliminated - though one species has
a lower limit close to 2700m, so should be consideredbut is not close to the
plant photographed. One A.elongata is recorded from 2600-3500m - this fits
with 2700m.
Flora of Kathmandu Valley has 3 species of Anemone. 2 are well-known:
A.rivularis & A.vitifolia - whichcan be eliminated.
This leaves Anemone elongata D.Don. (first described in 1825). Recorded from
1800-2500m. This fits. I have seen whatI understand to be this near the top
of Mt. Phukcholi, above Godawari. The description provided could fit the
photos butwithout them being close-up and characteristics missing from them,
one cannot be sure. Furthermore, the reliability ofthe information in this
'Flora' varies.
IF correctly identified, this represents a NEW entry for eFI.
According to the Nepal Enumeration its distribution extends from Garwhal (so
should be looked out for in Uttarakhand -perhaps members have observed it
there)? It also is supposed to be found through to NEFA and what is now
Meghalayayet it is not recorded in 'Flora of Bhutan' (which covers Sikkim as
well).
As for 'supporting evidence'? There appears to be no pressed specimens of this
species in the Kew herbarium (at least noneavailable on their web-site). There
are a couple of images available on the internet, yet the first is CLEARLY a
misidentificationfor a cultivated plant - a form of Japanese Anemone (see:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22Anemone+elongata%22&tbm=isch&gws_rd=ssl#gws_rd=ssl&imgrc=t998wOGyNtoddM%3A
) - so that can be disregarded. The other, does not fit what I currently
understand to be this species but cannot judge the reliability of the source.
There is a description but no line-drawing or photos in:
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=242000110
There is a specimen at Edinburgh Botanics, see:
http://elmer.rbge.org.uk/bgbase/vherb/bgbasevherb.php?cfg=bgbase/vherb/zoom.cfg&filename=E00438605.zip&queryRow=5
Unfortunately, this is NOT a good specimen and it has suffered damage by
insects. It was collected by or for Wallich in the 19th Century.There are 5
other, much more recent collections but these are yet to be scanned in.....
BUT due to high resolution one can zoom in - andsee more detail than shown by
Saroj's photos.
What do other members think? Do we have an expert on Anemone?
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: Friday, 27 January 2017, 8:25
Subject: Fwd: SK329JAN18-2017:ID
Forwarding again for Id assistance please.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]>
Date: 18 January 2017 at 22:05
Subject: SK329JAN18-2017:ID
To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, "J.M. Garg"
<[email protected]>
Thank you.Dear Members,
Location: Kalinchowk, Dolakha, NepalAltitude: 9000 ft.Date: 26 July 2014
Anemone ...???
Saroj Kasaju
--
With regards,
J.M.Garg'Creating awareness of IndianFlora & Fauna'Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow
Awards 2014 for efloraofindia.
For identification,learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please
visit/ joinour EfloraofindiaGoogle e-group (largestin the world- around 2700
members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) orEfloraofindia website (with a species
database of more than11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). The whole world uses my
Image Resource 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 'APhotoguide 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.
