I am STILL waiting to hear from J.Fryer. As I expected it would takeMONTHS for
her to comment about the assorted images I sent of Cotoneastersposted on eFI.
UNTIL we hear (I will share her findings) it would be UNWISE for me to say
much,beyond to advise once again that in MOST cases, what is currently
understood tobe the TRUE Cotoneaster microphyllus is NOT what MOST people think
it is!
According to 'Cotoneasters' Fryer & Hylmo (2009) C.microphyllus Wallich ex
Lindleyis restricted to Nepal.
The TYPE specimen was collected FOR (but not BY) Wallich who was NOT permitted
toventure beyond the Kathmandu during his visit(s).
It was found from the alpine zone of Gosainkund. A VERY QUICK look at the
plate anddescription in this book suggests the specimen you photographed may
well NOT beC.microphyllus.
I shall be happy to send by CD (Jeanette does not have e-mail but IS worth the
trouble)these images PLUS others sent in SINCE the last lot were sent.
Even if I hear from Jeanette tomorrow, once again, a wait of months is likely
to required.
PATIENCE is required.
For the time being it would, in my opinion, be POINTLESS, for anyone to
SPECULATEfurther. Thus put it as Cotoneaster sp. AWAITING DETERMINATION.
IF there is a rival SPECIALIST in the genus, who can comment further, sooner
than that,then fine.
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: Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 15:45
Subject: [efloraofindia:262957] Re: Cotoneaster microphyllus
31 January 2017Same plant ! Would it help to validate ID ?
Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju
On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 10:24 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks, Chadwell ji
On 2 Nov 2016 3:56 am, "chrischadwell261@btinternet. com"
<chrischadwell261@btinternet. com> wrote:
I am beginning a check onCotoneasters posted on this site. Unfortunately, I
suspect a majority aremisidentified. Will be sending available images to
Jeanette Fryer (on aCD she does not use e-mail). She was co-author with the
late Bertil Hylmoof 'Cotoneasters' (2009) - the most knowledgeable person on
the genus. She is always busy with other identification tasks so will certainly
take weeksperhaps months before we hear but worth the wait. Please note her
comments: "Klotz included within C.microphyllus a number of taxa from awide
area ranging from W.Himalaya, Kumaon, through to eastern Tibet andthe provinces
of Yunnan & Sichuan but in its strictest sense C.microphyllushas only been
recorded from Nepal. More research is desperately needed." I hope her
determinations (accurateidentifications) will encourage members to take
agreater interest in this neglected genus, photographing morespecies. There
is every possibility of locating species new toscience within this genus. It
makes sense, when those with specialistknowledge are available to name material
to take full advantage. Thepresent situation with the naming of Cotoneaters in
Indian herbaria is in needof improvement. Many specimens are very old and/or
in poor condition, ofa scrappy nature in the first place.
On Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 1:48:05 PM UTC+1, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote:
Dear Mr. Garg,Sharing some pics of C. microphyllus shit on 8 July 2016 at
Nagarkot Nepal at 7000 ft .Thank you.Saroj Kasaju
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