Thanks, Chadwell ji ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "C CHADWELL" <[email protected]> Date: 7 Feb 2017 12:38 p.m. Subject: Dactylorhiza umbrosa was not FIRST found in 2012 near Vishensar Lake, Kashmir but by Chris Chadwell's team in Ladakh in 1980! To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> Cc:
I am currently preparing a posting about New Records for Ladakh found during the University of Southampton Expedition to Ladakh in 1980 when I was team-leading of the botanical project which was a botanical survey of the Suru Valley. We collected a Marsh Orchid: Dactylorhiza umbrosa (Kar. et Kir.) our collection number SULE 16 - which was deposited in the herbarium of the University of Kashmir. *This was 32 years before 2012... According to the article it represents an ADDITION TO THE FLORA OF INDIA....* Duplicate specimens went to Kew; triplicate specimens to University of Southampton. See: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304498649_ Dactylorhiza_umbrosa_Kar_Kir_Nevski_Orchidaceae_an_ addition_to_flora_of_India_from_Kashmir_Himalaya My team collected this at Panichar, 3300m, grassy verge between Chalang Nullah and irrigation channel; wet sandy loam in marshy area with Trifolium, Euphrasia, grasses. To 35cm, deep mauve with purple markings on lower petals; occasionally white forms. *I noted in the Report of the Expedition that Dactylorhiza umbrosa was considered by some authors to be only part of the Dactylorhiza hatagirea complex. * *Stewart in his Annotated Catalogue lists both D.hatagirea and D.umbrosa (collected in Chitral) observing it was probably distinct but part of the D.hatagirea complex.* *In my recent postings about Dactylorhiza I had assumed our 1980 collection was part of this complex but as D.umbrosa appears to be* *an accepted name and the specimens were identified at Kew one presumably can trust their determination.* *Thus, it appears, my team found this orchid for the first time in Indian territory back in 1980.* *I would naturally welcome the thoughts of our orchid specialist.* Best Wishes, Chris Chadwell 81 Parlaunt Road SLOUGH SL3 8BE UK www.shpa.org.uk -- 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.
