Thanks, Chadwell ji On 27 Feb 2017 4:10 p.m., "C CHADWELL" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Interesting to hear of an extension to the range of this species. > > Yes, it could well be rare in Kumaon. Almost all species have a > geographic and altitudinal range, sometimes climatic. > At some point a species will reach its limit and thus be rare regardless > of any 'damage' caused by man. Care should be taken, when assessing > overall rarity (or abundance) when surveying at such limits, as restricted > occurrence in such districts is not necessarily representative of the > species in the whole of its range. > > Species that are typically forest or forest clearing dwellers in higher > rainfall regions of the Himalaya such as Sinopodophyllum hexandum (syn. > Podophyllum hexandrum) are also found in the TransHimalaya e.g. in Lahaul > and > Ladakh (in the latter case it is found in the Suru Valley, which has > higher rainfall than other parts of this area). It is > somewhat uncommon here but as far as I know, never found in the main Upper > Indus Valley near Leh). At some point in its range it is 'Rare' but to > therefore classify the species as a whole as 'Rare' let alone 'Endangered' > is to misunderstand plant ecology/geography. > > *It is helpful to have reference images (as good a possible) of as many > species in the eFI data-base. Hopefully, this will help with them being > noticed elsewhere (potentially extending ranges) helping obtaining a > clearer picture of distribution than is possible from herbarium specimens > alone (which can easily be a century or more old).* > > *The photographers amongst this group can also take new, ideally better > images (showing both floral and foliage) rather than relying upon scanned > in images of slides from decades ago - or images of pressed, herbarium > specimens.* > > *The more detail which can been seen, the better we can understand Indian > flora - whether in the Himalaya, which is my speciality or in other regions > of India.* > > > Best Wishes, > > > Chris Chadwell > > > 81 Parlaunt Road > SLOUGH > SL3 8BE > UK > > www.shpa.org.uk > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* D.S Rawat <[email protected]> > *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, 27 February 2017, 7:00 > *Subject:* Re: Himalayan Ginseng (Panax pseudo-ginseng) at fruting stage > in Eastern Himalaya > > Panax pseudo-ginseng Wall. (Araliaceae) has its distribution extended up > to Kumaon (eastern region of Uttarakhand; Garhwal being western region). I > have seen it in Sunderdhunga valley between (about) 2000-2500m in forest. > Based on this sighting it appeared rare in Uttarakhand, may be also due to > its westernmost limit here. > DSRawat Pantnagar > > On Monday, February 27, 2017 at 9:52:50 AM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: > > Thanks a lot, Chadwell ji > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "C CHADWELL" <chrischadwell261@btinternet. com > <[email protected]>> > Date: 27 Feb 2017 3:56 a.m. > Subject: Himalayan Ginseng (Panax pseudo-ginseng) at fruting stage in > Eastern Himalaya > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > Cc: > > I attach 2 images scanned in from slides taken by P.Curzon in Eastern > Nepal of > Himalayan Ginseng in fruit. > > Flowers of Himalaya record P.pseudo-ginseng Wall. from forests & > shrubberies @ > 2100-4300m from Central Nepal to SW China and Myanamar. > > They mention nothing of it being rare - indeed it is unlikely to have been > included > in their guide had it been so. There is a line drawing. Nothing said of > variants. > > Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal has subspecies pseudo-ginseng, > which is apparently confined to Nepal, subspecies himalaicus which is > further > divided into var. himalaicus, var. angustifolius & var. bipinnatifidus. > > Flora of Bhutan (Vol. 2 Part I, 1991) which covers Araliaceae records the > species > in coniferous forest in Darjeeling, Sikkim, Chumbi & Bhutan @ 1500-3650m. > > The authors describe this as an important species in traditional > medicine. The typical > subspecies pseudo-ginseng with short rhizomes & carrot-like roots has not > been recorded > from Bhutan or Sikkim. > > Whereas the variant found in Bhutan & Sikkim have long creeping nodular > rhizomes, > segregated as subsp. himalaicus Hara. > > This has been further subdivided into: var. bipinnatifidus (Seemann) > Li with pinnatifid leaflets > with sharply incised lobes; and var. angustifolius (Burkill) Li - the > latter is widespread in Bhutan, > Darjeeling and Sikkim. One of these varieties was considered a superior > for, one the inferior > form, in Bhutanese Medicine. > > I know this medicinal plant from my time as a consultant to The Royal > Government of Bhutan in > the 1990s. I saw it growing in forest in Central Bhutan. Cultivation > trials were already underway > when I first visited Bhutan. > > > > > > > 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 email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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.
