Thanks a lot, Chadwell ji. On 3 March 2017 at 23:43, C CHADWELL <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Dr Kumar > > I shall be posting a lot more about Cotoneaster - with many images of > other species but there is > NO prospect of EASY identification of either Cotoneaster or Berberis. > > I am NOT keen on most keys. Keys are FREQUENTLY used poorly. > Over-reliance on keys contributes > to misidentifications. I shall be explaining more on this subject in due > course. Compiling GOOD keys is VERY difficult and VERY time-consuming. > > Some genera will ALWAYS present challenges identification-wise. > > Perhaps, 50-100 years in the future, Himalayan flora MIGHT be > better-known, approaching the level of understanding of British flora > (though this is based upon input over CENTURIES by THOUSANDS of > botanists - and we have fewer species, less massive mountains and less > difficult terrain to contend with). > I will have long since departed this world. > > Even with all this, in the UK we have REFEREES and SPECIALISTS for more > difficult genera incl. Cotoneaster (albeit that almost all Cotoneasters one > comes across in the UK are either cultivated or naturalised). > > Indeed there is only 1 native species in the UK - C.integerrimus Medic. > > The (now old) 'Flora of the British Isles' listed C.simonsii Baker as > naturalized in many places - this species is native to what was known as > the Khasia Hills (now Meghalaya). > > > Best Wishes, > > > Chris Chadwell > > > 81 Parlaunt Road > SLOUGH > SL3 8BE > UK > > www.shpa.org.uk > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Anil Thakur <[email protected]> > *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 2:29 > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:264730] Re: Rosaceae Fortnight- Cotoneaster > microphyllus from Himachal-GSG24/Sept 2015 > > Respected Chadwell ji > As all the species considered C. microphyllus has been found to be > misidentified by Cotoneaster expert Prof. Jennette Fryer, it would be > desirable to have key or some descriptions to the species of NW Himalaya. > We have to look for Cotoneaster species from different angles now onwards. > Cotoneaster and Berberis are quite confusing Himalayan genera that need > relook and development of keys for easy identification. > > We shall try to photograph Cotoneasters again as suggested by you in > different link. > > Regards > Anil K. Thakur > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/indiantreepix/crVEXp9ysqA/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. > > > -- > 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. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> 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 'A Photoguide 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.
