I am very excited to see this Viola with a 3-lobed stigma (and perhaps beaked too!) which according to Flowers of the Himalaya is found on V. pilosa. At least it gives credibility to FOH description which is different from eFloraofChina <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200014403>.
It is unfortunate that our main sources do not agree on the keys. FOH also says that leaf-blades are narrow and long, which clearly is not the case with Saroj ji’s plant, and stipules entire or toothed, not fringed, again differing from the plant in photos. Since the plant is not hairy on petioles, leaf-blades and peduncles, I am inclined to rule out V. canescens. I hope our experts will give a set of keys for the correct identification of Viola soon. Thanks. Ashwini > On 22 Jun 2018, at 15:10, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can also be Viola pilosa Blume > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/v/violaceae/viola/viola-pilosa>, > which is very confusing with Viola canescens Wall. > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/v/violaceae/viola/viola-canescens> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: 6 June 2018 at 22:12 > Subject: SK1177 06 JUNE 2018 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > Dear Members, > > Location : Sukhiapokahari, Darjeeling, India > Date : 12 May 2018 > Elevation : 6900 ft. > Habit : Wild > > Viola again ! > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > > -- > 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 2975 members & 2,90,000 messages on 31.3.18) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 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'. > <_DSC0730.JPG><_DSC0731 - Copy (2).JPG><_DSC0732 - > Copy.JPG><_DSC0734.JPG><_DSC0735.JPG><_DSC0736.JPG> -- 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.
