Just found this nice paper on Viola. I could not download it on jStor as I am not affiliated with any institution and am not a subscriber. Perhaps someone on the group could download and share the pdf.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1223263?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents <https://www.jstor.org/stable/1223263?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents> Thanks. Ashwini > On 22 Jun 2018, at 15:57, Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] >> <mailto:[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.
