Thanks, Dr. Volkmar. On Mon, 18 Mar 2019 at 10:00, Volkmar Weiss <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 7:43:27 PM UTC+2, Wojciech wrote: >> >> Dear Indian Flora Lovers, >> I. edgeworthii, coming from Western and Central Himalayas and rather rare >> in cultivation was found as spontaneous plant in Germany. >> Baade H., Gutte P. 2008. Impatiens edgeworthii Hook. f. – ein für >> Deutschland neues Springkraut. Braunschweiger Geobotanische Arbeiten 9: >> 55-63. (in German) >> However, there are some differences between descriptions in Flora of >> Pakistan and description given by German authors: >> 1) Nasir in FoP gives height 25-60 cm, whereas Baade and Gutte upto 180 >> cm! >> 2) Hooker f. gives color of flowers as yellow and red, Nasir as yellow >> streaked red in the throat, whereas Baade and Gutte give much broader >> spectrum: yellow, yellow-white, whitish and pale violet >> 3) Nasir gives two forms - one with bigger flowers and another with >> flowers much smaller >> 4) Some plants have flowers heavily streaked, some only very weakly (see >> pictures). Plant seems to be very variable. >> > > I am very glad to see that Indian botanists are becoming aware of > Impatiens edgeworthii as a problem. > > Last year in Central Germany about 1 million of this species did grow in > Central Germany, most of them in the Leinawald (Leina forest) near > Altenburg. > > From the beginning I was aware the descriptions of this species in the > Flora of Pakistan and elsewhere did not agree with what we are seeing in > Germany. > > I did publish on the ecology > > *http://www.v-weiss.de/Impatiens-edgeworthii.pdf* > <http://www.v-weiss.de/Impatiens-edgeworthii.pdf> > > or > > > *http://botanischer-verein-sachsen-anhalt.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Flo-Kart_2013_015-029_Weiss.pdf* > <http://botanischer-verein-sachsen-anhalt.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Flo-Kart_2013_015-029_Weiss.pdf> > > and a monograph on Impatiens species in Central Europe, see > > > *https://www.amazon.de/rote-Pest-gr%C3%BCner-Sicht-Natursch%C3%BCtzern/dp/370201506X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426256415&sr=1-1&keywords=Die+rote+Pest* > <https://www.amazon.de/rote-Pest-gr%C3%BCner-Sicht-Natursch%C3%BCtzern/dp/370201506X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426256415&sr=1-1&keywords=Die+rote+Pest> > > > > > I did upload a number of additional pictures of Impatiens edgeworthii from > Germany to my twitter and facebook accounts. > > > > From my point of view, to solve the riddle of this and related species > finally, it would be necessary to make controlled experiments and crossings > with seed from Kashmir and Germany. However, until now did find any > partners for cooperation in India or Pakistan. > > > > 17.3 2019 > > *Dr. rer. nat. habil. Dr. phil. habil. Volkmar Weiss* > > Leipzig, Germany > > *www.v-weiss.de* <http://www.v-weiss.de/> , [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> Pictures: >> >> http://www.uni-potsdam.de/botanischergarten/pflanzeninfo/sehenswert/bilder/2012-40/Impatiens_edgeworthii.jpg >> >> http://gera-greiz.nabu-thueringen.de/downloads/2012/120717_einleger2-2012.pdf >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/10674076@N08/926304210/ >> http://www.asianflora.com/Balsaminaceae/Impatiens-edgeworthii.htm >> >> https://naturfotografen-forum.de/o418750-Indisches+(Dr%C3%BCsiges)+Springkraut+in+Gelb >> >> http://www.tuinplanteninfo.nl/2011%20Webfoto/Foto%20Databank%20Eenjarigen%20I%20Impatiens%20Edgeworthii%202.htm >> >> http://botu07.bio.uu.nl/tropical/?gal=default&genus=Impatiens&name=&id=2269#current >> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Edgeworth's%20Balsam.html >> >> If anybody has personal experience :-) with I. edgeworthii, please >> contact me >> >> Wojciech >> > -- > 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>. 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