Thanks, Saroj ji. On Fri, 24 May 2019 at 21:37, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Thank you sir for the elaborate description. These images are from > Soureni, Darjeeling, India at 4200 ft. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 9:47 PM mcleodwild <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Saroj ji, >> I have been looking at our Plantago species here and finding it very >> difficult to identify with great certainty. First, to differentiate *P. >> asiatica* from *P. major* is a challenge. The flower stalk is absent on >> major but should be there on asiatica. However, the stalk is very short and >> difficult to see. Chromosome count is different but that is beyond my scope >> to check. >> >> According to *Tibetan Medicinal Plants* 'typical *P. erosa* is >> characterised by a loose spike and irregularly, jaggedly toothed leaves >> which are hairy (especially when young)' From your photos I can see that >> the shape of leaves fits the description but I cannot tell if they are >> hairy (small tufts of hairs on the teeth of some leaves are visible but I >> cannot see anything more. There are no young leaves). The spike doesn't >> appear loose to me and I cannot tell whether the sepal keel is continuous. >> I will keep these plants broadly under *Plantago major* for the time >> being. The authors go on to say that all samples collected by them in the >> Muktinath Valley were typical *P. major* and not *P. erosa*. They >> suspect that *P. erosa* might grow in lower altitudes. >> >> Experts are guarded in determining the species using the macroscopic >> characters only. Their language is guarded and they emphasise on the >> difficulties in distinguishing the species, subspecies and varieties in the >> field. >> >> I wish I could be of more help. >> >> Regards, >> Ashwini >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, 3 May 2017 23:46:18 UTC+5:30, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: >>> >>> Dear Members, >>> >>> Location: Soureni, Mirik, India >>> Date: 21 April 2017 >>> Altitude: 4200 ft. >>> >>> *Plantago erosa* Wall. (synonym) ?? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Saroj Kasaju >>> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/92839ddd-3424-4f73-b222-e2d592ba898a%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/92839ddd-3424-4f73-b222-e2d592ba898a%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEf%3DytQwGx6hMvzB1F31uTo2mQat24ep1pf5Yti701S23XTssA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEf%3DytQwGx6hMvzB1F31uTo2mQat24ep1pf5Yti701S23XTssA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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- more than 2975 members & 3,00,000 messages on 25.7.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which 1,00,000 are directly displayed). 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFCaQBdWJ7AdKQF%2BRghxbUZT0VM2nY8X5s-8afOxk5MN-A%40mail.gmail.com.
