Thanks, Ashwini ji, for the wonderful presentation and images. -- With regards, J. M. Garg
On Thu 4 Jul, 2019, 9:38 PM Ashwini Bhatia, <[email protected]> wrote: > There is already some discussion on the nomenclature of this species. We > seem to have decided on *Lysimachia japonica ssp. japonica* following the > Flora of Pakistan and Saroj ji had pointed out earlier that the Plantlist > <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-26400910> and Plants of > the World Online > <http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:701095-1> > treat *L. debilis* as an accepted name. Also, Flora of China treats *L. > debilis* as a separate species from *L. japonica*. I have followed the > pdf here <http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/PDF/PDF15/lysimachia.pdf> to > look at the characteristic features of both these species. I am listing > some differences for easy reference: > > No. 60 in the pdf, *L. japonica*: leaves transparent glandular punctate, > calyx 3-4mm enlarging to 7-8mm in fruit, corolla 5-8mm in diameter, style > 2-3mm, flowering in March-April > > No. 89 in the pdf, *L. debilis*: leaves (and corolla) reddish glandular > punctate, calyx 7mm enlarging to 1cm in fruit and reddish glandular > punctate, corolla 6x2=12mm in diameter, tube 2mm, style 4mm, flowering in > June > > Following these characters, our plants here and those posted by Saroj ji > are almost certainly *Lysimachia debilis*. Flower size, red glands and > flowering time are strong indicators. I am attaching some photos showing > these and some other properties clearly. > > The question, which resource to follow, however, remains. I am not sure > which authority supersedes the other. I am inclined to follow *L. debilis* > in the meantime. > > Thank you. > Ashwini > > All plants are photographed in June between 1750-2000m above Mcleodganj in > Dharamshala, HP. > > > -- 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%2BiuSFBGkNbM9S1TmgpOCSr0wJCPYszs9%2Bq4PrYH%2BU93Hp3%2BQA%40mail.gmail.com.
