Thank you Ashwini Ji for detailed clarification. Could you please look into my other posts on Lysimachia?
Saroj Kasaju On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 1:27 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/CAEf%3DytQXsn55UdFxsjci1nJuWYNxn4R21DJn3i0uD24m6h4MGg%40mail.gmail.com.
