Also looks very close to your specimens at Gagea elegans from Kashmir-GS08201906 <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/JXhTveJdJdg>
On Wed, 4 Sep 2019 at 15:48, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Keys in Flora of Pakistan > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=113125> lead > me to *Gagea lowariensis* Pascher > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250095945>. > As per this link, Flora of Pakistan > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250095945> > states > *"Gagea lowariensis*, *Gagea davlianidzeae* and *Gagea elegans* are > polymorphic, closely-related species within practically continuous areas, > spread at different heights above sea level. *Gagea lowariensis* dwells > usually above a forest belt (2500-3500 m). *Gagea davlianidzeae* and *Gagea > elegans* grow on glades, along borders and under forest canopy, going > down up to 1000 m in northern part of an area. The line of distribution > between these taxa and *Gagea granulose* is not easy to define. Often, > plants from this group of cognation are identified as *Gagea lutea* (L.) > Ker-Gawl. which is absent in Siberia, mountains of Central Asia and in the > Himalayas. Under the name *Gagea lutea* and *Gagea elegans* from the > Himalayas 3 chromosomes numbers are specified: 2n = 72, 96, 132 (Koul & > Khan, Sci. Cult. 35(12): 689-690. 1969; Koul &, Gohil, Phyton 15: 57-66. > 1973). > In *Gagea davlianidzeae*, attributes of *Gagea elegans* (a narrow basal > leaf) and *Gagea lowariensis* (the wide lower subinflorescence leaf) are > combined; this may indicate hybridization. Possibly, the hybridization > constantly takes place in this group. This may explain the similarity in > habits and difficulty in differentiating the species and the diversity of > chromosome numbers. It is accompanied by increase in the general sizes, > width of leaves, degrees of branching of the inflorescence and quantity of > flowers." > However, as per Catalogue of Life > <https://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/605fac6427fdad34ff0be70512aa061b/synonym/43c2f68a076ed8edd50fc9eefa294349>, > it is considered as a syn. of *Gagea lutea *(L.) Ker Gawl. > Pl. see high resolution specimen > <https://api.gbif.org/v1/image/unsafe/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kew.org%2Fherbcatimg%2F27126.jpg> > at GBIF, to which it appears close. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 at 20:44 > Subject: [efloraofindia:327560] Another species of Gagea for ID from > Gulmarg Kashmir-GS08201903 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > One more Gagea species for ID from Gulmarg Kashmit, clicked on > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > > -- > 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/CAHiXKpUd5zHwYaXoPx3m5OR%2B3cuqTBFdJvgxwePn8S%2BRLvq18A%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAHiXKpUd5zHwYaXoPx3m5OR%2B3cuqTBFdJvgxwePn8S%2BRLvq18A%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 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or > Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than > 1,70,000 images 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). 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