Thank you Mr. Garg. Enclosiung somemore keys from !
*Flora of Kathmandu Valley* OPHIOPOGON KER—GAWL. in Bot. Mag. t. 1063 (I807). Small, Sfiiapigerous herbs; stem short from a short rootstock or elongate and subs- candent. Leaves radi'cal, li'near or lanceola.te. Scape leafy or naked,. bracts scari-ous. Flowei-5 race _- - med, usually many flowered. Perianth segments spreading. Stamens 6, on the bas“ of the perianth-segments; filaments erect; anthers basifixed. Ovary inferior, 3-celled, crown flat 'or.depre.ssed; ovules 2 in each cell, collateral, erect; style columnar; stigma -toot e ' 3 hd. Distrz'burion: Species about 20. Found in Himalaya to Japan and Phillipines. Fruit indehiscent. KEY TO THE SPECIES l. Rootstok not stout, fowers solitary or fascicled, 0.4-0.8 cm diam. . - e O. intermedius l. Rootstock stout, fiowers usually fascicled, 1-2 cm diam . —- - — - 0. wallichianus Ophiopogon intermedius D. Don, ro . . . P dr Fl Nep 48 (I825) - Fl. Brit. Ind. 6:269 (I892)- Parkerin For. Bull. 76:8 (I931) —Kitamura in Fn. Fl. Nep. Himal. 1:95 (I955) - Hara in Fl. E. Himal. 409 (I966). Scapigerous herb. Rootstock short, not stout. Leaves 5-35 cm long and 0.3-0.5 cm broad, linear, acute or acuminate, dark green above paler beneath. Flowers white, 0.4- 0.8 cm in diam., in lax racemes 2-4 cm long on very long slender scapes 7-30 cm long, bracts narrowly lanceolate, variable i'n length. as~ much as l.5_ c_m long; pedicels 0.2-0.6 cm long. Perianth campanulate 0.3-0.5 cm long; segments elliptic-oblong, obtuse. Anthers narrowly oblong. Distribution : Himalaya, Khasia, Manipur, N. Thai, and W. China; in Nepal - central.Ecology: Commonly growing on moist and shady place. Uses: Local name: Ban kasur (Ft $31) Flowering: Mar. - July. Fruiting: Aug. - Sept. Place of collection: Phulchoki, I600-2438 m; Gokarna, l34l m; Nagarkot, l98l m; Shivapuri, 2438 m. Ophiopogon wallichianus (Kunth) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 6:268(l892)- Bull. Dept. Med-Pl. Nep. l:49(l967). Scapigerous herb. Rootstock short, stout l—l.5 cm thick. Leaves 6-I0 cm long and0.4-0.8 cm broad, linear,acute, midrib distinct, dark green above paler beneath. Flowers white or pale lilac, 1 cm in diam., usually fascicled in lax raceme l0-l2 cm ‘ong on long scape 20-30 cm long; bracts narrowly lanceolate, 0.2-I .5 cm long; pedicel 0.2-0.3 cm long. Perianth campanulate 0.5-0.7 cm long; segments elliptic-oblong, obtuse, 0.4 cmwide. Anthers narrowly oblong. Distribution: Himalaya; in Nepal - central. Ecology: Occurs on shady forest floor. Uses: Local name: Flowering: June - July. Fruiting: Sept. - Oct. Place of collection: Bagdwar, Sheopuri, 2700 m. However links says they are the same. *Flowers of the Himalaya* 1441 0. intermedius D. Don Afghanistan to S.W. China. S.E. Asia. 1500-3000 m. Forests, shruh- beries. May- Jul. A small tufted plant of shady forest banks, w~thmany grass-like leaves, and with spike-like clusters of small white drooping flowers borne on leafless stems. Spikes mostly 2-5 cm; flowers cup-shaped, with spreading petals 4-6 mm, short-stalked, and subtended by papery bracts longer than the flower-stalks. Leaves linear 2-5 mm broad, tufted; flowering stems 10- 15 cm. R o o b ~ skhort, covered with old fibres. Page 517. [image: page550image98628400] Saroj Kasaju On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 11:00 AM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Could not find the keys, But tried to find out the difference from two > species listed in China: > > *Ophiopogon intermedius* D. Don > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027793> > Roots sometimes with fleshy, tuberous part near tip. Rhizome short, thick.* > Leaves basal, tufted, sessile, grasslike, 15--55(--70) cm × 3--15 mm, > 5--9-veined, *base attenuate, margin usually serrulate; leaf tufts > usually surrounded by brownish, membranous sheaths. *Scape (15--)20--50 > cm, sometimes slightly flattened and narrowly 2-winged. Inflorescence a > reduced panicle, (2.5--)5--16 cm, many flowered; *bracts subulate, > linear, or lanceolate, basal one 1.5--4 cm. Flowers in clusters of 2 or 3 > or sometimes solitary; pedicel 4--7 mm, articulate proximally or at middle. > *Tepals > white or purplish*, oblong, ovate, or ovate-lanceolate, 4--7 × 2--2.5 mm. > Filaments very short; anthers 2--4 mm. Style 3--4 mm. Seeds ellipsoid. Fl. > May--Aug, fr. Aug--Oct. 2* n* = 36*, 54, 68, 72*, 108*, 112. > FOC illustration > <http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=60779&flora_id=2> > GBIF <https://www.gbif.org/species/2774251> (high resolution specimen) > > *Ophiopogon clarkei* J. D. Hooker > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027786> > Plants stoloniferous. Roots slender, usually with fusiform, tuberous part > near middle or tip. *Leaves basal, tufted, sessile, grasslike, 7--30 cm × > 2--3 mm, 5--7-veined, *margin slightly serrulate. *Scape 10--20 cm. > Inflorescence a reduced panicle, 2--3 cm, 2--5-flowered; *bracts > lanceolate to narrowly ovate, basal one 6--7 mm. Flowers solitary or > paired; pedicel 4--5 mm, articulate at or below middle. *Tepals white*, > ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 7--8 × 2.5--3.5 mm. Filaments ca. 1.5 mm; > anthers ca. 4.5 mm. Style basally slightly widened. Fl. Jun--Jul. 2* n* = > 36*, ?38. > FOC illustration > <http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=60783&flora_id=2> > GBIF <https://www.gbif.org/species/4930655> (high resolution specimen) > > *Ophiopogon parviflorus* (Hook.f.) H.Hara > <https://mail.google.com/col/details/species/id/0f309da6ab4388cfe83e43ff54ffaa99/synonym/663d933665bf207c8cf6aae3936f3f08> > is treated as syn. of synonym for *Ophiopogon intermedius *D.Don > <https://mail.google.com/col/details/species/id/0f309da6ab4388cfe83e43ff54ffaa99/synonym/663d933665bf207c8cf6aae3936f3f08> > (considered > to be a very variable species), by Catalogue of Life. > > In view, I may like to go for *Ophiopogon intermedius* D. Don > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027793> for > this plant, based on coloured observations. For other differences, you may > check with your observations of measurements. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2019 at 14:27 > Subject: SK 2169 9 September 2019 > To: efloraindia <[email protected]>, J.M. Garg < > [email protected]> > > > Dear Members, > > Location: Nagarkot, Kathmandu > Date: 03 August 2019 > Elevation: 2041 m. > Habit : Wild > > How to differentiate between 3 Ophiopogons ? > Ophiopogon > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=122994> > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > -- > 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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