This wikimedia image doesn't agree well with the sketches of Vaccinium griffithianum, that's all I can say. Tabish ------------------------------------------- <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net The waterhole of flower lovers
On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 7:16 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > OK! Please see this also ! > > https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F3%2F39%2FVaccinium_griffithii_%252813985125886%2529.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fspecies.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FVaccinium_griffithianum&tbnid=w8Er8GPxP4m1SM&vet=12ahUKEwjgsoGotPblAhULh48KHVCYAyUQMygAegQIARAr..i&docid=KE0Mtfu-HZDD1M&w=2448&h=3264&q=Vaccinium%20griffithianum%20&hl=en-GB&ved=2ahUKEwjgsoGotPblAhULh48KHVCYAyUQMygAegQIARAr > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > On Tue, 19 Nov 2019 at 7:07 pm, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Saroj, >> I also initially thought so, and that's why sent an email to the >> author. However, if you look at the flowers visible in the image F, they >> are so tiny compared to the leaves. The earth com image >> <https://www.earth.com/earthpedia/plant/zh-CN/vaccinium-exaristatum/> >> also shows a similar size of the leaves compared to the flowers. In my >> plant, as you can see, the leaves are not so large compared to the flowers. >> Also, the leaflike bracts with each flower, that are visible in my >> images, are visible the same way in sketches at >> >> plantillustrations >> <http://plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=130284&SID=0&mobile=0&code_category_taxon=9&size=1> >> . For *Vaccinium exaristatum* it is mentioned that the bracts fall off - so >> I presumed that maybe in >> my plant they have not fallen off yet. Flower color in *Vaccinium >> exaristatum* is mentioned to be pink, but of course that >> cannot be taken to be hard and fast. Overall I find the agreement with >> Vaccinium griffithianum very satisfying, both with >> the sketches and also with the description in Flora of British India III, >> page 454. >> >> >> Tabish >> >> ------------------------------------------- >> <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net >> The waterhole of flower lovers >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 4:03 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I don't think it matches with Vaccinium griffithianum rather your 1st >>> image >>> looks matching with image F of page no. 3459 of enclosed journal >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Saroj Kasaju >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 3:27 PM Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I think we all missed* Vaccinium griffithianum* because it is not >>>> listed on efloras.org. >>>> It reemphasizes the need for an up to date online Flora of India. >>>> Tabish >>>> ------------------------------------------- >>>> <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net >>>> The waterhole of flower lovers >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 2:31 PM Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I had sent the images of my plant to Dr. S. Panda, author of the paper >>>>> I had just mentioned >>>>> <https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/847>. I >>>>> received his response just now: >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>> From: Subhasis Panda <****[email protected]> >>>>> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 14:04:41 +0530 >>>>> >>>>> Thank you sir for your mail >>>>> Images sent by you belong to >>>>> Vaccinium griffithianum >>>>> ------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>> I must say that looking at the sketches here >>>>> <http://plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=130284&SID=0&mobile=0&code_category_taxon=9&size=1> >>>>> and here >>>>> <http://plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=227950&SID=0&mobile=0&code_category_taxon=9&size=1>, >>>>> I find the agreement to be very good, >>>>> especially the leaf size and the arrangement of the leaves! >>>>> >>>>> Tabish >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------- >>>>> <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net >>>>> The waterhole of flower lovers >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 11:02 AM Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Saroj! >>>>>> *Vaccinium exaristatum *does seem very close to to my plant. The >>>>>> description of the leaves at FOC agrees well, elliptic, with 4-5 pairs of >>>>>> veins, and toothed margin. Triangular sepals, erect or curled-back, >>>>>> triangular flower lobes also agree. The flowers of my plant also appear >>>>>> to >>>>>> agree with the images at earth.com and plantillustrations. Altitude >>>>>> agrees too. To me it looks like Saroj has nailed it! >>>>>> Tabish >>>>>> ------------------------------------------- >>>>>> <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net >>>>>> The waterhole of flower lovers >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 9:05 AM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Vaccinium exaristatum Kurz ?? >>>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>>> Saroj Kasaju >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>>>>> From: Tabish <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 at 11:55 >>>>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:297697] Himalayan plant from Manipur - >>>>>>> TQ-mu02 >>>>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unidentified plant from Shirui hill, Ukhrul, Manipur. Altitude >>>>>>> 1500-2500 m. >>>>>>> Found blooming in early June. >>>>>>> Looks like a shrub. My guess is Vaccinium spp., but that's just a >>>>>>> guess. >>>>>>> Please identify >>>>>>> Tabish >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 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'. >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- > 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/CALTV20dCi_%2BZ4%3DRY5Kj_rqzrsBVh%3DP6whm3DQmNi92pCckAMzA%40mail.gmail.com.
