Thanks a lot, Rawat ji -- With regards, J. M. Garg
On Sat 16 May, 2020, 6:40 PM D.S Rawat, <[email protected]> wrote: > Garg Ji > *Meconopsis robusta* and *M. paniculata* are differentiated in Flora of > Uttarakhand by Pusalkar & Srivastava (2018) and Fascicles of Flora of India > No-17 (Papaveraceae & Hypecoaceae) by Debnath & Nayar (1984) as follows: > > Indumentum of mixed, simple (soft or bristly hairs) and stellate > hairs......... *M. robusta* > > Indumentum of only simple (soft/ bristly) > hairs......................................... *M.paniculata* > > But in addition to above character taken in key these two species can also > be differentiated by yellowish-green leaves, stem (due to dense yellowish > hairs) and only shallowly lobed leaves in *M. paniculata*. In *M. > robusta* stem surface have only bristly hairs but no soft, dense > yellowish hairs and leaves are pinnately divided (deeper lobes reaching to > mid rib). > > Image of *M. paniculata* given in Pollunin & Stainton’s book is also > quite distinctive. > > Two more images are also attached. > > I still believe my species is *M. robusta*. > DSRawat Pantnagar > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dr D.S. Rawat > Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & > Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA > *eflorapantnagar* <https://sites.google.com/site/eflorapantnagar/home> > displaying wild flora of Pantnagar > > > On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 5:22 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, Rawat ji, >> Do you have any other images showing inflorescence, habit etc.? >> It also looks similar to *Meconopsis paniculata* (D. Don) Prain >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/p/papaveraceae/meconopsis/meconopsis-paniculata> >> with >> this image. >> What are the keys between the two. >> As Paul ji, As per efi thread >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/Uf7FP2oUhHw>: A >> purple stigma, and flowers produced in panicles are the most apparent >> characters which differentiate it (*Meconopsis* *paniculata*) from the >> closely related species *M. autumnalis* and *M. robusta*, respectively >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: D.S Rawat <[email protected]> >> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 at 16:28 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:195889] Meconopsis robusta from Uttarakhand: Aug >> 2014_DSR_10 >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> This beautiful Meconopsis was shot in an alpine meadow near Munsyari, >> Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand). >> DSRawat Pantnagar >> >> Dr D.S.Rawat >> Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & >> Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA >> >> -- >> 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 http://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 >> 2,50,000 images are directly displayed on 31.1.20). >> >> 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'. >> > -- 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%2BiuSFCd625u-1-7xRka5eySFKg06JhbvzLxche3pkOJzpqibQ%40mail.gmail.com.
