Hi, Tabish ji, Needs correction in FOI. On Wed, 20 Jan 2021 at 12:45, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Illustrations in general in Flora of Pakistan are not properly made > compared to those at Flora of China. > Flora of Pakistan > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242421009> > says about *Campanula argyrotricha* Wall. ex DC. "Not a common plant in > our area; more so near Simla and areas around it". > In herbarium specimens in GBIF <https://www.gbif.org/species/7568665>- > specimen 1 and specimen 2 (only two specimens available being rare) and I > see opened corolla scantily in one specimen and I think it matches with > Prashant ji's image. > Pl. see the correct image as attached from authentic flora from > Uttarakhand (by BSI people, Dr P.K. Pusalkar & D.K. Singh) depicting and > describing C. argyrotricha > > On the other hand, *Campanula cashmeriana* Royle is widely distributed > and highly variable as per Flora of Pakistan > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250077297> > and shape of the corolla looks different as per images at Campanula > cashmeriana <https://efloraofindia.com/2014/07/14/campanula-cashmeriana/> and > matches as per GBIF > <https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?country=IN&taxon_key=5410109>- > specimens 1 > <https://api.gbif.org/v1/image/unsafe/https%3A%2F%2Fquod.lib.umich.edu%2Fcgi%2Fi%2Fimage%2Fapi%2Fimage%2Fherb00ic%3A1537382%3AMICH-V-1537382%2Ffull%2Fres%3A0%2F0%2Fnative.jpg> > and specimen 2 > <https://api.gbif.org/v1/image/unsafe/http%3A%2F%2Fn2t.net%2Fark%3A%2F65665%2Fm323a1d921-65e9-45f5-b533-d2c728a04e29> > > On Wed, 13 Jan 2021 at 22:15, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I must add that flowers of the herbaria of cultivated C.cashmeriana (at >> GBIF) look quite different from the sketch at FoP, flowers of the herbaria >> collected from Himalaya (at GBIF) and also from the flowers at the >> herbarium image at POWO. So I am a bit puzzled. >> Tabish >> ------------------------------------------- >> <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net >> The waterhole of flower lovers >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 9:42 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Many images of C.cashmeriana in net and also images from efi looks >>> different. >>> I guess efi image needs a review. >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Saroj Kasaju >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 9:44 PM Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Garg ji, >>>> I have had a close look at *Campanula argyrotricha*. if you look at >>>> the description and drawing at FoP >>>> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242421009 >>>> *Plants up to 20 cm tall, stems numerous, procumbent, thread-like, >>>> pubescent. Leaves oval to ovate, up to 1 cm long, 5 mm broad, margin >>>> toothed to wavy, surfaces white pubescent. Pedicel c. 0.5 mm long. Calyx >>>> teeth about half the length of the corolla. Corolla blue, hairy outside; >>>> style exserted. Capsule rounded at the base.* >>>> The highlighted features don't agree with Prashant's flowers. In >>>> Prashant's flowers the sepals are smaller, and the style is not protruding >>>> out. In *Campanula argyrotricha* the sepals are indeed half as long as >>>> the flowers, as can be seen in the attached herbarium images (from GBIF). >>>> I have also attached the drawing of *Campanula cashmeriana* from FoP >>>> and a herbarium image from GBIF. Looking at these it appears that many >>>> images of *Campanula cashmeriana* that appear in Google search may not >>>> be correct. Prashant's flowers do appear to agree with the sketch of >>>> *Campanula >>>> cashmeriana* at FoP. >>>> Best wishes >>>> Tabish >>>> ------------------------------------------- >>>> <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net >>>> The waterhole of flower lovers >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 11:12 AM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, Tabish ji, >>>>> I think images of Campanula cashmeriana in FOI >>>>> <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Kashmir%20Bellflower.html> >>>>> should be of Campanula argyrotricha >>>>> <https://efloraofindia.com/2013/09/05/campanula-argyrotricha/> as per >>>>> images and details herein. >>>>> Thanks, Saroj ji, for pointing out. >>>>> Pl. correct. >>>>> -- >>>>> With regards, >>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>> >>>> > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- 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%2BiuSFDfpH1ssXsegGke4RJatiEt74sGoYrYs56s2HbGMZf%2BLg%40mail.gmail.com.
