Forwarding for ID confirmation Distributed as Paraquilegia microphylla <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/r/ranunculaceae/paraquilegia/paraquilegia-microphylla> Looking at the final key uploaded it clearly has 2-ternate leaves and simple bracts, it should be P. gangotriana Group discussion at Plant for ID from Paddar valley J&K. 131111 SRANA 02 (google.com) <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/XadUcjhEB_g/m/ZFEMTuHoBoQJ>
On Friday, May 10, 2013 at 2:12:19 PM UTC+5:30 Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Thanks Rawat ji for making this paper available. > Fortunately my doubts were not unfounded. In fact we must be looking at > one of the following four species when identifying Paraquilegia from > Western Himalayas (Modified from Pulsaka & D K Singh, 2011) : > > > 1. Leaves 3- to 4-ternate; bracts > 3-lobed..................................................*P. microphylla* > (Royle) J R Drum. > 1. Leaves 1- to 2-ternate; bracts simple (not > 3-lobed)................................(2) > > 2. Plants pubescent; leaves usually 1-ternate; sepals 10-12 mm > long; foliage thin greenish; leafsegments 4-11 mm long; follicles > 10-12 mm > long.................................................................................*.P. > > caespitosa* (Boiss. & Hohen) J R Drum > 2. Plants glabrous; leaves 2-ternate or sub > 2-ternate.................................(3) > > 3. Seeds glabrous, margin unequally winged (pectinate) on one side; leaf > segments 3-sect with narrow lobules; bracts present on upper 1/4th > (distal) region of scape; style apex curved or > recurved-hooked..............*P. gangotriana* Pulsakar & D K Singh > 3. Seeds puberulus, not winged; leaf segments 3-lobed with broad > lobules; bracts present at about slightly above the middle of scape; > style apex straight or slightly > curved..................................................*P. anemonoides > *(Willd.) > Ulbr. > > > > The key has been uploaded to our website: > > > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/r/ranunculaceae/paraquilegia > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:55 PM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The common species of *Paraquilegia* genus, i.e., *P. microphylla* was >> an erroneous application of name to it since the true *P. microphylla* >> described by Royle (as *Isopyrum microphyllum)* was different in >> morphology. Therefore this common *Paraquilegia* was named as >> *P.gangotriana* Pusalkar et D.K.Singh in 2011. >> >> The document published is enclosed for the perusal of all members. >> >> Also enclosed is a picture of this species *P.gangotriana* shot at >> Sunderdhunga glacier area in Kumaon Uttarakhand in June 2012. >> >> On Sunday, November 13, 2011 6:54:59 PM UTC+5:30, Suresh Rana wrote: >> >>> Request for Identification: >>> Can this plant be *Paraquilegia microphylla* >>> >>> Date: 14th June 2011 >>> Location: Paddar valley district Kishtwar J&K. >>> Altitude: 2333 meters asl. >>> Plant habit/habitat: Wild herb >>> Plant height: 15 cm >>> >>> Thanks and regards >>> >>> -- >>> Suresh Rana >>> >> -- >> > 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?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > -- 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/0d49201e-f62f-44d5-9ec3-78d061a4b94fn%40googlegroups.com.
