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On Monday, November 7, 2016 at 6:42:15 PM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: > Thanks, Chadwell ji, for the interesting information. > > On 5 Nov 2016 7:50 pm, "C CHADWELL" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Saroj >> >> Thanks for providing the link below which provides an >> up-to-date checklist of Nepal flora from >> the 'Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal'. >> >> However, the Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal though almost >> 50 years out-of-date, >> provides useful information on approx. where in Nepal each species known >> at that time had been recorded from >> and altitudinal range. >> >> Checklists have their limitations especially if cultivated plants are >> included. Concentrating as I do, on plants >> from higher elevations, it is helpful when considering possibilities as >> to species within a genus, to eliminate >> those from lower altitudes. >> >> In the 1990s I worked briefly as a consultant to 'The Royal Government of >> Bhutan' on 'The Cultivation of Medicinal >> Plants for Traditional Medicine Project'. I was designated as a 'High >> Altitude Agronomist' (still not entirely sure what >> this means but I was the nearest thing that could be found) - there was >> also a 'Low Altitude Agronomist'! >> >> Part of the reason as to my preference for 'higher' altitudes is that I >> do not function well in hot temperatures much preferring the cool air of >> mountains. I positively like rain. Much like the 'Britishers' a century or >> two ago who repaired to their hill stations...... >> >> >> Best Wishes, >> >> >> Chris Chadwell >> >> >> 81 Parlaunt Road >> SLOUGH >> SL3 8BE >> UK >> >> www.shpa.org.uk >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >> *To:* J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >> > *Cc:* C CHADWELL <[email protected]>; efloraofindia < >> [email protected]> >> > >> *Sent:* Friday, 4 November 2016, 14:55 >> *Subject:* Re: Viola odorata L. ?? >> > >> Dear all, >> >> Actually, it is from my old collection and I was very raw in photography >> at that time . >> Hence, all my pictures till 2014 is incomplete. >> >> This pic from wild not cultivated. >> >> By the way it is listed in Nepal as per the link below: >> >> Thank you. >> >> Saroj Kasaju >> >> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=134607 >> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 10:08 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Yes, very difficult to correctly I'd them even with full details. >> >> On 4 Nov 2016 4:23 am, "chrischadwell261@btinternet. com" >> <chrischadwell261@btinternet. >> com> wrote: >> >> You did not say if you thought this was being cultivated in the botanical >> garden? >> >> This species has not been recorded from Nepal but the 'Enumeration of the >> Flowering Plants of Nepal' focussed on wild species. >> >> 14 Violas have been recorded for Nepal. Viola odorata was planted in >> gardens in the Punjab and in Hill Stations in the foothills of the NW >> Himalaya and apparently naturalised in parts of Hazara, Pakistan. Whether >> it is suited to Godawari's climate, I do not know. The 'Sweet Violet' (you >> did not mention any scent) is found in the UK, Europe, Asia Minor, >> Caucasus, Syria, N.Africa, Macronesia - even what was Palestine. >> >> Violas are not always easy to identify, so close-ups of the floral parts >> both corollas and sepals (incl. appendages) plus views of the foliage are >> important. >> >> I am not familiar enough with the genus to comment on the likelihood of >> the plant belonging to *V.odorata* based upon just one general image. >> Perhaps others are? >> >> >> On Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 5:34:20 PM UTC, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: >> >> Dear Members, >> >> Sharing some pictures In guess is >> *Viola odorata* L. >> shot at Godawari Botanical Garden, Nepal >> on 8 March, 2013 at 5000 ft. >> >> 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/76def893-145c-4792-9f06-e6544b0b1a17n%40googlegroups.com.
