Dear Tanay one would get really confused if we compare with older Indian Floras (Flora of British India, Flora Simlensis, etc.) The species described there as R. lasiocarpus Smith (flowers pink, leaves pinnate compound, leaflets 5-11) is now R. niveus Thunb, with var. pauciflorus (few flowers) as R. niveus var. pauciflorus (Hook.f.)Saxena. The species described in these books as R. niveus Wall ex Hook.f., the different varieties are now often treated as distinct species R. mesogaeus, R. hypagyrus, etc. Our Kashmir plant commonly known as R. fruticosus var. discolor (subsequently R. discolor) is a different species, R. ulmifolius with 3-5 leaflets (palmate), sulcate (channelled) and pruinose branches and crumpled white to light pink petals. Both R. ulmifolius and R. discolor are described in Flora Europaea.
-- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 8:39 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Sir Ji can you kindly tell me the taxonomic character for this particular > variety of Rubus niveus. > Tanay > > On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 8:23 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Rubus niveus var. pauciflorus from Kashmir, very common at lower >> altitudes, often along fences and among shrubs and trees. Photographed from >> Shankeracharya hill on June 22 and Mohra near Uri on June 24, 2010. >> >> >> -- >> 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> > > > -- > Tanay Bose > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant > Department of Botany > University of British Columbia > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 > >
