Not Valeriana rather Valerianella. Check for V. locusta, I had recorded it as new record in India in 1974, paper attached.
On Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 10:12:39 AM UTC+5:30 [email protected] wrote: > Dear Shakir ji, > Thanks for the ID. > However according to Wikipedia Valerians have trifoliate pinnate leaves > with serrated edges but here leaves are entire .Veins are not prominent > (very different from leaves in *V.himalayana *photo at EFI). Also > branching appears to be dichotomous (See attached photo).Also altitude of > Rawathpora is about1600 meters while *V.himalayana *according to FOP > occurs at 3000-5000m asl. Perhaps identification of the species would > bring more clarity. > Regards > Taffazull > > On Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 10:30:00 PM UTC+5:30 Shakir Ahmad wrote: > >> >> Valeriana sp. >> On Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 4:14:41 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> Dear members, >>> Please help ID this herb which has some peculiar features as mentioned >>> below: >>> Habitat: Edge of lawn in Rawathpora Srinagar. Almost all photos were >>> taken in either the last week of April or first half of May >>> Habit : Herb with green stem 10-15 cm high. L eaves opposite about 5-6mm >>> broad X 12 -15mm long. >>> Branching cymose. Inflorescence is compact and probably cymose >>> Some peculiar features: >>> 1.Calyx gamosepalous with five lobes three narrow 0.5mmX 1.5mm and two >>> broad 0.5mm X1.5 mm. The calyx is fused with the ovary and can not be >>> separated from it. The lobes can be clearly seen in fruit( See photo 5 and >>> photo8). >>> 2.The Corolla has 5 lobes 0.5mm long and Corolla Tube is 1.5mm long and >>> becomes very narrow at the bottom and seems to be attached directly to >>> upper part of the ovary . In my limited experience this is the first time I >>> have seen a corolla tube attached to the upper part of the ovary.( (See >>> photo 4,photo 5 and photo 6) >>> 3. The style is so thin and transparent that it is barely visible but >>> when see seen with a microscope(X50) is clearly trifid (See photo 7). The >>> filaments of the 5 stamens are also very thin, transparent and barely >>> visible. Because of the narrowness of the corolla tube in the lower portion >>> I could not ascertain the point of attachment of the stamens. >>> The fruit seems to contain a single seed.(see photo 9) >>> Regards >>> Taffazull >>> >> -- 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/c123c1b5-e911-4625-b6d2-1641e5c2d522n%40googlegroups.com.
1974-Valerianella locusta New Record India.PDF
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