Dear Viplav ji, Thanks for making clear the difference between Silene and Saponaria cultivars. Regards Taffazull
On Friday, June 23, 2023 at 6:55:03 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] wrote: > > I'm not convinced about this being *Silene*. The allied genus *Saponaria > *does > tend to be mistaken and mislabelled as *Silene *in Indian gardens*.* This > looks like *Saponaria* to me. > > Generally speaking, one of the differences lies in the number of styles — > 3 or 5 in *Silene* vs. 2 in *Saponaria.* Dimorphic > <https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Staminate-phase-left-and-pistillate-phase-right-flowers-of-Saponaria-officinalis_fig13_261291669> > > (staminate/pistillate) flowers are known to occur in both genera. On close > observation, a few 2-styled flowers can be discerned in Alka ji's > photographs. > > The calyx in Alka ji's plant is densely hispid. Hence, *Silene armeria *can > be safely ruled out. Also, the pronounced corona present in the flowers of > *Silene *species is absent/inconspicuous in Alka ji's plant. > > Best wishes, Viplav > > On Fri, 23 Jun 2023 at 15:25, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> If cultivated is it *Silene armeria *(common name Catchfly).? >> Silene is a popular flowering plant planted in the gardens of Srinagar. >> Regards >> Taffazull >> >> On Friday, June 23, 2023 at 12:16:20 PM UTC+5:30 Shakir Ahmad wrote: >> >>> Silene >>> >>> On Friday, June 23, 2023 at 9:38:41 AM UTC+5:30 [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> *Saponaria calabrica* Guss. [*Caryophyllaceae*]. >>>> >>>> Best wishes, Viplav >>>> >>>> On Fri, 23 Jun 2023 at 08:31, Alka Khare <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Saroj ji, but I could not find any match. >>>>> Let us wait for more help. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> Alka Khare >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 10:25:18 AM UTC+5:30 Saroj Kasaju wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Lythraceae ??? >>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>> >>>>>> Saroj Kasaju >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 10:12 AM Alka Khare <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Some more pics >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>> Alka Khare >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 9:47:43 AM UTC+5:30 Alka Khare wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello friends >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> These flowers were seen in Nishant Bagh in Srinagar, J&K in April >>>>>>>> 2023. >>>>>>>> Are they some Silene? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Requested to please ID. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks and regards >>>>>>>> Alka Khare >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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/d7862c2b-031a-41ee-9dba-278b1884bd77n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/d7862c2b-031a-41ee-9dba-278b1884bd77n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> 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/41c94322-96f6-436d-bbdb-b9800d790fadn%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/41c94322-96f6-436d-bbdb-b9800d790fadn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >> 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/d5bb953c-9f40-4684-9564-3453218a7814n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/d5bb953c-9f40-4684-9564-3453218a7814n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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/1de641d0-91b5-4d6e-ba12-47fc6d8c84b0n%40googlegroups.com.
