I guess it is not a Silene! Thank you. Saroj Kasaju
On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 9:30 PM [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/1de641d0-91b5-4d6e-ba12-47fc6d8c84b0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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