Thank you Viplav ji, Shakir ji and Taffazull ji for this interesting conversation as well as the resolution of the ID.
I think this is an addition to eFI. Regards Alka Khare On Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 1:30:51 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] wrote: > As Viplav ji has suggested it is *S.calabrica* > I am attaching a Public Domain photo of the same from Wikipedia for > confirmation. > *Attribution: **Ziegler175. Original uploader was Ziegler175 > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/de:User:Ziegler175> at German Wikipedia > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/de:> - Own work (Original text: eigene > Aufnahme)* > Regards > Taffazull > > On Friday, June 23, 2023 at 9:28:18 PM UTC+5:30 Saroj Kasaju wrote: > >> 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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