Yes Garg ji, smaller ray florets in more than 5 series, which may sometimes give the illusion of longer rays. We have now to be on look out for M. wallichii which has similar shorter ray florets in fewer series and narrower leaves.
Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ On Sat, Aug 19, 2023 at 2:47 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot, Singh ji, for showing us Myriactis nepalensis. > We do not have anything like this in our database. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2023 at 14:16 > Subject: [efloraofindia:453631] Myriactis nepalensis from > Uttarakhand-GS07082023-1 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Tabish ji has rightly pointed out the confusion in distribution of > Myriactis species in India and our database. The following should help in > separating the species: > A. Ray Florets more than 5 seriate, heads 0.7-1.5 cm across, ray florets > less than 1 mm long.........M. nepalensis > AA. Ray florets less than 5 seriate > B. Heads 1-1.5 cm across, rays florets 2-4 mm long... M. javanica > BB. Heads 3-8 mm across > C. Ray florets less than 1 mm long.......................M. > wallichii > CC. Ray florets 2.5-3 mm > long..............................M. wightii > CCC. Ray florets 7-8 mm > long...............................M. assamensis > 1. M. nepalensis: leaves mostly broadly ovate; ray florets more than > 5-seriate, ray florets elliptic less than 1 mm long- Eastern Himalayas, > Western Himalayas, Nepal, other parts of India from 1300 to 3000 m alt. > 2. M. wallichii: Leaves elliptic to lanceolate, uppermost linear; ray > florets less than 5-seriate, elliptic-linear less than 1 mm long- Temperate > Himalayas 2500-4000 m alt. Western Himalayas, Eastern Himalayas, Nepal, > Sikkim. > 3. M, wightii : Leaves ovate, lower often lyrate: ray florets 2 seriate, > 2.5-3 mm long- South and Central India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Western Himalayas. > 4. M. javanica : Leaves elliptic-obovate; heads 1-1.5 cm across, ray > florets 3-4 seriate, 2-4 mm long-Western Himalayas, J & K, Himachal > Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh. (synonym of M. wightii according to POWO). > 5. M. assamensis: Leaves linear-oblanceolate; heads 3-4 mm across; ray > florets 2-3 seriate, 7-8 mm long- Endemic to Meghalaya and Nagaland. > > Sharing M. nepalensis from Budher Caves road and Deovan Herbal Garden, > Uttarakhand. > > > > > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > > -- > 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/CAHiXKpUCNSOKWM%3DEtb06sX0B4ybvT_%2BPjmvfUzWkCSoC2Yv3yw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAHiXKpUCNSOKWM%3DEtb06sX0B4ybvT_%2BPjmvfUzWkCSoC2Yv3yw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- 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/CAHiXKpW6AFYhNMnwjLtd7EJjsNhkG84qtGjYntfD%3DUw9ejOSHg%40mail.gmail.com.
