Dicranostigma lactucoides has 2-4 stigmas present on distinct styles, the pedicel (scape) is not more than 8 cm
http://www.asianflora.com/Papaveraceae/Dicranostigma-lactucoides.htm Here is link to another species D. diphyllum (syn: Stylophorum diphyllum) http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:Stylophorum_diphyllum_-_woodland_poppy_-_desc-flower_open.jpg <http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:Stylophorum_diphyllum_-_woodland_poppy_-_desc-flower_open.jpg>This plant uploaded by Nudrat ji is Papaver nudicaule, found at higher altitudes of Western Himalayas. Please notice sessile stigmatic disc with 8 stigmatic rays. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Dicranostigma lactucoides Hook.f. & Thomson ? > Pankaj > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
