Please check :
https://www.gbif.org/species/8106874
https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/6HCB9

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju


On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 11:24 AM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks, Devendra ji
>
> On Mon, 15 Jun 2026 at 06:13, Devendra Bhardwaj <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Dear Garg Sir,
>>
>> Thank you for your valuable observation and for sharing the POWO and
>> eFlora of India references indicating that *Euphrasia officinalis* is
>> not reported from India and that the record may pertain to another species.
>>
>> However, I would like to draw your attention to the publication *Field
>> Guide Flora of Ladakh* (2018), wherein *Euphrasia officinalis* is listed
>> at Serial No. 100 on Page 169 under the family Scrophulariaceae, with its
>> local name recorded as “Eyebright/Kangchuk” and noted for use in eye
>> complaints.
>>
>> At the same location in the guide, *Euphrasia laxa* (S. No. 99) and 
>> *Euphrasia
>> vulgaris* (S. No. 101) are also mentioned, suggesting that the authors
>> recognized multiple species of *Euphrasia* from the Ladakh region.
>>
>> Therefore, there appears to be a discrepancy between the recent taxonomic
>> databases and the field guide record. It is quite possible that the Ladakh
>> record represents a misidentification, an older taxonomic treatment, or a
>> synonym that requires re-examination in light of current taxonomy. Further
>> verification through herbarium specimens and updated floristic studies
>> would be useful.
>>
>> With regards,
>> Devendra
>>
>> On Saturday, 13 June 2026 at 04:42:37 pm IST, J.M. Garg <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> No distribution in India as per
>> https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:802732-1
>> May be some other species.
>> Pl. see
>> https://efloraofindia.com/efi/euphrasia/
>>
>> On Sat, 23 May 2026 at 19:59, Devendra Bhardwaj <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Family: Orobanchaceae
>> Name: Eyebright
>> Species: Euphrasia officinalis
>> Date: 03-Aug-18
>> Place: Leh, Ladakh 194101
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> With regards,
>> J.M.Garg,
>> https://efloraofindia.com/
>>
>
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