One second thought, my image Campanula_pallida-b shows a corolla which is not as deeply lobed as in Campanula_pallida-a or in http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Purple%20Bellflower.html I would like to ask Shrikant ji in particular, if it could be Campanula dimorphantha, as I don't have any experience with the species. - Tabish
On Oct 18, 11:05 pm, Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here are the flowers seen by me. First pale one, from Mussoorie (not > from Nainital, as I said earlier). Second one from Dhanaulti. > Best wishes > - Tabish > > > > On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 11:25 PM, Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It is good for me that this flower came under discussion. I spent > > hours yesterday in sorting out some Campanula species. Prashant's > > plant is, I think, Campanula pallida var. pallida (Syn: Campanula > > colorata). According to Flora of Pakistan, flowers of Campanula > > pallida var. pallida are purple to light purple. It should be the same > > as what is there on FOI (the link posted by Prashant). We found this > > plant again at Dhanaulti, this month. > > Gurcharan ji's flower is, I think, Campanula pallida var. tibetica, > > which, according to Flora of Pakistan, has bluish-white or pale-blue > > flowers. I have seen this plant in Nainital. > > Critical comments are needed, for me to be confident. > > Best wishes > > - Tabish > > > On Oct 18, 9:15 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> From: Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> > >> Date: Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 9:14 AM > >> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:51160] Re: ID request-181010-PKA1 > >> To: Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com>, Flowers of India < > >> flowersofin...@gmail.com> > > >> Prashant ji > >> The flower colour in this species shows considerable variation, but yours > >> matches well with one FOI. Your plant seems to be somewhat drying up. Here > >> is mine with lighter colours from Manali. > > >> -- > >> 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > >> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 8:01 AM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > Dear Gurcharan Singh ji, > >> > The flower size what i recollect was bit small, less than a cm. Flowers > >> > were light pink in colour. The leaves, calyx and stems were hairy. > > >> > The images of Campanula pallida available on net some how i could not > >> > find > >> > it to be tallying with my photos. But description wise, the ID suggested > >> > by > >> > you seems to be o.k. > > >> > Also have a look at photo on FOI site ( > >> >http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Purple%20Bellflower.html) . > > >> > regards > >> > Prashant > > >> > On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 7:18 PM, Gurcharan Singh > >> > <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> >> The plant is interesting with pinkish flowers. A species of Campanula. > >> >> Prashant ji could you recollect and tell us the size of flowers > > >> >> -- > >> >> 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/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > >> >> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 2:30 AM, shrikant ingalhalikar < > >> >> le...@rediffmail.com> wrote: > > >> >>> Can't make out if the stigma is 3 fid/lobed. Could be Campanula > >> >>> pallida but not sure. Regards, Shrikant > > >> >>> On Oct 18, 2:11 pm, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >>> > Dear Friends, > >> >>> > This i found in the rock crevices at the altitude of approx. 11500 ft > >> >>> on the > >> >>> > way to Hampta pass. Flowers were very attractive in appearance. > >> >>> Enclosing > >> >>> > the snaps of flowers, leaves and stem. > > >> >>> > Date/Time: 27-09-2010 / 09:45AM > >> >>> > Location: On the way to Hampta Pass at approx. 11500 ft altitude > >> >>> > Habitat: Wild > >> >>> > Plant Habit: Herb > >> >>> > Stem reddish brown, hairy > > >> >>> > regards > >> >>> > Prashant > > >> >>> > IMG_1342cr.jpg > >> >>> > 133KViewDownload > > >> >>> > IMG_1343side.jpg > >> >>> > 166KViewDownload > > >> >>> > IMG_1341.jpg > >> >>> > 191KViewDownload > > >> >>> > IMG_1342leafstem.jpg > >> >>> > 159KViewDownload > > >> >>> > IMG_1343.jpg > >> >>> > 168KViewDownload > > >> >>> > IMG_1344.jpg > >> >>> > 173KViewDownload > > >> -- > >> 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > >> Campanula-colorata-Manali-1.jpg > >> 109KViewDownload > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Tabish Qureshi Phone: 011-26981753, 32959320(res) > Department of Physics Email: tabish...@jmi.ac.in > Jamia Millia Islamia Webpage:http://tabish.freeshell.org > New Delhi - 110025.http://www.jamia-physics.net > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Campanula_pallida-a.jpg > 166KViewDownload > > Campanula_pallida-b.jpg > 158KViewDownload
