I wonder whether O, japonica grows in Western Himalayas. It is supposed to be a plant of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and at the most may be expected in E. Himalayas.
-- 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 Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 1:56 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Sir, > I dont have closer picture of this plant. When I took the picture I > didnt know about the identity of the plant but when I came to know, I > regretted no taking multiple pictures. The identity was confirmed by > two fern experts of the area so I dotn have doubts about the identity. > May be next time I visit the area, I would try to take more pics if > possible. > Regards > Pankaj > > > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 1:13 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > A reply: > > "Dear Pankaj ji > > I am interested about this fern which you call Osmunda regalis. I think > this > > one is Osmunda japonica. Can you send a closer viee of this fern and > perhaps > > pics of its sori please. > > With warm regards > > M.K.Bhattacharya" > > > > On 11 July 2010 16:19, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Osmunda regalis L. > >> Family : Osmundaceae > >> > >> Location: Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand > >> Unfortunately, there was no sporangiophore to take picture. Fern pics > >> are dedicated to Vijaydas sir for his efforts to bring me back > >> here.... > >> Date: > > > > > > > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, > Plants > > etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- > > Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than > 1360 > > members & 47,000 messages on 10/9/10) > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 >
