Ritesh ji To me there is not much problem, When three species are merged, we should be ready for slight variation.
-- 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, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Ritesh Choudhary <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Sir, > > I was also thinking the same according to the description provided in > Fl. Simlensis. But a/c to Tropicos, the accepted names for S. > griffithii is S. suaveolens and S. viscosa in Fl. China and Fl. > Pakistan respectively. The photographs of S. viscosa available on net > doesnt match with my plant. Further, the description provided in Fl. > Pakistan and Fl China are also creating confusion for me. Pl have a > look on these: > > Fl. Pakistan: Petal white, limb c.9 mm, deeply divided into 2 lobes, > each lobe further divided, claw 20-22 mm, clearly exserted from the > calyx, not auriculate, Coronal scales a Carpophore 2-4 mm, pubescent. > (Unfortunately the link for illustration provided is also not > working). > > Fl. China: Petals exserted beyond calyx, 1.5-2 cm; claws narrowly > cuneate, ciliate, auricles not prominent; limbs white, multilobed, > lobes linear; coronal scales absent, stamens prominently exserted. > > Further comments are solicited. > > Best regards, > Ritesh. > > > > On Oct 22, 1:54 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Could be Silene griffithii > > > > -- > > 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 Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary < > > > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > Pl help me in identifying this Silene sp. > > > > > Loc.: On way to Churdhar, Himachal Pradesh (ca 2000m) > > > Time of Coll.: August, 2010. > > > > > Regards, > > > Ritesh.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - -- 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/
