Gurcharan ji,
According to Polunin & Stainton, Pedicularis siphonantha is found in
region from Uttarakhand to S. Tibet. However, I don't have much idea
about Pedicularis punctata.
- Tabish
On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 6:33 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks Tabish ji for prompting me for relook from 'Scrophulariaceae of
> Western Himalayas'. I had initially provisionally identified it from Flora
> simlensis which lists only P. carnosa (now synonym of P. bifida) with
> alternate leaves and pink flowers.
> P. siphonantha according to Pennel does not grow in Western Himalayas and
> has much longer corolla tube (usually more than four times the calyx). To me
> the plant looks to be Pedicularis punctata Decne. (syn: P. siphonantha var.
> brevituba Prain) characterised by leaves with 4-6 pairs of pinnae, flowers
> pink, part of lower corolla lobes and galea white.
>
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> On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I think this is Pedicularis siphonantha
>> http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=52572&flora_id=2
>> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Tube%20Lousewort.html
>> with a distinctive twisted nose.
>> - Tabish
>>
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>> > Wild Herb captured on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around
>> > 11,000
>> > ft.) to Hemkunt Sahib (around 14000 ft.).
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