Dear all, I just found your group online while searching for pictures of Polygonatum species in the wild in India. I saw the two photos of P. verticillatum and P. cirrhifolium.
I am preparing to begin my PhD work on the genus Polygonatum and I am curious if there are other photos taken in habitat. Secondly, I am interested in obtaining seed of the different Himalayan species that are so difficult to find in cultivation. My work will include cytological, morphological, and molecular investigation while attempting to make sense of some of the variable species groups. Polygonatum multiflorum and P. verticillatum from India are very distinct from the plants from Europe. Also P. cirrhifolium ranges from the western Himalaya's where the leaves are very narrow to China where the leaves are relatively broad and has great morphological and cytological variation. Then there are the species of Nepal, Sikkim, and eastern most India: P. brevistylum, cathcartii, griffithii, singaliliense, punctatum, oppositifolium and its variety decipiens, possibly wardii and kingianum that interest me. Those of Kashmir are also of interest: P. graminifolium and P. geminiflorum. Any species is of interest for study as most I currently have are from Japan, China, and Europe. Any pictures or plants, or information about their habitat, elevation, etc would be helpful. The amount of ecological information is still lacking. I also have interests in Arisaema, Cimicifuga, and many other plants. The identifications I have seen show the great diversity of the species and help me learn many plants I hope to see in the wild in the future. Thank you, Aaron Floden Herbarium of the University of Tennessee USA
