Thanks, Singh ji, Tabish ji & Singh ji. I could not find any details of Pedicularis punctata Decne. (syn: P. siphonantha var. brevituba Prain) on net. It *looks close to Pedicularis sigmoidea compared to P. siphonantha* as per Flora of China as per details below (though I may be wrong as may not be in range) http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=3732&flora_id=2 (Illustration) http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=52569&flora_id=2 (Pix) http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200021143 (Details) http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=89829&flora_id=800 (Pix)
On 7 December 2010 00:07, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Not very often I differ from the views of Tabish sir, > But this time I think the link provided by Dr. Gurcharan shows a plant > on an authentic website. The corolla tube is smooth and glabrous > unlike our plant and much longer than our plant. > There is one more species recently erected called Pedicularis yaoshanensis. > Have a look plz. > Regards > Pankaj > > > On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 1:40 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Tabish ji > > P. siphonantha has much longer and slender corolla tube, beak spirally > coild > > or S shaped and leaves with 6-15 pairs of segments. > > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=52572&flora_id=2 > > > > -- > > 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 Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 8:40 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> 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. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > 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 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 > >> >> > >> >> On Nov 20, 12:16 pm, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > Wild Herb captured on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria > (around > >> >> > 11,000 > >> >> > ft.) to Hemkunt Sahib (around 14000 ft.). > >> >> > -- > >> >> > With regards, > >> >> > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > >> >> > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > >> >> > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand > >> >> > species* > >> >> > & > >> >> > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > >> >> > alphabetically & > >> >> > place-wise):http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. > You > >> >> > can > >> >> > also use them > >> >> > for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each > >> >> > image. > >> >> > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian > >> >> > Flora, > >> >> > please visit/ join our Google e-group- > >> >> > Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix(more > >> >> > than 1420 > >> >> > members & > >> >> > 52,000 messages on 26/10/10 & with a database of around 4200 > species > >> >> > on > >> >> > 30/9/10) > >> >> > > >> >> > Herb25 I IMG_4756.jpg > >> >> > 471KViewDownload > >> >> > > >> >> > Herb25 I2 IMG_4754.jpg > >> >> > 211KViewDownload > >> >> > > >> >> > Herb25 I2 IMG_4756.jpg > >> >> > 207KViewDownload > >> >> > > >> >> > Herb25 I IMG_4712.jpg > >> >> > 181KViewDownload > >> >> > > >> >> > Herb25 I IMG_4754.jpg > >> >> > 268KViewDownload > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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