Perhaps it should be understood that all three species V. pyrolaefolia, V. jatamansii and V. hardwickii have simple basal leaves. In V. pyrolaefolia cauline are also simple, in V. jatamansii cauline 3-fid and in Hardwickii cauline 3-7 pinnatipartite (which can be clearly seen).
-- 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 Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > There are more than one plant. 1-2 I have doubts about what Dr. > Gurcharan claims especially if leaves are simple (My contention is > based on the pic available on FOI, just in case FOI has wrong plant) > and last one is Asteraceae. > Regards > Pankaj > > > On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 7:59 PM, Alok & Isabelle <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dear friends, > > Another flower for id > > herb > > wild > > 2100 mts > > Chamba > > height: 8 inches > > > > could be valeriana... > > Alok > > -- > > Himalayan Village Education Trust > > Village Khudgot, > > P.O. Dalhousie > > District Chamba > > H.P. 176304, India > > www.hive.interconnection.org > > www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > > www.forwildlife.wordpress.com > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 >
