Dear All, Dr. Paramjit Singh of BSI has confirmed that it is indeed *Aristolochia* * griffithii.* Kind regards, Usha On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 9:49 AM, U GLachungpa <[email protected]>wrote:
> Dear All, > Would be grateful for identification of this high altitude, large flowered, > wild *Aristolochia* which looks pale to be *griffithii*, but does not > match with pictures I could locate on the Net > Location: Lachung, North Sikkim. Does not attract butterflies, did not > grow in Gangtok. > > Kind regards, > Usha > -- > Usha Ganguli-Lachungpa > Sr. Research Officer (WL) > Dept. of Forest, Env. & WL Mgmt. > Govt. of Sikkim > Forest Secretariat Annexe Bldg > Deorali, Gangtok 737102 > Tel/Cell: 03592-280402; 094340-25273 > [email protected] > > -- Usha Ganguli-Lachungpa Sr. Research Officer (WL) Dept. of Forest, Env. & WL Mgmt. Govt. of Sikkim Forest Secretariat Annexe Bldg Deorali, Gangtok 737102 Tel/Cell: 03592-280402; 094340-25273 [email protected]
