Beautiful pictures sir. Thanks for sharing On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Anzar > This Gentiana which was flowering very commonly in Gulmarg and Khillenmarg > in May perhaps needs some critical study and could belong to any of the > three species characterised by fimbriate corolla and placed in a distinct > genus Qaisera in Flora of Pakistan. > This plant has often been reported as Gentiana carinata, and as > common in Gulmarg and Khillenmarg, even by Blatter, and perhaps confusion > has been comounded by Flowers of Himalayas where it is identified as G. > carinata. > Let us first look at the key in Flora of Pakistan > > > 1 Accessary lobes or plicae equal in size to the lobes, thus > giving an impression of corolla being 10-partite 3 Qaisera > coronata<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250093030> > + Accessary lobes or plicae not equal in size to the corolla lobes, > corolla appears to be 5-partite > (2)<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=314809#KEY-1-2> > 2 > (1)<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=314809#KEY-1-1> > Inflorescence > laxly arranged few flowered cyme. Leaves lanceolate 1 Qaisera > carinata<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250093027> > + Inflorescence densely cl ustered cyme. Leaves ovate 2 Qaisera > hugelii<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250093028> > > > To me corolla lobes and plicae appear almost of the same size (or > latter slightly shorter) and I would have gone for G. coronata but leaves > come in the way as they should be lanceolate with acute tip whereas they > are clearly obovate-spatulate in our specimens. > > Assuming that plicae are shorter than lobes, then placing in G. carinata > would face same problem of leaf shape, more so if we look at the following > net images where plicae are distinctly smaller and flower much different.: > > http://www.gentians.be/index.php?page=plant_portraits&pic=78 > > http://www.alpines.be/central-nepal/#!modal-window[gallery]/21/ > > Although following image has larger plicae > > http://www1.odn.ne.jp/~cet85270/02f177.html > > If we accept that our plant has smaller plicae, then I hope G. hugelii is > the perfect match with upper leaves obovate, closely placed, rounded at > apex, recurved and slightly mucronate at apex, and distinctly carinate on > lower side along midvein, and more so flowers are clustered. > > May be you can have a better interpretation. > > > -- > > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- B. Rathinasabapathy Project Co-ordinator Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park 1388, Avinashi Road Peelamedu Coimbatore-641004 <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml>
