Very Interesting. Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji for sharing. Regards Prashant On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 9:20 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Fritillaria roylei* Hook., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 9: t. 860 1852. > > Common name: Himalayan Fritillary > > Bulbous perennial herb up to 70 cm tall with bulbs 2-3 cm in diam; leaves > alternate, opposite or in whorls of 3-6, linear-lanceolate, often > acuminate; flowers solitary or 2-4 together usually subtended by 3 leafy > bracts, nodding, 4-6 cm long, campanulate with oblong to elliptic-oblong > tepals which are yellowish green to brownish-purple, base dark purple on > outside, often spotted with red on outside; stamens 2-3 cm long; style > 3-lobed; capsule broadly oblong, 25-35 mm long, seeds many. > > Common in Khillenmarg meadow in Kashmir, photographed in May. I found two > types of flowers those with dull greenish-yellow flowers and those with > bright red spots on outside. > > -- > 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/ > >
