Yes Sir we will keep the points in mind. Hope to get the plant in August On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Iris kemaonensis is a species whose distribution is much confused with > related but distinct species Iris hookeriana. The species I. kemaonensis is > reported to occur in Valley of Flowers. Although the active flowering > season of the species is June-July, the flowering may extend to August > also. The members visiting the area may please keep track of it and get > some good photographs to identify it clearly: > > 1. Photograph showing emergence of flowering stem from ground (is almost > absent or short in Kemaonensis, a few cm). > 2. Side view of flower to show perianth tube (tube like structure below > the perianth lobes). it is 6-8 cm long and emerging from spathe bracts in > I. kemaonensis, only 1.5-2.5 cm and hidden in I. hookeriana. You may get > additional photograph after removing spathe bracts as I have done in I. > variegata to show tube clearly. > 3. Both species have bearded line on outer perianth lobes (falls). > > Some some members get the true picture. > > -- > 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/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
