Pennell does not record P. siphonantha from Western Himalayas, but Nepal Checklist does P. siphonantha differs from P. punctata (leaf lobes 4-6 pairs) and P. hookeriana (leaf lobes 6-12 pairs) in corolla tube being more than 4 times as long as calyx. I can't see the calyx in any flower in focus, but corolla tube appears sufficiently long to place it in P. siphonantha, but if corolla tube is shorter, closest match should be P. hookeriana.
*SORRY FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO GIVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO CRITICALLY STUDY VoF PLANTS AS I AM IN THE HOSPITAL WHOLE DAY WHERE OUR GRAND DAUGHTER IS TO STAY AFTER DELIVERY, HOPEFULLY WOULD BE FREE IN TWO TO THREE DAYS AND DEVOTE MORE TIME.* -- 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/ On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 8:28 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Many thanks Balkar ji for the strong thought. > Will wait for just another validating comment. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Yes Dinesh ji most likely Pedicularis punctata another less likely option >> is P siphonantha >> >> On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> [image: Valley of >>> Flowers]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7795632618%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfiscXcV1ezkljkoVaSBkd-7VO2FQ> >>> 2 >>> AUG 12 >>> Valley of Flowers ... about 11000 - 12000 ft >>> ------------------------------ >>> Dear friends, ID please. >>> *Habitat*: sloping meadow >>> *Habit*: small shrub, about 30 - 40 cm high, flower: about 2 - 2.5 cm >>> long, 1 - 1.5 cm across >>> >>> >>> [image: Pedicularis ¿ punctata >>> ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7832453424%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeW1kpg0zQ0W3Fyv7raohLzML3qEg> >>> >>> [image: Pedicularis ¿ punctata >>> ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7832467170%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcUREYNkyzSXqQIi3yeUH9uM9uMtA> >>> [image: >>> Pedicularis ¿ punctata >>> ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7832447264%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc-ZvWDOr5LN2YSoqTArtZpfPqzeg> >>> [image: >>> Pedicularis ¿ punctata >>> ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7832459570%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzerFCOk0g0j_UkbyDjS-lSuiUW_rg> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> > > -- > > > > --
