But the West Himalayan counterpart with long tube is P. hookeriana as detailed by Pennell
-- 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 Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Tabish ji > Tube length is distinctive, plus it can be compared with my P. punctata > fromk Gulmarg, Kashmir (link given above). > > > -- > 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 Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Pedicularis siphonantha from Yumthang Valley, Sikkim, for comparison. >> Flower tube is 3-5 cm long in P. siphonantha, whereas it is less than 2 >> cm in P. punctata. Should be not difficult to distinguish. >> - Tabish >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > --
