Saxifraga pseudopallida, including its varieties recognised by Engler has distribution from Kashmir to Bhutan in India. S. melanocentra was described from China. With the merger of former into latter (in Flora of China and The Plant List), the distribution range of S. melanocentra would extend from Kashmir to Bhutan and China, so there should be no doubt about its existence in VOF.
-- 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 Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > According to Polunin & Stainton, Saxifraga melanocentra is distributed > from C. Nepal to SW China. So, it should not be found in VoF. However, > something must have changed when S. pseudopallida ceased to be an accepted > name, and was treated as a synonym of S. melanocentra. Can anybody > enlighten on that? > Dinesh's plant is distinctly Saxifraga melanocentra. > - Tabish > > -- > > > > --
