Many thanks to Gurcharan ji and Tabish for this discussion. Regards. Dinesh
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 9:21 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Tabish ji for raising the doubt. > Erect fruit is no problem, as I have seen plenty of them (one attached > here) in related species F. imperialis (in which flowers are more strongly > nodding). The leaves are, however, a problem clearly. Besides being > slightly broader, they are clearly alternate here (opposite mostly in F. > roylei, though few may be alternate). Besides the three bracteal leaves > generally seen below the flower of Fritillaria roylei (and should be there > in fruit also) are missing here. > After a lot of thinking, I propose Lilium polyphyllum as possible ID > of above plant by Dinesh ji. > > > -- > 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 Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 5:41 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> These were standing about a metre tall or even 1.25 m, as much as I can >> recollect. >> Transformation of a nodding flower to an upright fruit is worth >> understanding. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Actually Dinesh, I am having doubts about this being Fritillaria at all, >>> not that I have much experience with it. F. roylei is supposed to be 1-2 ft >>> tall - this plant appears taller. Also, the flowers are nodding, whereas >>> the fruit here is upright. It might happen of course that in fruiting the >>> stalks become erect, but I need somebody to tell me that it does happen. >>> - Tabish >>> >>> >>> On Monday, August 27, 2012 12:38:04 PM UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks again Tabish - thus supporting them to separate species. >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> * *Also the leaves don't look like those of *Fritillaria cirrhosa* at >>>>> all. >>>>> - Tabish >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > --
