Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. Some earlier relevant feedback:
“Yes Dinesh ji *most likely Pedicularis punctata* another less likely option is P siphonantha” from Balkar ji. “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.* -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh” “My observations: Leaf lobes are more towards ( 4 - 6 pairs ). The corolla tube varies from short to long. Bit of hairy calyx can be observed in this picture ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/7832459570/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Many thanks. Regards. Dinesh” "We must look at lower leaves, not floral leaves. Pl. see the number of lobes in the first photograph. You may please compare with P. punctata uploaded by me from Kashmir. https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!searchin/indiantreepix/Pedicularis$20punctata$20Gurcharan/indiantreepix/Ag98ayVboms/AgyGaTfPo3EJ You may additionally see a lower (middle) leaf attached here. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh" "Yes Gurcharan ji ... I was looking at the leaves that I could see at the top ! *Indeed bottom leaf has more such lobes,* but cannot exactly get to a figure as it is hidden in most of my photos. Regards. Dinesh" "*Frank Smythe records Pedicularis siphonantha from Valley of Flowers in 1935*. Can't contribute anything else to the discussion right now. - Tabish" "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" "But the *West Himalayan counterpart with long tube is P. hookeriana* as detailed by Pennell -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh" ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> Date: 22 August 2012 19:07 Subject: [efloraofindia:125489] VoF Week :: DV :: 02 AUG 12 - 1126 :: Pedicularis ¿ punctata ? at Valley of Flowers To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> [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 -- -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1900 members & 1,23,300 messages on 31/7/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7000 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. --
