Gurcharan ji,
You are right. It is Leptodermis lanceolata. In Leptodermis lanceolata,
flowers are borne in cymes at the end of stem, or on lateral branches. In
Leptodermis kumaonensis, they are almost fascicled on the stem. Moreover,
flowers are white in Leptodermis lanceolata, whereas they are white or
pink, fading to purple in Leptodermis kumaonensis. These are the
observations of a layman. :-)
- Tabish
On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 8:25:12 PM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
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> Would be interesting to know the differences between the two species but
> judging from comparison with plants uploaded on FOI it seems to match more
> with mine Leptodermis lanceolata from Chakrata.
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> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Kumaon%20Leptodermis.html
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> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lanceleaf%20Leptodermis.html
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> On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 10:27 PM, Dinesh Valke
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>> Many thanks Gurcharan ji, Tabish and Prashant.
>> Will post cropped photos of the above in the evening. Will check for any
>> other available view.
>> Regards.
>> Dinesh
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>> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Prashant Awale
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>>> I too had seen this plant at 2 places, one along Govindghat-Ghangaria
>>> trail and other just before Joshimath. Will share the photographs by
>>> evening..
>>> Regards
>>> Prashant
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>>> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Tabish <[email protected] <javascript:>
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>>>> I would guess
>>>> *Leptodermis* *kumaonensis*
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>>>> but detailed features need to be checked to distinguish it from
>>>> Leptodermis *lanceolata*
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>>>> * - Tabish
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