Gurcharan ji, Thank you for your flattering words. Here is a description of *Leptodermis kumaonensis * http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242423798* *if it helps - Tabish
On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:11:42 PM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > Tabish ji > You are not a layman, much more accomplished than many of us > (no aspersions on fellow taxonomists). Your knowledge of Indian Flora is > unparalleled. Plus your website is something every botanist and nature > lover should thank you for. Truly a great contribution. > If any member has access to original description of L. kumaonensis, > kindly forward it, as it may help further. I thought we had seen some > plants with reddish flowers also in Chakrata. > > > -- > 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 Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Dinesh Valke > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Thank you Gurcharan ji and Tabish for getting to the ID - *Leptodermis >> lanceolata*. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 9:00 PM, Tabish <[email protected] >> <javascript:>>wrote: >> >>> 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: >>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> http://www.flowersofindia.net/**catalog/slides/Kumaon%** >>>> 20Leptodermis.html<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Kumaon%20Leptodermis.html> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.flowersofindia.net/**catalog/slides/Lanceleaf%** >>>> 20Leptodermis.html<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lanceleaf%20Leptodermis.html> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/> >>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~**singhg45/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 10:27 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Prashant Awale <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I would guess >>>>>>> *Leptodermis* *kumaonensis* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> but detailed features need to be checked to distinguish it from >>>>>>> Leptodermis *lanceolata* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> * - Tabish >>>>>>> * >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > 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/ > > --
