Thank you very much Balkar ji for the description, and for confirming the ID. Regards. Dinesh
On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > A description for Lilium polyphyllum from 100 himalayan Flowers by Mehta > and Bole > "It is bulbous herb, with leafy stem, upto 3 m tall the leaves are linear > to oblanceolate, 10-12 cm, slender and many nerved; the lower leaves are > ogten whorled, the flowers are fragrant, 5 Cm in dia, and are held on > terminal racemes. Blooming from June to August, they are dull yellowish or > greenish outside and white within with long purple streaks; the segments > are oblanceolate, strongly reflexed or curved, giving the flower a cup > shaped pretty appearance. *The fruit is an erect, 3 valved many seeded > capsule; *The seeds are vertically compressed" > So I also conclude Lilium polyphyllum > Thanks > On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Many thanks Garg ji for resurfacing this post. >> Thank you very much Pankaj for the clarification, and for confirming the >> ID. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Whole inflorescence of Geodorum turns upright while fruiting so that is >>> not an issue. But I think Gurcharan sir is right. This is Lilium >>> polyphyllum. This seems too tall for Frittilaria. >>> Best regards >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > --
