After having seen several similar uploads from VOF, I hope I would consider this as Pedicularis hookeriana.
-- 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 Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 11:05 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > Some earlier relevant feedback: > “I think this is *Pedicularis siphonantha * > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=52572&flora_id=2 > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Tube%20Lousewort.html > with a distinctive twisted nose. - Tabish” > > "Thanks Tabish ji for prompting me for relook from 'Scrophulariaceae of > Western Himalayas'. I had initially provisionally identified it from Flora > simlensis which lists only P. carnosa (now synonym of P. bifida) with > alternate leaves and pink flowers. P. siphonantha according to Pennel does > not grow in Western Himalayas and has much longer corolla tube (usually > more than four times the calyx). *To me the plant looks to be Pedicularis > punctata Decne. (syn: P. siphonantha var. brevituba Prain) *characterised > by leaves with 4-6 pairs of pinnae, flowers pink, part of lower corolla > lobes and galea white. > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh" > > "According to Polunin & Stainton, Pedicularis siphonantha is found in > region from Uttarakhand to S. Tibet. However, *I don't have much idea > about Pedicularis punctata.* > - Tabish" > > > "*P. siphonantha has much longer and slender corolla tube, beak spirally > coild or S shaped and leaves with 6-15 pairs of segments. * > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=52572&flora_id=2 > -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh" > > "Not very often I differ from the views of Tabish sir, But this time I > think the link provided by Dr. Gurcharan shows a plant > on an authentic website. The corolla tube is smooth and glabrous unlike > our plant and much longer than our plant. > There is one more species recently erected called Pedicularis yaoshanensis. > Have a look plz. > Regards > Pankaj" > > "I could not find any details of Pedicularis punctata Decne. (syn: P. > siphonantha var. brevituba Prain) on net. It looks close to *Pedicularis > sigmoidea compared to P. siphonantha* as per Flora of China as per > details below (though I may be wrong as may not be in range) > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=3732&flora_id=2(Illustration) > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=52569&flora_id=2 (Pix) > http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200021143(Details) > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=89829&flora_id=800(Pix)" > from me. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Date: 20 November 2010 12:46 > Subject: Flora of Uttarakhand- Herb25 for Id- JM > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Wild Herb captured on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around > 11,000 ft.) to Hemkunt Sahib (around 14000 ft.). > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > 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 liberal licensing conditions attached with each image > . > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1420 members & > 52,000 messages on 26/10/10 & with a database of around 4200 species on > 30/9/10) > > > > > -- > 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 1950 members & > 1,27,800 messages on 31/8/12) 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'. > > --
