Yes Tabish ji The two S. simpsoniana and S. gossypiphora are very different, the heads being totally exposed in former and completely immersed in wool in later. Incidentally S. simposoniana is a very important and rare medicinal known in Indian Floras under the name S. sacra (I hope you should list this synonym), the Yogi Pathsha plant or King of Yogis plant. It is described in Flowers of Kashmir by Coverntry , a rare, and according to the legend if a person collects more than seven plants, he may die.
-- 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, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > Gurcharan ji, > I think you are right. This plant should be *Saussurea gossypiphora* > The plant on FOI is different from this one, with exposed flower-heads on > top. That one is *Saussurea simpsoniana* > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Phen%20Kamal.html > - Tabish > > > On Monday, September 17, 2012 11:51:39 PM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > >> A fear this plant, and the one depicted on Flowers of India (both look >> similar) may not be Saussurea graminifolia for two very important reasons: >> 1. leaves are grasslike and totally entire >> 2. Head is single and not clustered. >> >> I feel it may just be a form of S. gossypiphora, unless these >> identifications are wrong: >> >> http://www.art-prints-on-**demand.com/a/artist-artist-1/** >> heemkamalcottonysaussurea.html<http://www.art-prints-on-demand.com/a/artist-artist-1/heemkamalcottonysaussurea.html> >> ** >> >> http://www.encyclopedia.com/**video/nxMLhKakowU-saussurea-** >> gossypiphora-in-garhwal.aspx<http://www.encyclopedia.com/video/nxMLhKakowU-saussurea-gossypiphora-in-garhwal.aspx> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Nice and unique find Amit Ji... >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dr. Nidhan Singh >>> Department of Botany >>> I.B. (PG) College >>> Panipat-132103 Haryana >>> Ph.: 09416371227 >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- > > > > --
