Nice upload and information. Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji for sharing. Looking at the leaves I think i had also seen this plant at Dachhigam. Regards Prashant
On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > *Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana* (Dcne.) Rehder > Syn: *Parrotia jacquemontiana* Dcne. > > Local name: Hatab > > A deciduous shrub with suborbicular crenate-serrate leaves; flowers small, > forming a head surrounded by white showy bracts, whole infl. looking like a > flower about 5-7 cm across; calyx gamosepalous, campanulate, persistent, > adhering to ovary; corolla absent; stamens 15, erect with 3-4 mm long > filaments; ovary woolly, bilocular with two styles; fruit capsule, > clustered. > > Locally common on lower hills in Kashmir. Photographed from Dachhigam and > below Jawahar Tunnel in Kashmir > > Very important fuelwood and for making walking sticks, > > > -- > 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/ > > -- > > > > --
