Thanks, Dr. Istvan. Though I am not aware of these, I am forwarding it to the efloraofindia e-group, in case anybody else can help in the matter pl.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <[email protected]> Date: 22 October 2012 15:44 Subject: A conifer tree in the west Himalayas To: [email protected] Dear Mr. Garg, I read on the web that you are an experienced naturalist and photographer. As part of the Dendrological Atlas Project team I briefly visited Himachal Pradesh a couple of times (2003, 2004) to document the native conifers, and the photographs were published in Conifers Around the World (see www.conifersaroundtheworld.com). I am still searching for a conifer which is not Abies pindrow, and not Abies gamblei (these are native on Mt. Churdhar, for example, you may have seen them before) - but a different one. Some photos are on the web here: http://conifersaroundtheworld.com/blog/abies_pseudochensiensis_kamon_fir Prof. Debreczy and myself suspect that this tree might be there hiding somewhere in the W. Himalayas. Do you recognise this plant? Didi you see it anywhere in your tours? With best regards, Istvan Racz Ph.D. Hungarian Natural History Museum Budapest [email protected] -- 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 1980 members & 1,33,000 messages on 30/9/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. --
