Another good upload Sir ji. Dr Satish Phadke
On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 8:08 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Silene himalayensis* (Rohrb.) Majumdar, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 42: 648 648 > 1963. > Syn: *Melandrium* *apetalum* var. *himalayense* Rohrb.; *Silene* * > gonosperma* var. *himalayensis* Bocquet ; *Melandrium* *macrorhizum* (Royle > ex Benth.) Walp.; *Lychnis* *himalayensis* (Rohrb.) Edgew. & Hook. f. > > Easily distinguished from similar species of Silene with inflated calyx by > its glandular-pubescent stems, taller habit (20-40 cm) as compared to S. > apetala (15-25 cm) narrower linear-lanceolate cauline leaves, 1-3 flowered > branches, inflated calyx 8-12 mm long, contracted towards tip, pubescent > with purlish-black veins slightly uniting at apex, and very small petals > scarcely emerging from calyx, turgid capsule. > > Photographed from Apharwat mountain slopes, alt. 3100 m in Kashmir. > > > > > -- > 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/ > > -- > > > > --
