Hi everyone, On our magical 3 week trip to Sikkim and West Bengal on March 2011, this shrub has stayed in my memory. It was along side the road to Tiger Hill near Ghoom, ( not far from Darjeeling.)which many hundreds of tourists visit every day to watch the sun rise over the Himalayas. There were lots of these shrubs... so very common ... or so I thought. I took more pic of this one shrub than any other, to try and capture as much detail as possible. I thought it would be so very easy to id. I have even sent a letter ( snail mail!) to the Lloyd Botanic garden in Darjeeling with photos, but sadly did not receive a reply. ( I would normally put a stamped addressed envelope with my letter for a reply. But this does not work in foreign countries.) Somone on this learned forum must live near here/ visit here. I have often wondered what the berries are like, what colour they will be. Your help is requested. Thank you for looking. Warmest wishes. Sheila. =================================================== On Saturday, October 22, 2011 5:15:24 PM UTC+1, PlantaholicSheila wrote:
> I hope I am doing this correctly. My first post here! > > Please can you identify this large rather straggly shrub. > It was found along the road to Tiger Hill near Darjeeling. > Many thanks. > > The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link > attachments: > 006 02-04-2011 09-12-44 > 006 02-04-2011 09-12-56 > 006 02-04-2011 09-13-48 > 006 02-04-2011 09-14-00 > 006 02-04-2011 09-14-14 > 006 02-04-2011 09-15-13 > 006 02-04-2011 09-15-52 > 006 05-05-2011 13-55-16 > > Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent > sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail > security settings to determine how attachments are handled. > >
