Sir I have suggested to Dr Balkar Sir about it. In this area some very good oak forests (Q.semecarpifoila and Q.leucotrichophora) exist below Chopta (around Dugalbitta) where temperate orchids will be abundant. If you take another route for return, via Mandal - Gopeshwar - Chamoli- Rudraprayag; it is rewarding with dense foreests between Chopta to Mandal. On way to Tungnath Rhododendron campanulatum will be in bloom near timberline. May found Corydalis diphylla, Trillium govanianum, Primula sessilis, P.edgeworthii, P.denticulata too in this route. However, a typical habitat of three species of Cypripediun (as Dr Pankaj has mentioned) is difficult to approach as it is behind temple on very steep slope. If visiting Tungnath an alpine garden of Garhwal University may be visited for few important medicinal plants, it is visible from the route. As always in the high altitudes, rain or hail may greet in the afternoon. DSRawat Pantnagar
On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 9:39:32 AM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > Dear members > Due to uncertainty of programme with possible election duties of Balkar > ji, this could not announced on the group, but finally we have managed a > short trip to Uttarakhand starting today evening and coming back on 3rd > June. Our main focus would be Chopta, considered as mini Switzerland, We > may explore surrounding areas spending some time at Rishikesh, Lansdowne > and Srinagar. Hope to get some good photographs, especially of orchids as > our orchid expert Smita ji is joining us. Myself, my wife, Balkar ji and > Smita would be visiting the area, Nidhan ji having to cancel due to some > health problem. Any suggestions about areas to focus, especially from Rawat > ji, Tiwari ji and Pankaj ji who know the area very well, are welcome. > I won't be able to participate in Asteraceae Fortnight for first > three days, but possibly try to compensate 4th onwards. Nidhan ji, Rawat > ji, Dinesh ji, I am sure will keep you busy with uploads in our absence. > > > -- > 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/ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
