Flora of Chakrata:Roscoea sp from from Way to Deovan Chakrata

Balkar Arya

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25 Sept 2011, 2:20:44 am25/09/11

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Dear All

Roscoea sp from from Way to Deovan Chakrata. Small herb with about 12-15 inch height at altitude of 2400 mts. Family zingiberaceae

My id is Roscoea capitata

pls validate

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Dr Balkar Singh
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Arya P G College, Panipat
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Roscoea capitata (1).JPG

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Roscoea capitata (3).JPG

Dr Pankaj Kumar

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25 Sept 2011, 2:24:10 am25/09/11

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Roscoea purpurea i think
Pankaj

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> Roscoea capitata (3).JPG
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Tanay Bose

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25 Sept 2011, 2:24:37 am25/09/11

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Roscoea alpina

tanay

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Balkar Arya

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25 Sept 2011, 2:28:43 am25/09/11

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This is not R alpina

I was also in doubt whether capitata or purpurea. Panka Ji may be right in this being purpurea

Tanay Bose

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25 Sept 2011, 2:35:49 am25/09/11

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Thanks for correcting me Balkar Ji

Tanay

Gurcharan Singh

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25 Sept 2011, 9:15:19 am25/09/11

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Yes it should be R. purpurea, perhaps purple colour is confusing for Tanay. R. alpina has purple flowers and corolla tube much longer whereas both R. purpurea and R. capitata have mauve or light blue flowers and with shorter corolla tube. R. capitata has numerous flowers in the spike.

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Tanay Bose

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25 Sept 2011, 10:08:53 am25/09/11

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Thank you Sir Ji

The colour was surely a region for confusion

Tanay

Balkar Arya

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25 Sept 2011, 10:54:23 am25/09/11

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Sir another confusion

this plant was shot somewhere from Mussoorie area

This also looks like R purpurea as per the attachment supplement to flowers of himalaya

Thanks

Roscoiea (1).JPG

Roscoiea (2).JPG

Roscoiea (3).JPG

Roscoiea (4).JPG

Roscoiea (5).JPG

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Gurcharan Singh

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25 Sept 2011, 11:28:29 am25/09/11

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Balkar ji

But see the flower colour and long corolla tube. It should be R. alpina, if I am not wrong

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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
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Balkar Arya

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25 Sept 2011, 11:49:24 am25/09/11

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Sir R alpina i have uploaded separately. R alpina is about 15-20 cm only, much smaller than this plant

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