Viola pilosa Bl. ??

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Members,

Location : Lava, Kalimpong, India

Date : 11 May 2018

Elevation :  7000 ft.

Habit : Wild

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Wonderful images, Saroj ji 

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Mr. Garg.

Saroj Kasaju 

[J.M. Garg]

I am confused. Pl. also check Viola canescens Wall.

May be Ashwini ji can help.

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Yes Mr. Garg. It is sometimes difficult specially

a lay person like me.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Ashwini Bhatia]

I agree Saroj ji, it is difficult for us to deal with difficult genera without expert help. I have been confounded by Viola and despite looking at our plants over and over again, I cannot decide between V. pilosa and V. canescens. Differing descriptions in Eflora of China, FOI and other literature does not help the case.  

I can see the stigma is flat with a beak like projection, petioles almost as long as laminae (though cannot see any hair above or below), stipules with long hair-like projections on the edges all point to V. pilosa. However, till we obtain an expert opinion, we cannot for certain file this under V. pilosa.

Hope this helps.

Thank you.

Ashwini

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Ashwini ji.

[Saroj Kasaju]

Viola pilosa Bl. 

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

I think laciniate stipules rules out Viola pilosa Blume

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From: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 at 17:00
Subject: Viola pilosa Bl. ??
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[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Mr. Garg !

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

I think it may be Viola pilosa Blume only.

I think stipules are variable.

Flora of China says stipules mostly free, brown or green, lanceolate, margin long or shortly fimbriate-dentate, apex long acuminate;