Cotoneaster acuminatus for validation

[Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur]

Kindly validate:

Cotoneaster acuminatus Lindl.
Hattoo, Narkanda (Shimla) H.P.
July 3, 2020

According to FLORA SIMLENSIS (Collett) and FLORA OF SIRMAUR (Kaur &
Sharma), it should be Cotoneaster acuminatus. Plants are in the form
of small bushy shrubs, most likely due to heavy grazing by the
buffaloes of Gujjars. However, the plants posted by Dr. Rawat ji have
created some confusion in my mind.

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With best Regards,

Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur

[J.M. Garg]

I think more closer to Cotoneaster duthieanus (C.K.Schneid.) G.Klotz as per comparative images at Cotoneaster‎

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[Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur]

Garg ji, it means, both the Floras mentioned by me have recorded this species wrongly. 

Regards 

[J.M. Garg]

Cotoneaster acuminatus does not have any distribution if you see the discussion at efi site page as per Expert view.

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J. M. Garg

[J.M. Garg]

It is not that they have recorded it wrongly.

But maybe it has been subsequently relooked. Or Sometimes one taxa is split into many species (Jeanette Fryer has done that for Cotoneaster).

They are some who lump many taxas into one species and there are others who split one taxa into many- and sometimes you find these going endlessly, over long periods.

That is how the taxonomy is.  

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J.M.Garg

[Anil Thakur]

Yes, Garg Ji
Jeanette & Fryer have split some species into many new species.

I have all the H.P. Floras with me and a mentioned about Cotoneaster acuminatus and not about C. duthieanus. I had asked Chadwell ji for the description of species along-with ID, but he refused by citing that that the material is copyrighted. In the absence of literature, I have confusion in identification of the species with small leaves.

Regards

[Saroj Kasaju]

He has de-linked from us!

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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[Saroj Kasaju]

He joined Flora of Sikkim Himalayas- FB page. It is nice you 

proper terms.

him a ni

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju