Flora of Uttarakhand- Anemone obtusiloba ?

[J.M. Garg]

Captured on 12/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around 11,000 ft.) to Valley of Flowers (around 12500 ft.).

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[tanay bose]

I think this is Anemone obtusiloba indeed

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Not A. obtusiloba atleast

It is much taller plant

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[Gurcharan Singh]

More likely Anemone tetrasepala

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[Rashida Atthar]

Nice pictures Garg ji. Agree with Sir, matches well with Anemone tetrasepala as in Polunin & Stainton.

 

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[chrischa...@btinternet.com]

Further to my posting about confusion between Anemone polyanthes and A.tetrasepala, have decided to look at Anemone postings.

These images do not fit what I understand to be Anemone obtusiloba.

I do NOT consider they are A.tetrasepala either.  Furthermore, A.tetrasepala is only recorded from Afghanistan to H.P., so a record from

Uttarakhand would be surprising.

Anemone tetrasepala is NOT mentioned in 'The Valley of Flowers' book - though it mentions both A.polyanthes and A.narcissiflora.

Next comes Anemone polyanthes - which is recorded from VoF but I cannot say it matches this well either.

At present then, I am unsure.  Will need to look into this further.   MOST of the images I see of A.tetrasepala on google are probably

A.polyanthes!   ANOTHER MUDDLE.....

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot,  Chadwell ji.

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[JM Garg]

I think it is closer to Anemonastrum tetrasepalum (Royle) Holub (syn: Anemone tetrasepala Royle) as per details and references herein and as per keys in Flora of Pakistan & FOP illustration

[J.M. Garg]

There are two closely related species in our area: Anemonastrum tetrasepalum (Royle) Holub (syn: Anemone tetrasepala Royle) (Distribution given in J&K only in our area) and Anemone elongata. Keys between them is given below from Flora of China:

35 (34)	Leaf blade 3-lobed, leathery; sepals 4, 12--20 × 6--12 mm, glabrous, with vein anastomoses; achene body 8--12 mm		33 A. tetrasepala
+	Leaf blade 3-parted, herbaceous; sepals 5, varying in size, puberulent or glabrous, without vein anastomoses; achene body smaller.		(36)
36 (35)	Sepals 12--20 × 6--12 mm, base cuneate, apex rounded; achene body 6--9 mm, wing 1.2--1.3 mm wide, style 1--1.5 mm		34 A. elongata
+	Sepals 7--10 × 4--6 mm, base rounded, apex acute; achene body 5--6 mm, wing 0.5--0.6 mm wide, style 0.6--1 mm		35 A. shikokiana

Keys point out towards this plant being Anemone elongata. I further checked with GBIF & description in Flora of China and as per high resolution specimens as below:

https://api.gbif.org/v1/image/unsafe/http%3A%2F%2Fmediaphoto.mnhn.fr%2Fmedia%2F1441326301731flWNCzaVgVuUa4T3

https://api.gbif.org/v1/image/unsafe/http%3A%2F%2Fmediaphoto.mnhn.fr%2Fmedia%2F1441326301712MAyVx6Gle6X6qnml

In view I think the posted plant should be of Anemone elongata.

High resolution specimens of Anemonastrum tetrasepalum (Royle) Holub (syn: Anemone tetrasepala Royle) look different in GBIF

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