SK347JAN27-2017:ID

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Members,

Location: Raniban, Balaju, Nepal

Altitude:  4900 ft.

Date: 26 August 2016

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks,  Saroj ji

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Boehmeria virgata var. macrostachya (Wight) Friis & Wilmot-Dear (accepted name)

Boehmeria platyphylla Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don (synonym) ??

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks,  Saroj ji

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Saroj ji, for the Id.

I also think images appears close with images at Boehmeria macrophylla (syn: Boehmeria macrophylla Hornem.)

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Date: 27 January 2017 at 21:35
Subject: SK347JAN27-2017:ID
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[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Mr. Garg !

Boehmeria macrophylla Hornem.

Nepali Name : भ्राउन  Bhraaun 

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks for the local names. 

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Mr. Garg,

I get some confusion here .

Boehmeria macrophylla Hornem. is not listed in Nepal but Boehmeria macrophylla D. Don., 

and its  synonym Boehmeria ternifolia D. Don  is listed in Nepal.

So Hornem or D.Don ?

And in efi site also Boehmeria platyphylla D. Don is given as illegitimate synonym which

according to POWO synonym to Boehmeria virgata var. macrostachya (Wight) Friis & Wilmot-Dear.

Does entry in efi site need some review?

Boehmeria

                                                                          Species Boehmeria platyphylla D.Don Synonym of: Boehmeria virgata var. macrostachya (Wight) Friis & Wilmot-Dear 

Boehmeria macrophylla Hornem. — The Plant Listwww.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2678316

Boehmeria macrophylla (Thunb.) Hornem.

Boehmeria macrophylla D. Don                                        

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

I will look into it as earlier efi site was based on The plant list, which was in turn based on WCSP, which is still under review. 

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[Saroj Kasaju]

OK Mr. Garg !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

As per checklist of Nepal, you have

Boehmeria macrophylla D. Don syn. of Boehmeria penduliflora Weddell ex D. G. Long , but does not match as per illustration at

http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=50522&flora_id=2

You also have Boehmeria platyphylla var. platyphylla D. Don syn. of Boehmeria macrophylla var. macrophylla and matches as per illustration at

http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=50511&flora_id=2

You also have Boehmeria platyphylla var. canescens Wedd. which is a syn. of Boehmeria macrophylla var. canescens (Weddell) D. G. Long

So your plant is most likely Boehmeria macrophylla var. macrophylla or Boehmeria macrophylla var. canescens (Weddell) D. G. Long

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Not able to decide.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

On further checking in Flora of Bhutan (1200- 2500 m.) and in Flora of China, I think it is more closer to Boehmeria polystachya Weddell as per 

http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=50508&flora_id=2

http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=50520&flora_id=2

It appears to be similar to your other thread at SK958 25 JAN-2018

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Looks matching but there is difference of more than 2000 ft in case of the 

sp. from Kathmandu and 4000 in case of sp. from Pokhara.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Flora of Bhutan gives elevation of 1200- 2500 m.

[J.M. Garg]

Also matches with GBIF high resolution specimen

[J.M. Garg]

As elevations given in Checklist of Nepal are not correct, I request you to pl. check Flora of Bhutan also in future, where ever you feel it is not matching.

On Sun, 1 Sep 2019 at 09:17, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

[J.M. Garg]

There is another closely related species (with distribution in Nepal also as per Catalogue of life) as per keys in Flora of China:

7 (6)	Leaf blade elliptic ovate, apex acuminate; flowering shoots with irregular second order branching; achene base narrowly cuneate.		20 B. polystachya
+	Leaf blade ovate-orbicular to suborbicular, apex abruptly caudate; flowering shoots with simple, spikelike branches only; achene base rounded.		21 B. conica

On checking with keys (though apex and shape of the leaves, compared to your other post, made me lean towards B. conica for some time) and high resolution specimens of Boehmeria conica C.J.Chen, Wilmot-Dear & Friis at GBIF, I think it is Boehmeria polystachya Weddell only.

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Mr. Garg !

Boehmeria polystachya Weddell

Yes elevation also matches according to the FoB !

Saroj Kasaju