Brassicaceae Week: Thlaspi cochleariforme from Kashmir

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thlaspi cochleariforme DC., Syst. Nat. 2:381. 1821

Syn: Thlaspi alpestre auct. (non L.)

Easily distinguished from T. arvense in fruits distinctly longer than broad and winged only in upper part and smaller mostly entire leaves.

Perennial her up to 25 cm tall, branched from base; basal leaves spatulate to oblong-obovate,  up to 5 cm long, short-petiolate, cauline-ovate-crdate, amplexicaul, 8-20 mm long, entire; flowers white, 4-5 mm n diam, in up to 12 cm long raceme; pedicel up to 8 mm in fruit; petals with slightly emarginate apex, 5-7 mm long, twice as long as sepals; silicula 5-10 mm long, 2.5-3.5 mm broad, oblong-obcordate, slightly winged at apex.

Photographed from Khillenmarg, Kashmir

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh

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

http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ 
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

[Prashant Awale]

Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji for another Thlaspi sp. Good pics..
Regards
Prashant

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Prashant ji

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh

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

http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ 
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[Gurcharan Singh]

Sought opinion of Dr. Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz who has just published A generic and tribal synopsis of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) in TAXON 61 (5) • October 2012: 931–954. As per his communication this is now better placed in Noccaea cochleariformis (DC.) A. Löve & D. Löve.

Gurcharan Singh

[JM Garg]

This is Noccaea thlaspidioides (Pall.) F.K.Mey. (syn: Thlaspi thlaspidioides (Pall.) Kitag.; Thlaspi cochleariforme DC.) as per 
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77113275-1
https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Alpine%20Penny-Cress.html