SK 3843 19 August 2023

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Members,

Location:  Suyada, Jajarkot, West Nepal 

Date: 30 May 2023

Elevation 2200m.

Habit : Wild

Taraxacum ...???

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kasaju]

[J.M. Garg]

Yes, I think so.

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Dr. Luintel,

Sending one more please.

https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/KhOIL3l48a8

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Dr. Luintel.

Saroj Kasaju

On Sat, Aug 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM sanjeev luintel <luintels...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Dr. Kasaju,

Thank you for sharing the specimen photo. Upon careful observation and verification of the key to the species from my work, I confirm that the provided specimen is Taraxacum parvulum Candolle, Prodr 7: 149. 1838. Ge Xuejun, Jan Kirschner, Jan Štěpánek in Flora of China. 20-21:318 (2011); Kirschner, J. Stepanek, J. Edinburgh J. Bot. 53 (2):219 (1996). Type specimen: Stainton, Sykes and Williams, Lectotype 4848, 17 Apr,1954. Leotodon parvulum Wall.ex DC.

• Synonym: Leontodon parvulum Wall. ex DC.

• Type specimen: Stainton, Sykes & Williams, Lectotype 4848, 17 Apr 1954.

• Reference: Kirschner & Štěpánek, Edinburgh Journal of Botany 53(2): 219 (1996).

Additional Information:

• Distribution: Yunnan (China), Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal (East, Central, West)

• Altitude: 720–4850 m

• Ecology: Grassland slopes, pastures, river terraces

• Phenology: January–December

Note:
Taraxacum himalaicum has been treated as a doubtful species and is currently considered conspecific with T. parvulum. Comparative studies show that both share similar achene structures, including identical rib and spine patterns.

Best,

Sanjeev Luintel

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Dr. Luintel for confirming g ID as Taraxacum parvulum Candolle for SK 3843 19 August 2023.

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Dr. Luintel,

I am a bit confused about this one . This sp. is collected from  Kathmandu Valley at 1400m.

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/AQ8NOIlYre4

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

On Mon, Aug 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM sanjeev luintel <luintels...@gmail.com> wrote:

The species that was collected from Jumla is Taraxacum nepalense:
Soest in Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2. 270 (1961). Ge Xuejun,
Jan Kirschner, Jan Štěpánek in Flora of China. 20-21:283-284 (2011);
Hara et al. in Enum. Fl. Pl. Nep. 3:46 (1982).

Type specimen: Bisram, Holotype: BM, 505, 01, Jun 1929.

T. porphyranthum Boiss

T. hooftii Van Soest



Distribution range: Nepal (W)

Altitude: 2700-3400 m

Ecology: On open slopes, grassland

Phenology: June-August

Note: T. nepalense is allied to T. porphyranthum Boiss.; both have
purplish flowers, and their leaf form is rather similar. In T.
porphyranthum, however, the outer involucral bracts are narrowly
margined, whereas in T. nepalense, the green field of bracts is nearly
restricted to the median line. T. hoftii also resembles T. nepalense
but differs in its yellow flower heads with larger involucral bracts.

The image 101204, 101314 is Taraxacum staintonii: Soest in Wentia
10:54, t.25 (1963). Kirschner, J. Stepanek, J. Dickore Bernhard, W.
2014; 600-601.

Typus: Nepal: Chimagaon, N. of Tukucha, at the edge of field, 2700m, 3. 6. 1954,

Stainton, Sykes, and Williams 901 (h. BM ).



Distribution range: Nepal (C), North West of Pakistan.

Altitude: 2500-3800 m

Ecology: On open areas, slopes, and grassland.

Phenology: June-September

Best,
Sanjeev Luintel

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Dr. Luintel for confirming the ID. By the way elevation 1400m. is OK ?

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/AQ8NOIlYre4

Saroj Kasaju

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: sanjeev luintel <luintels...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Aug 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: SK 3843 19 August 2023
To: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>

This is also parvulum if it has been collected from Ktm valley because the plant shape in size varies in this species only. T. staintonii has been only recorded from Central Nepal. 

I think you can find this big species of T. parvulum at Phulchoki peak more. 

Thank you!

[sanjeev luintel]

Yes indeed. 

Thank you!

Best,

Sanjeev Luintel

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Dr. Luintel. Please look into other links whenever you have time

Saroj Kasaju