VoF Week :: DV :: 02 AUG 12 - 1257 :: small herb with tiny pink flower at Valley of Flowers

[Dinesh Valke]

2 AUG 12 Valley of Flowers ... about 11000 - 12000 ft

Dear friends, ID please. Habitat: sloping meadow Habit: small ground-cover herb, about 20 - 40 cm high; tiny flower: about 3 - 4 mm across

Regards. Dinesh

[Nidhan Singh]

Any Galium sp.???

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Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Nidhan ji.
Will wait for comment(s).
Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Galium species. Perhaps fruits should help further.

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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.
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[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Gurcharan ji.
Will post photo(s) if any hint of fruiting is found in any photos.
Regards.
Dinesh

[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:      

“Any Galium sp.???” from Nidhan ji.                      

 

“Yes Galium species. Perhaps fruits should help further.
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh”

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[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Any Galium sp.???” from Nidhan ji.

“Yes Galium species. Perhaps fruits should help further.
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh”

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Date: 22 August 2012 21:12
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[Balkar Singh]

Two red flowered sp are mentioned in Flora of Chamoli

G hirtifolium  if fruits hooked bristly, leaves 4 or G asperifolium if fruits smooth, leaves 6-8

So may be  G asperifolium if fruits smooth, leaves 6-8 

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

[Dinesh Valke]

Many many thanks Balkar ji for the further lead.
Hopefully next trip I get to the fruit of this plant.
Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Dinesh ji perhaps your another visit may not be necessary if you go through the interesting discussion in Flora of China

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250096307 

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242322993 

G. hirtifolium is out of question as 6 leaves can easily be counted. It seems G. asperifolium is a very polymorphic species, the white to yellowish flowered populations are all considered as part of this species, whereas red flowered (and larger flower, which struck me from day one) specimens are now treated as a distinct species Galium blinii. Important to note that these red flowered specimens (according to Flora of China) have often been treated as synonym of G. asperifolium var. sikkimense which typically has yellowish-greenish flowers.

     Interesting to note that another red-flowered species  G. craticulatum  as endemic to Bhutan. with totally glabrous stem and sparsely retrorsely scabrid leaves. In one or two leaves in second photograph I can see consipicous retrorsely scabrid leaf margin. Perhaps you can Please find out and enlarge a clear view of stem to see if stem is glabrous or scabrid to confirm it further.

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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/ 
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[Balkar Singh]

Yes Sir I also shot this plant stem was not glabrous at all. Pls see attached picture

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Balkar ji for settling the issue.

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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/ 

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[J.M. Garg]

Looks different from Galium asperifolium Wall., as per images and details herein. 

I checked keys in Flora of Bhutan at Galium, but could not find a satisfactory match.

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Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 at 21:12
Subject: [efloraofindia:125535] VoF Week :: DV :: 02 AUG 12 - 1257 :: small herb with tiny pink flower at Valley of Flowers
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[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks Garg ji.

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

Galium pusillosetosum H.Hara is one possibility as per only GBIF specimen. 

BSI Flora of India gives its distribution in Uttarakhand.

Experts may pl. give their views.

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

[Gurcharan Singh]

Corola lobes are quite different.