Iris lactea ?? at Hemis, Ladakh- July-PKA-12

[Prashant Awale]

Dear Friends,

Seen this Iris sp. at Hemis, Ladakh. Could this be Iris lactea?

Regards

Prashant

[J.M. Garg]

Really beautiful, Prashant ji.

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I think matches with images at http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Milky%20Iris.html

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Prashant ji

One of the commonest wilds pecies in Kashmir valley as well as Ladakh. Identified earlier in Indian Floras as I. ensata for more than 100 years. The two are very distinct

Iris lactea                                                                                             Iris ensata

Leaves without midvein                                                 Leaves with distinct midvein on both surfaces

Flowering Stems 3-30 cm                                             Flowering stems 25-100 cm

Flowers pale violet, or partly white, 5-8 cm in diam.      Flowers reddish-purple, 9-11 cm in diam

Perianth tube barely 3 mm                                            Prianth tube, 1.5-2 cm

Outer perianth segments oblanceolate, 4.5-6.5 cm       Outer segments obovate, mottled yellow at

 1 cm broad                                                                    center, 7-8.5 cm, 3-3.5 cm broad

Ovary narrowly fusiform, 3-5 cm long, grooved              Ovary cylindric 1.5-2 cm long

Capsule 6.5-7.5 cm x 1-1.4 cm, 6 ribbed                         Capsule ellipsoid, 4.5-5.5 x 1.5-1.8 cm, 6  ribbed

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[Prashant Awale]

Thanks a lot Garg ji and Gurcharan Singh ji..

Regards

Prashant

[chrischa...@btinternet.com]

Yes, this comes within what is now known as Iris lactea.

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks,  Chadwell ji

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[Saroj Kumar Kasaju]

Nepali Names : पिपेरी Piperee / पद्म पुष्कर Padma Pushkar 

Thank you

Saroj Kasaju

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Date: Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 10:51:28 AM UTC+5:45
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:264095] Re: Iris lactea ?? at Hemis, Ladakh- July-PKA-12
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Thanks,  Chadwell ji

On 19 Feb 2017 6:18 a.m., "chrischa...@btinternet.com" <chrischa...@btinternet.com> wrote:

Yes, this comes within what is now known as Iris lactea.

On Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at 5:38:29 AM UTC+1, Prashant wrote:

Dear Friends,

Seen this Iris sp. at Hemis, Ladakh. Could this be Iris lactea?

Regards

Prashant

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