Cautleya gracilis var. gracilis (Sm.) Dandy submission AS20 July22

[Ashutosh Sharma]

Respected members,

Cautleya gracilis var. gracilis (Sm.) Dandy

Synonyms- Cautleya lutea, Roscoea lutea

Family- Zingiberaceae

Photographed in Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh

Dated - 15 July 2022

Here I am submitting some images of Cautleya gracilis var. gracilis (type variety) which can be easily distinguished from Cautleya gracilis var. robusta (K.Schum.) Sanjappa by its lax 1-5 flowered inflorescence and shorter floral bracts (upto half the length of calyx)

Please refer to following publication for more details 

https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=1738

Following above publication there are Four taza under genus Cautleya, so I am adding the key for Cautleya species here for easy identification -

Cautleya spicata - Leaves petiolate and prominent aril in fruit covering completely covering the seed.

Cautleya gracilis var. gracilis - Inflorescence lax, 1-5 flowered, short floral bracts extending only upto half the length of calyx & rhizome running.

Cautleya gracilis var. robusta - Inflorescence dense, more than 10 flowered, floral bracts extending beyond half the length of calyx & rhizome clump forming. Floral bracts, calyx glabrous and corolla tube 2.6-2.7cm long 

Cautleya gracilis var. hispida - Floral bracts, calyx pubescent, corolla tube 1 4-1.8cm long as long as calyx.

There are couple of misidentification on our Cautleya sp. page on which i will be commenting shortly.

With best regards

Ashutosh Sharma

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Ashutosh ji

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[Ashutosh Sharma]

Adding some more images

With best regards

Ashutosh Sharma 

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Ashutosh ji

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[Mahadeswara]

Awesome photographs and an upload !

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Ashutosh ji

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Thanks, Ashutosh ji

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