Myricaria elegans Royle var. elegans from Kashmir

[Gurcharan Singh]

Myricaria elegans Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 214. 1839. var. elegans

Syn: Myrtama elegans (Royle) Ovczinnikov & Kinzikaëva; Tamaricaria elegans (Royle) Qaiser & Ali; Tamarix ladachensis B. R. Baum.

Easily differentiated from Myricaria bracteata (syn: M. germanica var. bracteata) by its larger leaves (10-15 mm as against 2-3 mm) and shorter usually lateral spikes (and not terminal very long).

Erect shrub up to 4 m tall, with reddish-brown older branches, bearing lateral leafy branches and racemes; leaves on branches of current year, elliptic to elliptic lanceolate10-15 mm long with narrowly membranous margin; racemes spike-like, usually lateral, rarely terminal, 10-15 cm long; bracts ovate, 3-5 mm long with broadly membranous margin; pedicel 2-3 mm long;   sepals ovate-lanceolate to triangular-ovate, 2 mm long, margin membranous; petals white to pink, obovate to nearly rounded, 5-6 mm long, narrowed at base; capsule nearly 8-10 mm long.

Photographed from Pahalgam, 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/

[Gurcharan Singh]

Myricaria elegans Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 214. 1839. var. elegans

Syn: Myrtama elegans (Royle) Ovczinnikov & Kinzikaëva; Tamaricaria elegans (Royle) Qaiser & Ali; Tamarix ladachensis B. R. Baum.

Easily differentiated from Myricaria bracteata (syn: M. germanica var. bracteata) by its larger leaves (10-15 mm as against 2-3 mm) and shorter usually lateral spikes (and not terminal very long).

Erect shrub up to 4 m tall, with reddish-brown older branches, bearing lateral leafy branches and racemes; leaves on branches of current year, elliptic to elliptic lanceolate10-15 mm long with narrowly membranous margin; racemes spike-like, usually lateral, rarely terminal, 10-15 cm long; bracts ovate, 3-5 mm long with broadly membranous margin; pedicel 2-3 mm long;   sepals ovate-lanceolate to triangular-ovate, 2 mm long, margin membranous; petals white to pink, obovate to nearly rounded, 5-6 mm long, narrowed at base; capsule nearly 8-10 mm long.

Photographed from Pahalgam, Kashmir in May 2012

[Nidhan Singh]

Very beautiful pics...new for me...thanks sif for sharing...

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Regards,

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

[Satish Phadke]

New to me too.Thanks for sharing this beautiful plant.
On searching learnt that it is from family Tamaricaceae....

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Dr Satish Phadke

[Balkar Singh]

Excellent Set of Pics Sir

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

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Miroslav ji

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From: Miroslav Dvorský
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2020 at 16:11
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:121969] Myricaria elegans Royle var. elegans from Kashmir
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Yes, this is Myricaria bracteata (the name Myricaria germanica is preferred, I think).

With regards,

Miroslav

čt 12. 11. 2020 v 6:27 odesílatel J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> napsal:

Hi, Miroslav ji,

May I request you to pl. confirm this as Myricaria bracteata or otherwise pl.

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

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Miroslav Dvorský

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

[Gurcharan Singh]

Garg ji

That is the real confusion. If this is M. bracteata (syn: M. germanica var. alopecuroides), then what is the plant which I have now uploaded as M. bracteata and original image of Royle and one which I have shared from BSI Flora of India. 

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.

Mob: 9810359089

https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/

[J.M. Garg]

Hi, Singh ji,

They are all the same, as per my thinking.

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks a lot Garg ji

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Mob: 9810359089

https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/