ID request-28102010-PKA1

Prashant awale

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Oct 28, 2010, 12:28:54 PM10/28/10

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Dear Friends,

Red globuse berries for ID..

Date/Time: 26-09-2010 / 12:30PM

Location: On the way to Hampta Pass near Jofra (Altitude approx. 9500 ft)

Habitat: Wild

regards
Prashant

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Vijayasankar

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Oct 28, 2010, 12:49:07 PM10/28/10

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Looks like a Rosaceae member. Could it be Cotoneaster buxifolius? just a wild guess.

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Vijayasankar

Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 28, 2010, 6:18:05 PM10/28/10

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Cotoneaster microphylla should be a better option at those altitudes. Bright red fruits, dwarf habit and small shining leaves are distinctive.

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Ritesh Choudhary

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Oct 28, 2010, 9:27:25 PM10/28/10

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Yes! Cotoneaster microphylla from me too.

Regards,
Ritesh.

On Oct 29, 7:18 am, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Cotoneaster microphylla should be a better option at those altitudes. Bright
> red fruits, dwarf habit and small shining leaves are distinctive.
>
> --
> 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
> On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
>
> > Looks like a Rosaceae member. Could it be *Cotoneaster buxifolius*? just a
> > wild guess.
>
> > Regards
>
> > Vijayasankar

>
> > On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >> Dear Friends,
>
> >> Red globuse berries for ID..
>
> >> Date/Time: 26-09-2010 / 12:30PM
>
> >> Location: On the way to Hampta Pass near Jofra (Altitude approx. 9500 ft)
>
> >> Habitat: Wild
>
> >> regards

> >> Prashant- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

tanay bose

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Oct 28, 2010, 9:47:48 PM10/28/10

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thanks to all have seen this plant but had no idea regarding the name.

tanay

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Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 28, 2010, 11:45:35 PM10/28/10

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Cotoneaster microphylla
Pankaj

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Prashant awale

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Oct 29, 2010, 1:20:41 AM10/29/10

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Thanks Dear Pankaj ji, Gurcharan Singh ji, Vijayasankar ji, Tabish ji, Ritesh ji for the ID.

regards

Prashant

JM Garg

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Feb 24, 2019, 4:08:34 AM2/24/19

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I feel these images are more closer to images and discussions at Cotoneaster thymifolius hort. ex Baker

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