Silene himalayensis (Rohrb.) Majumdar, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 42: 648 648 1963. (Syn: Lychnis apetala var. pallida Edgew. & Hook. f.; Lychnis himalayensis (Rohrb.) Edgew. & Hook. f.; Lychnis macrorhiza Royle ex Benth.; Melandrium apertum Pax & K. Hoffm.; Melandrium apetalum var. himalayense Rohrb.; Melandrium himalayense (Rohrb.) Y.Z. Zhao; Melandrium macrorhizum (Royle ex Benth.) Walp.; Melandrium qomolangmaense Y.W. Cui & P. Ke ex L.H. Zhou; Melandrium souliei F.N. Williams; Silene gonosperma var. himalayensis Bocquet; Silene gonosperma subsp. himalayensis (Rohrb.) Bocquet; Silene madens Majumdar);
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Caryophyllaceae Week: Silene himalayensis and Kashmir:
Silene himalayensis (Rohrb.) Majumdar, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 42: 648 648 1963.
Silene gonosperma var. himalayensis Bocquet ;
Melandrium macrorhizum (Royle ex Benth.) Walp.;
Lychnis himalayensis (Rohrb.) Edgew. & Hook. f.
Photographed from Apharwat mountain slopes, alt. 3100 m in Kashmir.
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Silene himalayensis from Kashmir:
Silene himalayensis (Rohrb.) Majumdar, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 42: 648 648 1963.
Syn: Melandrium apetalum var. himalayense Rohrb.; Silene gonosperma var. himalayensis Bocquet ; Melandrium macrorhizum (Royle ex Benth.) Walp.; Lychnis himalayensis (Rohrb.) Edgew. & Hook. f.
Easily distinguished from similar species of Silene with inflated calyx by its glandular-pubescent stems, taller habit (20-40 cm) as compared to S. apetala (15-25 cm) narrower linear-lanceolate cauline leaves, 1-3 flowered branches, inflated calyx 8-12 mm long, contracted towards tip, pubescent with purlish-black veins slightly uniting at apex, and very small petals scarcely emerging from calyx, turgid capsule.
Photographed from Apharwat mountain slopes, alt. 3100 m in Kashmir.
in the last ???? seedpod what is the inner ” green jello mound”
where can I read about them?
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