Gentiana decemfida var. aprica (Decne.) C. B. Cl. (syn: Gentiana aprica Decne.; Gentiana listeri Burkill; Gentianodes aprica (Decne.) S. Omer, S. I. Ali & M. Qaiser; Varasia aprica (Decne.) J. Sojak);
Nepal, NW-India, Pakistan (Hazara, Pakistani Punjab), Jammu & Kashmir
(Poonch, ?Jammu) as per Catalogue of Life;
Gentiana species for Id : 10 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6) Please help to confirm this Gentiana species
It looks close to Gentiana argentea but it’s altitudinal range is low at about 700metres amsl and plants are also taller. Photographed at Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh Dated – 11/3/2017 I have also recorded this species recently from Mussoorie… waiting for specific id
Gentiana aprica now G. decemfida to me.
Please compare with: http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K001038887
I am enclosing few pics of the same for confirmation, this forms an addition to our database I think.. these pics were recorded from near Kamptie Fall Area, Mussoorie.. Attachments (6)
Thanks …, its matching with Gentiana decemfida herbarium image, and the beautiful images provided by Nidhan sir is definitely of the same species.
Its Gentiana decemfida var. aprica
Synonyms – Gentianodes aprica. Also mentioned in Flora of H.P. from Hamirpur.
Here’s the link from GBIF along with herbarium image
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/437323804 And here’s another link from FOP
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250093011 |