Silene holosteifolia G. Bocquet & A. O. Chater, Enum. Fl. Pl. Nepal 2: 55 1979.;
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Nepal as per POWO;
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Silene indica var. edgeworthii (Bocquet) Y.J.Nasir: 3 very high resolution images.
Dry sp.
I think maybe Silene nepalensis Majumdar as per FoC illustration
Leaves look quite thin.
Actually these are dried sp. from the same spot of Phulchoki have posted 2 times earlier
Still shape of the leaves are clear.
A reply from Magnus Liden ji:
“This looks like S. holosteifolia, growing more or less pendent from a cliff side. It is previously known from this area.”
Superb upload ! Very beautiful flowers. Silene indica var.edgeworthii ??? I remember to have seen this plant long back.
Thank you … So far ID is kept as Silene indica Roxb. ex Otth only.
Looks different from Silene indica as per images herein.
Yes, appears close to Silene indica var. edgeworthii as per images and details herein.
Silene indica var. edgeworthii (Bocquet) Y.J.Nasir
But GBIF, CoL and IPNI says syn of Silene indica!
A picture turned up first time I followed the link, but not when I tried again.
Anyway, I think I remember what it looked like:
It looks like S. holosteifolia (3 styles, I suppose?), possibly with a little broader leaves than is usual..
The flowers of S. edgeworthii are superficially similar to those of holosteifolia, but have 5 styles, the leaves are broader, with distinct parallel veins (in holosteifolia only midvein distinct and the inflorescence is many-flowered).
It is not known from the Kathmandu area.
Compare with the photos I sent you.
Silene indica is a very different species.
Thanks, …, for the beautiful images.
Both Silene indica Roxb. ex Otth or Silene indica var. indica mean the same thing.
Thank you …! By the way is the I correct ?
silene indica
Thank you …! I did not find a single image in the net showing linear leaf like image.
CoL GBIF POWO …, All links says S. indica is the accepted name rest syn. Please advise.
Thanks, … But keeping it separate for the time being.
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 GBIF (High resolution specimens) High resolution specimen High resolution specimen 2 Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal
This looks like S. holosteifolia, growing more or less pendent from a cliff side. It is previously known from this area.