Pedicularis punctata
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Pedicularis punctata Decne., Voy. Inde 4: 117 1843. ;
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Throughout the Western Himalayas from eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan to Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Uttar Pradesh in India uptill western Tibet. as per Critical Taxonomic Appraisal of Some Taxa of Pedicularis from Indian Himalayas Belonging to Section Siphonanthae by Arti Garg (2009) (pdf);
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Common name: Kashmir Lousewort
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The species is quite distinct from other Himalayan species in its alternate leaves with 4-6 pairs of ovate-oblong toothed leaflets, flowers purple-pink with white lower half of lobes and galea, corolla tube 2-3 times the calyx, galea twisted, beak upcurved and exserted, lower lip of corolla 12-16 mm broad; 4 calyx lobes foliaceous, the 5th very small; plant erect or ascending, 5-40 cm tall.
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Flora of Uttarakhand- Herb25 for Id- JM: 5 images. I suppose Pedicularis carnosa I think this is Pedicularis siphonantha Thanks… for prompting me for relook from ‘Scrophulariaceae of Western Himalayas’. I had initially provisionally identified it from Flora simlensis which lists only P. carnosa (now synonym of P. bifida) with alternate leaves and pink flowers. P. siphonantha according to Pennel does not grow in Western Himalayas and has much longer corolla tube (usually more than four times the calyx). To me the plant looks to be Pedicularis punctata Decne. (syn: P. siphonantha var. brevituba Prain) characterised by leaves with 4-6 pairs of pinnae, flowers pink, part of lower corolla lobes and galea white.
According to Polunin & Stainton, Pedicularis siphonantha is found in region from Uttarakhand to S. Tibet. However, I don’t have much idea about Pedicularis punctata. P. siphonantha has much longer and slender corolla tube, beak spirally coild or S shaped and leaves with 6-15 pairs of segments. http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=52572&flora_id=2 Not very often I differ from the views of .., Pedicularis is a large genus with many species in Himalayas. Having gone to Kashmir in June I could not pick any. Hope to visit Kashmir (and other alpine areas in August) when one can find maximum number of species of Pedicularis, Primula and Potentilla. I could not find any details of Pedicularis punctata Decne. (syn: P. siphonantha var. brevituba Prain) on net. After having seen several similar uploads from VOF, I hope I would consider this as Pedicularis hookeriana. Can we take it as Pedicularis siphonantha as per the recent thread: efi thread in view of … remark as below:
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This paper of 2009, [Taiwania, 54(2): 122-133, 2009] analyses Pedicularis species of Section Siphonanthae. I have attached a sketch from the paper. Pedicularis hookeriana (flower C in the diagram) has a very short flower-tube. Also the distribution of Pedicularis siphonantha is mentioned to be from Kashmir to Eastern Himalayas. So I think the long-flowered species throughout the Himalayas is Pedicularis siphonantha. The other long-flowered species, with hairy flower-tube, is Pedicularis megalantha, but restricted to E. Himalayas. – …” Yes … Going by the hairiness of corolla & 3-6 number of pinnae pairs as per the keys and details at Critical Taxonomic Appraisal of Some Taxa of Pedicularis from Indian Himalayas Belonging to Section Siphonanthae by Arti Garg (2009) (pdf), I feel it may be more closer to Pedicularis punctata Decne. I agree with P. punctata. The photographs look like P. punctata
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Valley of Flowers … about 11000 – 12000 ft Habitat: sloping meadow Habit: small shrub, about 30 – 40 cm high, flower: about 2 – 2.5 cm long, 1 – 1.5 cm across Yes … most likely Pedicularis punctata another less likely option is P siphonantha Pennell does not record P. siphonantha from Western Himalayas, but Nepal Checklist does. My observations: We must look at lower leaves, not floral leaves. Pl. see the number of lobes in the first photograph.
You may please compare with P. punctata uploaded by me from Kashmir.
You may additionally see a lower (middle) leaf attached here. Yes … I was looking at the leaves that I could see at the top ! Frank Smythe records Pedicularis siphonantha from Valley of Flowers in 1935. Pedicularis siphonantha from Yumthang Valley, Sikkim, for comparison. Yes … Tube length is distinctive, plus it can be compared with my P. punctata fromk Gulmarg, Kashmir (link given above). But the West Himalayan counterpart with long tube is P. hookeriana as detailed by Pennell In my opinion it is Pedicularis puctata.
This paper of 2009, [Taiwania, 54(2): 122-133, 2009] analyses Pedicularis species of Section Siphonanthae. I have attached a sketch from the paper. Pedicularis hookeriana (flower C in the diagram) has a very short flower-tube. Also the distribution of Pedicularis siphonantha is mentioned to be from Kashmir to Eastern Himalayas. Thanks … for latest information. Would like to have this paper, if pdf is available. Pedicularia, Gentiana, Impatiens, Primula are a few genera which need to be critically evaluated in Himalayas. Yes … Thanks for this paper. It is indeed P. siphonantha. Going by the hairiness of corola and calyx & being non- dwarfish (in the absence of number of pinnae pairs) as per the keys and details at Critical Taxonomic Appraisal of Some Taxa of Pedicularis from Indian Himalayas Belonging to Section Siphonanthae by Arti Garg (2009) (pdf), I feel it may be more closer to Pedicularis punctata Decne. Yes. I agree with P. punctata.
Scrophulariaceae fortnight :: Pedicularis siphonantha at Valley of Flowers :: DV27 : 2 images. 2 posts by 2 authors.
Scrophulariaceae Fortnight: Pedicularis punctata from Kashmir-GS-31 : Attachments (4). 1 post by 1 author.
Pedicularis punctata from Gulmarg Kashmir: 3 images. Pedicularis punctata Decne., Voy. Inde 4: 117 1843.
The species is quite distinct from other Himalayan species in its alternate leaves with 4-6 pairs of ovate-oblong toothed leaflets, flowers purple-pink with white lower half of lobes and galea, corolla tube 2-3 times the calyx, galea twisted, beak upcurved and exserted, lower lip of corolla 12-16 mm broad; 4 calyx lobes foliaceous, the 5th very small; plant erect or ascending, 5-40 cm tall.
The plant is very Common in Gulmarg meadow in Kashmir, forming bright-purplish-pink carpets. Photographed from Gulmarg, Kashmir in July.
Amarnath Yatra : Pedicularis Sp for ID (NSJ-01 29/08/2013) : Attachments (4). 5 posts by 3 authors. Pedicularis SP for ID Thanks … for sharing one more beautiful plant. It seems you had really made your Amarnath Yatra more enjoyable with so many good find. Pilgrimage with Flower exploration, unique combination… Pedicularis punctata I hope. . Pedicularis ID: 1 image- 2 Mb. Photo is not clear but resembles Pedicularis punctata. wait for expert comment Yes … Looks very similar to Pedicularis punctata so common in Gulmarg, Kashmir. .    Identification required 0977: 3 images. Location: Kupwara, J&K. I guess Pedicularis punctata Decne. ! Please verify ! Yes sir matched as per flowers of india data. I find it difficult to check the details as these are mostly top views and no side view. Even the middle portion is also not clear. If you have more images, pl. post.
Yes, possibility is there of this being Pedicularis punctata Decne. Any other images ? Matched as per foi . References:
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