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Comastoma pedunculatum (Royle ex G.Don) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 3: 218 1968. (Syn: Eurythalia pedunculata Royle ex D. Don; Gentiana pedunculata Royle ex G.Don; Gentianella pedunculata (Royle ex G.Don) Harry Sm. ex S.Nilsson);
Annual herb with few or no basal leaves at flowering, up to 15 cm tall, branched from base; Lower leaves short petiolate, upper sessile, elliptic to ovate-oblong, up to 12 mm long, flowers 5-merous, solitary terminal on up to 20 cm long stalk, sometimes 4-merous on lateral branches; calyx up to 4 mm long; corolla dark blue to blue-purple, with pale yellow base and dark blue veins, tubular, 6-10 mm long; lobes ovate-oblong, throat fimbriate, capsules exserted from persistent corolla.
Another beautiful flower for id
Location Pangi, Himachal
Altitude 3000 mts Habit herb Habitat wild Height 12 inches May be some Caryophyllaceae.
Certainly not in Caryophyllaceae. It must be searched in GENTIANACEAE.
To me it is Gentianella tenella.
As the two species in efi looked similar, I did have a look at resources in net.
No range is given for Comastoma tenellum in India, Pakistan or Nepal as per the following:
Also does not matches with Comastoma tenellum as per keys at Flora of China as below:
Also does not matches with images at
While it is matching with images at efi link: Comastoma pedunculatum
In view I think it should be Comastoma pedunculatum
VOF Week: Gentianaceae sp —en-route Vasundhara falls: Seen this Gentianaceae sp. en-route Vasundhara fall.
Date/Time: 11-08-2012 / 09:50AM. Flower was small, approx 1cm across. Gentianella moorcroftiana??? That is a good suggestion, but the sepals look too short for Gentianella moorcroftiana I know when you raise a doubt something good comes out. I checked Flora of China calyx 7-8 mm long, unequal unequal, corolla 12-14 mm long. I think it agrees with photograph, if we see the relative size. Definitely not Gentianella moorcroftiana. Appears to be a Comastoma. Must check further when time permits. Gentianella tenella, now Comastoma tenellum to me. Thanks for identification. I need to take a serious look at all known Comastomas from the Himalaya.
Dickore & Klimes list 4 in their check-list for Ladakh – so 2 in addition to C.falcatum and C.pedunculatum.
I am fully occupied with other tasks at present and still going through Androsace.
As the two species in efi looked similar, I did have a look at resources in net.
No range is given for Comastoma tenellum in India, Pakistan or Nepal as per the following:
Also does not matches with Comastoma tenellum as per keys at Flora of China as below:
Also does not matches with images at
While it is matching with images at efi link: Comastoma pedunculatum
In view I think it should be Comastoma pedunculatum
Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Fortnight: Gentianaceae : Gentianella moorcroftiana?:: –en-route Vasundhara falls .::PKA20:: : Attachments (7). 3 posts by 3 authors.
Seen this Gentianaceae sp. en-route Vasundhara fall.
Bot. name: Gentianella moorcroftiana?
Date/Time: 11-08-2012 / 09:50AM. Flower was small, approx 1cm across. I think yes, although longer calyx tube strongly unequal calyx lobes would identify it with G. falconeri, separated by eFl of Pakistan but regarded as synonym of G. moorcroftiana by The Plant List Comastoma pedunculatum as per another thread: VOF Week: Gentianaceae sp —en-route Vasundhara falls
Kindly confirm the ID
Bot. name: Gentianella pedunculata
Location: Paddar valley J&K
Date: 6th August 2011
I think yes
Gentiana sp. for ID from Paddar valley J&K. 280112 SRANA 01: Request for Identification
Kindly identify the plant.
Date: 2nd August 2011.
Location: Paddar valley district Kishtwar J&K.
Altitude: 3200 meters asl.
Plant height: 30-40 cm cms
Plant habit/habitat: Wild herb
The attached plant looks like Gentianella moorcroftiana to me.
I have uploaded Gentianella moorcroftiana earlier and that was quite different.
Can this plant be Comastoma pedunculatum
Syn: Gentianella pedunculata
Yes … Your other plant was Gentianella moorcroftiana, again identified by … has larger flowers more than 2 cm long at flowering and importantly throat without scales.
Your this plant clearly has scales in the throat and smaller flowers (should not be longer than 1.5 cm). It may be Gentianella pedunculata as suggested by you.
Please develop the habit of taking close ups of flower and taking note of the sizes. It often can’t be estimated from photographs, but is very essential for identification.
I stand corrected.
Amarnath Yatra: Wild flower for ID (NSJ-01 02/09/2013) : Attachments (2). 5 posts by 3 authors. Small flower for ID.
Location: On the way to Panjtarni, on the hill slopes Altitude: 13500′ Size around 6 to 8 mm Date Aug 12, 2013 It looks like gentianella tenella.
Should be Comastoma pedunculatum (Royle ex G.Don) Holub Himalayan plant is not Gentiana tenella (Gentianella tenella) which is now Comastoma tenellum (Rottb.) Toyok. in which corolla is uniformly coloured and not with dark base.
Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Fortnight: Gentianaceae-Comastoma pedunculatum from Ladakh-GSJUL15: 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).Comastoma pedunculatum (D.Don) Holub in Folia Geobot. Phyto tax. 3:218. 1968.
Syn: Gentiana tenella Clarke (non Rottb.); Gentianella pedunculata (D.Don) H.Smith
Annual herb with few or no basal leaves at flowering, up to 15 cm tall, branched from base; Lower leaves short petiolate, upper sessile, elliptic to ovate-oblong, up to 12 mm long, flowers 5-merous, solitary terminal on up to 20 cm long stalk, sometimes 4-merous on lateral branches; calyx up to 4 mm long; corolla dark blue to blue-purple, with pale yellow base and dark blue veins, tubular, 6-10 mm long; lobes ovate-oblong, throat fimbriate, capsules exserted from persistent corolla.
Photographed from Rajdiaghan pass in Kashmir
Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Fortnight: Gentianella pedunculata from Himachal : GSG-08 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2).Gentianella pedunculata from Himachal [Chhitkul, Kinnaur, 3500 m asl]
Fwd: Comastoma pedunculatum (Royle.ex.D.Don) Holub Lungwort Comatoma ???? : 3 posts by 2 authors. I have taken these pictures at Khardung village (3975 metres / 13,042 feet) on 22 August 2104.
I did not find it in the FOI. As such, enclosing herewith to be included in the site.
Habitat: Stream sides, alpine meadows at an altitude of 3200-4800 meters.
Distribution: E. Nepal, Bhutan, China, India.
Flowering : July-October.
Yes, it looks me Comastoma pedunculatum too,
I wish this plant is published in the FOI website.
ID request -23102010-PKA1: Came across this herb with grass like leaves on a rock near “Balu ka Gera” . – Could be Gentiana sp. – G.pedunculata? I think Comastoma pedunculatum only.
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