{"id":1373115,"date":"2015-02-01T09:08:39","date_gmt":"2015-02-01T09:08:39","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T12:21:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T06:51:02","slug":"paraquilegia-gangotriana","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/paraquilegia-gangotriana\/","title":{"rendered":"Paraquilegia gangotriana"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Paraquilegia<\/i> gangotriana <\/i>Pusalkar & D.K.Singh, Nelumbo 53: 221. 2011<\/i>;
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RANUNCULACEAE Fortnight: Paraquilegia gangotriana from Uttarakhand_DSR_Jan 2015_02<\/a> : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2).
\nParaquilegia gangotriana<\/b> Pusalkar & D.K.Singh was wrongly mentioned long as <\/span>P.microphylla<\/i> in literature till it was correctly identified and differentiated from <\/span>P. micrphylla<\/i>.
\n<\/span>It is a beautiful <\/span>perennial growing in rock crevices<\/span> and blooming in June.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I really appreciate the hard work that went into taking this picture for the habitat is quite harsh and precarious <\/span>and thanks for showing this rare flower<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wow what a habitat! No wonder God trying to protect these beautiful flowers……<\/p>\n

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Plant for ID from Paddar valley J&K. 131111 SRANA 02<\/a> :\u00a0Attachments\u00a0(1).\u00a0\u00a011 posts by 6 authors.<\/div>\n
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Can this plant be\u00a0Paraquilegia microphylla<\/i><\/div>\n
Date: 14th June 2011<\/span><\/div>\n
Location: Paddar valley district Kishtwar J&K.<\/span><\/div>\n
Altitude: 2333 meters asl.<\/span><\/div>\n
Plant habit\/habitat: Wild herb<\/span><\/div>\n
Plant height: 15 cm
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Agreed to your id \u2026\u00a0Paraquilegia microphylla
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It is recently renamed as <\/span>Paraquilegia gangotiana<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Some details please. <\/span>gangotiana<\/i>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span>gangotriana
\n<\/i>Is it a replacement name for\u00a0<\/span>Paraquilegia microphylla<\/i>\u00a0(and the reason for discarding it) or a new species described (and how it differs from\u00a0<\/span>P. microphylla<\/i>).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It was a case of mass misidentification.
\n<\/span>In entire West Himalaya specimens of\u00a0<\/span>Paraquilegia<\/i>\u00a0were identified as\u00a0<\/span>P.microphylla<\/i>\u00a0while the protologue and specimens from type locality (in Garhwal by Duthie) have different type of leaves, as studied by P.K.Pusalkar in BSI Dehradun. Consequently, this most common species, also mentioned in Flora of China, is named as\u00a0<\/span>P.gangotriana<\/i> by P.K.Pusalkar and D.K.Singh, both from BSI.
\n<\/span>The species is also common in alpine zones of Uttarakhand blooming in late May or June with its characteristic habitat in rock crevices or over rock faces. A very attractive alpine plants<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Only access to original paper can resolve the issue. <\/span>P. gangotriana<\/i>\u00a0to my mind can\u2019t replace\u00a0<\/span>P. microphylla<\/i> for Western Himalayas, since Royle originally described this plant from Western Himalayas. If both grow in Western Himalayas, we have to know the differences between the two species.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I am not sure about nomenclature upgradation, but it is <\/span>Paraquilegia microphylla.<\/i> I have also taken photographs of this plant from Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh, hanging from almost vetical cliffs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Some one has to find and upload the paper in which\u00a0P. gangotriana<\/i>\u00a0has been described, then only we will know which plant is\u00a0P. microphylla<\/i>\u00a0and which\u00a0P. microphylla<\/i>?<\/p>\n

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The common species of\u00a0Paraquilegia <\/i>genus, i.e.,\u00a0P. microphylla<\/i>\u00a0was an erroneous application of name to it since the true\u00a0P. microphylla<\/i>\u00a0described by Royle (as\u00a0Isopyrum microphyllum)<\/i>\u00a0was different in morphology. Therefore this common\u00a0Paraquilegia<\/i>\u00a0was named as\u00a0P.gangotriana<\/i>\u00a0Pusalkar et D.K.Singh in 2011.
\n<\/span>The document published is enclosed for the perusal of all members.
\n<\/span>Also enclosed is a picture of this species\u00a0P.gangotriana<\/i>\u00a0shot at Sunderdhunga glacier area in Kumaon Uttarakhand in June 2012.
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Thanks \u2026 for making this paper available.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fortunately my doubts were not unfounded. In fact we must be looking at one of the following four species when identifying\u00a0Paraquilegia<\/i>\u00a0from Western Himalayas (Modified from Pulsaka & D K Singh, 2011) :<\/div>\n
1. Leaves 3- to 4-ternate; bracts 3-lobed \u2026.. P. microphylla<\/b>\u00a0(Royle) J R Drum.<\/span><\/div>\n
1. Leaves 1- to 2-ternate; bracts simple (not 3-lobed) \u2026.. (2)
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2. Plants pubescent; leaves usually 1-ternate; sepals 10-12 mm\u00a0<\/span>long; foliage thin greenish; leafsegments 4-11 mm long; follicles <\/span>10-12 mm long \u2026.P. caespitosa<\/b> (Boiss. & Hohen) J R Drum\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
2. Plants glabrous; leaves 2-ternate or sub 2-ternate \u2026 (3)
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3. Seeds glabrous, margin unequally winged (pectinate) on one side; leaf\u00a0<\/span>segments 3-sect with narrow lobules; bracts present on upper 1\/4th<\/span><\/div>\n
(distal) region of scape; style apex curved or recurved-hooked\u2026..P. gangotriana<\/b>\u00a0Pulsakar & D K Singh<\/span><\/div>\n
3. Seeds puberulus, not winged; leaf segments 3-lobed with broad <\/span>lobules; bracts present at about slightly above the middle of scape;\u00a0<\/span>style apex straight or slightly curved \u2026\u2026.. P. anemonoides\u00a0<\/b>(Willd.) Ulbr.
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The key has been uploaded to our website: \/species\/m\u2014z\/r\/ranunculaceae\/paraquilegia<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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Looking at the final key uploaded it clearly has 2-ternate leaves and simple bracts, it should be P. gangotriana<\/em><\/p>\n

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Paraquilegia anemonoides<\/em>\u00a0(Willd.) Ulbr. ?? Both looks same !<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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What do you say about the species suggested by …, as both are very close as per keys and have distribution in the area?<\/p>\n

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Paraquilegia microphylla in FOI<\/a>:
\nImages of Suresh ji at\u00a0Paraquilegia microphylla in FOI<\/a>, should be of\u00a0\u00a0Paraquilegia gangotriana<\/strong>\u00a0Pusalkar & D.K.Singh<\/a>\u00a0as per images and details herein.
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Thank you …, Corrected!<\/div>\n
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POWO<\/a>\u00a0 Catalogue of Life<\/a>\u00a0 IPNI<\/a><\/span> \u00a0IBIS Flora<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paraquilegia gangotriana Pusalkar & D.K.Singh, Nelumbo 53: 221. 2011; . W. Himalaya from POWO; . India (Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh), Jammu and Kashmir as per CoL; . RANUNCULACEAE Fortnight: Paraquilegia gangotriana from Uttarakhand_DSR_Jan 2015_02 : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2). Paraquilegia gangotriana Pusalkar & D.K.Singh was wrongly mentioned long…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[8156],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1373115","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-paraquilegia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1373115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1373115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1373115\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1373115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1373115"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1373115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}