{"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":"<div>\n<table class=\"sites-layout-name-one-column sites-layout-hbox\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sites-layout-tile sites-tile-name-content-1\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><i>Paraquilegia<\/i> <i>gangotriana <\/i>Pusalkar & D.K.Singh, <i>Nelumbo 53: 221. 2011<\/i>;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">W. Himalaya<\/span> from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/powo.science.kew.org\/taxon\/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77130377-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">POWO<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\">India (Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh), Jammu and Kashmir<\/span> as per <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catalogueoflife.org\/annual-checklist\/2019\/details\/species\/id\/c67a3d75d42efbadd1668db46dc184c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CoL<\/a>;<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><a style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsr_02-1.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsr_02-1.JPG\" alt=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsr_02-1.JPG\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsr_01-5.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsr_01-5.JPG\" alt=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsr_01-5.JPG\" width=\"200\" height=\"132\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/#!topic\/indiantreepix\/Yys6t3Hwzpo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RANUNCULACEAE Fortnight: Paraquilegia gangotriana from Uttarakhand_DSR_Jan 2015_02<\/a> : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2).<br \/>\n<b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Paraquilegia gangotriana<\/b><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"> Pusalkar & D.K.Singh was wrongly mentioned long as <\/span><i style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">P.microphylla<\/i><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"> in literature till it was correctly identified and differentiated from <\/span><i style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">P. micrphylla<\/i><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">It is a beautiful <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">perennial growing in rock crevices<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">and blooming in June.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">I really appreciate the hard work that went into taking this picture for the habitat is quite harsh and precarious <\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">and thanks for showing this rare flower<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"font-size: small;\">\n<p>Wow what a habitat! No wonder God trying to protect these beautiful flowers……<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: small;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"height: 98px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"199\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Paraquileigia%20100_3210.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Paraquileigia%20100_3210.JPG\" alt=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Paraquileigia%20100_3210.JPG\" width=\"170\" height=\"200\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic\/indiantreepix\/XadUcjhEB_g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plant for ID from Paddar valley J&K. 131111 SRANA 02<\/a> :\u00a0Attachments\u00a0(1).\u00a0\u00a011 posts by 6 authors.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Request for Identification:<\/div>\n<div>Can this plant be\u00a0<i>Paraquilegia microphylla<\/i><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Date: 14th June 2011<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Location: Paddar valley district Kishtwar J&K.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Altitude: 2333 meters asl.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Plant habit\/habitat: Wild herb<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Plant height: 15 cm<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc;\">Agreed to your id \u2026\u00a0<i>Paraquilegia microphylla<br \/>\n<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">It is recently renamed as <\/span><i style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Paraquilegia gangotiana<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Some details please. <\/span><i style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">gangotiana<\/i><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">gangotriana<br \/>\n<\/i><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Is it a replacement name for\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Paraquilegia microphylla<\/i><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">\u00a0(and the reason for discarding it) or a new species described (and how it differs from\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">P. microphylla<\/i><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">It was a case of mass misidentification.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">In entire West Himalaya specimens of\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Paraquilegia<\/i><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">\u00a0were identified as\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">P.microphylla<\/i><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">\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><i style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">P.gangotriana<\/i><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"> by P.K.Pusalkar and D.K.Singh, both from BSI.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: inherit;\">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<div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Only access to original paper can resolve the issue. <\/span><i style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">P. gangotriana<\/i><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">\u00a0to my mind can\u2019t replace\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">P. microphylla<\/i><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"> 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<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">I am not sure about nomenclature upgradation, but it is <\/span><i style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Paraquilegia microphylla.<\/i><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"> 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<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Some one has to find and upload the paper in which\u00a0<i>P. gangotriana<\/i>\u00a0has been described, then only we will know which plant is\u00a0<i>P. microphylla<\/i>\u00a0and which\u00a0<i>P. microphylla<\/i>?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/P.gangotiana_DSR.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/P.gangotiana_DSR.JPG\" alt=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/P.gangotiana_DSR.JPG\" width=\"200\" height=\"151\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc;\">The common species of\u00a0<i>Paraquilegia <\/i>genus, i.e.,\u00a0<i>P. microphylla<\/i>\u00a0was an erroneous application of name to it since the true\u00a0<i>P. microphylla<\/i>\u00a0described by Royle (as\u00a0<i>Isopyrum microphyllum)<\/i>\u00a0was different in morphology. Therefore this common\u00a0<i>Paraquilegia<\/i>\u00a0was named as\u00a0<i>P.gangotriana<\/i>\u00a0Pusalkar et D.K.Singh in 2011.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc;\">The document published is enclosed for the perusal of all members.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #444444;\"><span style=\"color: #6fa8dc;\">Also enclosed is a picture of this species\u00a0<i>P.gangotriana<\/i>\u00a0shot at Sunderdhunga glacier area in Kumaon Uttarakhand in June 2012.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Attachment- P.gangotriana pdf<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">Thanks \u2026 for making this paper available.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>Fortunately my doubts were not unfounded. In fact we must be looking at one of the following four species when identifying\u00a0<i>Paraquilegia<\/i>\u00a0from Western Himalayas (Modified from Pulsaka & D K Singh, 2011) :<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">1. Leaves 3- to 4-ternate; bracts 3-lobed \u2026.. <b>P. microphylla<\/b>\u00a0(Royle) J R Drum.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">1. Leaves 1- to 2-ternate; bracts simple (not 3-lobed) \u2026.. (2)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">2. Plants pubescent; leaves usually 1-ternate; sepals 10-12 mm\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">long; foliage thin greenish; leafsegments 4-11 mm long; follicles <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">10-12 mm long \u2026<b>.P. caespitosa<\/b> (Boiss. & Hohen) J R Drum\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">2. Plants glabrous; leaves 2-ternate or sub 2-ternate \u2026 (3)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">3. Seeds glabrous, margin unequally winged (pectinate) on one side; leaf\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">segments 3-sect with narrow lobules; bracts present on upper 1\/4th<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(distal) region of scape; style apex curved or recurved-hooked\u2026..<b>P. gangotriana<\/b>\u00a0Pulsakar & D K Singh<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">3. Seeds puberulus, not winged; leaf segments 3-lobed with broad <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">lobules; bracts present at about slightly above the middle of scape;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">style apex straight or slightly curved \u2026\u2026.. <b>P. anemonoides\u00a0<\/b>(Willd.) Ulbr.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div>The key has been uploaded to our website: <a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/species\/m---z\/r\/ranunculaceae\/paraquilegia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">\/species\/m\u2014z\/r\/ranunculaceae\/paraquilegia<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Looking at the final key uploaded it clearly has 2-ternate leaves and simple bracts, it should be <em>P. gangotriana<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><em lang=\"la\">Paraquilegia anemonoides<\/em>\u00a0<small>(Willd.) Ulbr. ?? Both looks same !<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>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<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/g\/indiantreepix\/c\/OYcduUwJrSk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paraquilegia microphylla in FOI<\/a>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flowersofindia.net\/catalog\/slides\/Himalayan%20Spurless%20Columbine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&q=http:\/\/www.flowersofindia.net\/catalog\/slides\/Himalayan%2520Spurless%2520Columbine.html&source=gmail&ust=1651302382244000&usg=AOvVaw2_v_JKIWfTyW-gS_SBRTLy\">Images of Suresh ji at\u00a0Paraquilegia microphylla in FOI<\/a>, should be of\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/2015\/02\/01\/paraquilegia-gangotriana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&q=https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/2015\/02\/01\/paraquilegia-gangotriana\/&source=gmail&ust=1651302382244000&usg=AOvVaw3nQYfv4LJdPDsRyF40Io_g\"><strong>Paraquilegia gangotriana<\/strong>\u00a0Pusalkar & D.K.Singh<\/a>\u00a0as per images and details herein.<br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Pl. correct.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>Thank you …, Corrected!<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; vertical-align: top;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #262626; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">References: <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; vertical-align: top;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/powo.science.kew.org\/taxon\/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77130377-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POWO<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catalogueoflife.org\/annual-checklist\/2019\/details\/species\/id\/c67a3d75d42efbadd1668db46dc184c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catalogue of Life<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipni.org\/ipni\/idPlantNameSearch.do;jsessionid=22273C137A671C153F269917231D5285?id=77130377-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvPlantNameSearch.do%3Bjsessionid%3D22273C137A671C153F269917231D5285%3Ffind_infragenus%3D%26find_isAPNIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_geoUnit%3D%26find_includePublicationAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_addedSince%3D%26find_family%3D%26find_genus%3DParaquilegia%26find_isGCIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_infrafamily%3D%26find_rankToReturn%3D%26find_publicationTitle%3D%26find_authorAbbrev%3D%26find_infraspecies%3D%26find_includeBasionymAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_modifiedSince%3D%26find_isIKRecord%3Dtrue%26find_species%3D%26output_format%3Dnormal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IPNI<\/a><\/span> \u00a0<span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/flora.biota.in\/flora\/angiosperm\/ranunculales\/ranunculaceae\/paraquilegia\/paraquilegia-gangotriana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IBIS Flora<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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}]}}