Aralia cachemirica Decne., Voy. Inde 4: 72 1841. (Syn: Aralia macrophylla Lindl.);
Aralia cachemerica from Kashmir: Aralia cachemirica Lindl., Voy. Inde 4: 72 1841. syn: Aralia macrophylla Lindl. Local names: Khoree (Kashmir), Bankhor (Punjab) Perennial herb up to 3 m tall; l2-3 pinnate on up to 15 cm long petiole; leaflets 4-15.5 cm long, ovate, serrate, apex acuminate, glabrous; lower leaflets petiolulate to sub-petiolulate, upper sessile to sub-sessile; flowers greenish-yellow in globular umbels, forming axillary or terminal panicles; pedicels and penduncles puberulous. calyx toothed, persistent. petals ovate; stamens 5, filaments longer than the petals; styles 5, united at the base, persistent; Fruit a 5-angled drupe, 2-3 mm long. Endemic to N W Himalayas, occurring in forest areas and openings. Photographed from Herbal Garden below Cheshmashahi (July) and Kashmir University Botanical Garden (August) where it has been grown. Aralia as a group are popular houseplants in the temperate zone... but this aralia is new to me... Yes ... It is endemic to this region. VoF Week :: DV :: 01 AUG 12 - 1250 :: ¿ Heracleum ? along Govind Ghat - Ghangaria trail: 1 AUG 12 Govind Ghat - Ghangaria trail ... about 8000 ft Habitat: mountain slope Habit: herb, about 2 m high; photos could be insufficient to get to the ID. Please validate to genus level. I hope Aralia cachemirica Looks like Aralia cachemirica Am convinced by your and ... hopes. VOF Week: Aralia cachemirica from the Trek: This was found along Gobind Ghat-Ghanghariya trek....and is Aralia cachemirica most probably...hope to get validating/rectifying comments... I am assuming we are seeing -- budding and fruiting in at least two pictures: (7).JPG and (12).JPG Thanks ... yes here are buds and "would be" fruits, as I believe the buds belong to male flowers... Very nice find Family : Araliaceae Interesting. Thanks a lot for sharing. I never saw this. I like Araliaceae sometimes :) VoF Week: Aralia cachemirica from from way to Ghangriya: Aralia cachemirica from from way to Ghangriya Yes ... Very good photographs here are fruits from my Kashmir visit References:
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