Parnassia wightiana

Parnassia wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 35 35 1834. (Syn: Parnassia ornata Wall. ex Arn.; Parnassia wightiana var. ornata (Wall. ex Arn.) Drude);
 
 
 
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Parnassia wightiana from Uttarakhand: Oct. 2014_DSR_2 :  5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2).
Parnassia wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn. (Celastraceae) is a small alpine herb rarely seen in Uttarakhand.
Petals are characteristically fringed at base.
Photographed near Munsyari in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand at about 3500m altitude.
Another upload (in eFI) of this species from Nilgiris TN lack characteristic petals- efi thread
 
  
 
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