Ribes glaciale Wall., Fl. Ind., ed. 1820 2: 513 1824. (syn: Ribes glaciale var. glandulosum Jancz.); Bhutan, Sikkim, N-India, Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir), China (SE-Gansu, Henan,
W-Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, NW-Yunnan), SE-Tibet, Pakistan (Kurram, Swat,
Hazara), Pakistani Kashmir (Baltistan), Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Kachin), Nepal as per Catalogue of Life;
2 AUG 12 Valley of Flowers ... about 11000 - 12000 ft Seeing red almost translucent currants makes my mouth water.. wonder if this variety is edible? yes ..., this variety is edible. Thanks a lot ... for posting this beautiful pix, on the basis of this a could id my tow species, i.e. Ribes himalense & Ribus alpestre. I will try to post them for validation some time later. Thanks again. A feedback from another thread from ...: "............ I note that images a Ribes from VOF have been named as R.himalense. This needs to be checked. Flowers of the Himalaya say "in drier areas only" for this species and I do not think VOF counts as a 'drier' area. Also, if one refers to the book, 'Valley of Flowers' it has Ribes glaciale Wall. .............." Thanks ... for pointing out the need for check of the posted plant's ID. Keys in Flora of Pakistan lead me to Ribes glaciale Wall. only. Thanks very much ... for scrutinizing the ID. I will revise my notes at flickr at the soonest.
exact id... Are these fruits edible?... I haven't tried but have heard that this is edible..... ..., I have labelled it as Ribes himalense. I think Ribes himalense Ribes himalense Royle ex Dcnei. in Jacq Voy 4 (Bot): 66. 1835 A feedback from another thread from ...: "............ I note that images a Ribes from VOF have been named as R.himalense. This needs to be checked. Flowers of the Himalaya say "in drier areas only" for this species and I do not think VOF counts as a 'drier' area. Also, if one refers to the book, 'Valley of Flowers' it has Ribes glaciale Wall. .............." Keys in Flora of Pakistan lead me to Ribes glaciale Wall. only.
Good photographs Thanks Sir for validation A Saxifragaceae member. A feedback from another thread from ...: "............ I note that images a Ribes from VOF have been named as R.himalense. This needs to be checked. Flowers of the Himalaya say "in drier areas only" for this species and I do not think VOF counts as a 'drier' area. Also, if one refers to the book, 'Valley of Flowers' it has Ribes glaciale Wall. .............." Keys in Flora of Pakistan lead me to Ribes glaciale Wall. only.
Yesterday I sent this mail, but was not delivered some how. Resending... Please identify, if possible from this single image. Ribes himalaica ... Ribes himalens ? Saxifragaceae A feedback from another thread from ...: "............ I note that images a Ribes from VOF have been named as R.himalense. This needs to be checked. Flowers of the Himalaya say "in drier areas only" for this species and I do not think VOF counts as a 'drier' area. Also, if one refers to the book, 'Valley of Flowers' it has Ribes glaciale Wall. .............." Keys in Flora of Pakistan lead me to Ribes glaciale Wall. only.
Red fruits for ID :: Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand :: Aug 2018 :: ARKSEP-21 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Requested to please ID these red fruits seen en route the Valley of flowers from Ghangaria, Uttarakhand in Aug 2018. Are these Ribes himalense?Pl. check at Thanks ... for providing the correct ID. References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 Tropicos IPNI Catalogue of Life Flora of China FOC illustration Flora of Pakistan FOP illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal India Biodiversity Portal PFAF Wikimedia Commons Gallery kewl memrise nbrienvis Forest Plants of Eastern India By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993- details) |
# Species- Seed plants (families) > A---L (families & genera) > G > Grossulariaceae > Ribes >
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