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Trollius acaulis Lindl. in Sot. Reg. 28. Misc. 56. 1842, t. 32. 1843. Hook.f. & Thoms., Fl. Ind. 41.1855, in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 1:22.1872, Coventry, Wild Flow. Kashm. 1:13. t. Vll. 1923, Tamura, l.c., Stewart, l.c., Qureshi & Chaudhri, l.c. (Fig. 6, E-G).
HARALD RIEDL and YASIN J. NASIR
Naturhistorisches Museum, Botanische Abteilung, Wien, Austria. and National Herbarium, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Trollius pumilus auct. non D. Don
Rootstock stout, covered with remains of old petioles round the base of the flowering stems. Stems 7-15 cm in flower, up to 30 cm or more in fruit, rarely hidden by the radical leaves in the beginning, but leaves sometimes appearing only after flowering. Radical leaves with rather long petioles, palmate to 5-partite, segments obovate to oblong-obovate, deeply incised. Cauline leaves similar, but smaller, ± sheathing. Flowers solitary, up to 5 cm in diameter. Sepals 6-9, broadly ovate, obtuse, ± plane, spreading, orange-yellow. Petals 12-16, linear-cuneate, rounded at the apex. Follicles c. 15 in number, up to 2 cm long or longer, with a distinct style.
Fl. Per.: June-July.
Type: Described from cultivated material received from N. India.
A-7 Gilgit: Yasin, E. of Darkot, 20.6.1976, Bowes Lyon s.n. (RAW,E), Chitral: Knot An, Stainton 2873 (RAW), Gilgit: Babusar, M.A. Siddiqi & Y. Nasir 2828 (RAW), B-7 Swat: Bishigram, 10,000, R.R. Stewart 25045 (RAW), Hazara: Naran, A. Shah 29096 (RAW), Mt. Makra, Y. & I. Nasir & E.J. Ecker 7693 (RAW), Mt. Makra, Y. Nasir & W. Meijer 8857 (RAW), id., 8.7.1897, Duthie s.n. (KUH), B-8 Kashmir: Bedori, L.D. Kapoor s.n. (RAW), Tragbal Pass, R.R. & I.D. Stewart 4249 (RAW), Burzil, W. Koelz 9447 (RAW). Distribution: W. Himalaya from Kashmir to W. Nepal.
Found in alpine meadows upto 4100 m.
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