Still trying to id pics from April taken in Sikkim...the foothills of the Himalayas. I think I have found this one in a new book I have just bought! "Flowers of Western China" by Christopher Grey-Wilson and Phillip Cribb. Please can anyone confirm my id... Maddenia himalaica. There is very little on www about it. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=119431 http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=49240&flora_id=2 Thank you.
Interesting. They do appear very very similar. Is there any reason you think it is Maddenia hypoleuca as opposed to Maddenia himalaica? http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200010893 I tried to use the key in my 1st link which said..".Leaf blade abaxially densely pubescent at least on veins; branchlets densely pubescent." As the twigs were very soft and hairy the key took me to no 4 which was M. himalaica. However, I am rubbish at following these detailed keys. Any botanists .....HELP!
yes, it mentions in the key that the leaf blade when abaxially glabrous leads to hypoleuca... "1 Leaf blade abaxially glabrous; branchlets glabrous or pubescent. (2) + Leaf blade abaxially densely pubescent at least on veins; branchlets densely pubescent. (4) 2 (1) Leaf blade abaxially whitish, glaucous, margin irregularly or mixed with doubly serrate; secondary veins 14–18 on each side of midvein."
