LSH/1/1/7/1/8
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Part
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1940-05-24
Part of The Ludlow & Sherriff Collection
SUMMARY:
Notes compare vegetation in the Tsangpo valley with that near Kyimdong Dz, highlighting distribution differences. Plants usually confined to south slopes are observed north of the Himalayas due to increased rainfall passing the barrier, with examples including Magnolia globosa, Lilium giganteum, and possibly Nymphaea.
CONTENT:
Contrast in Tsangpo valley
vegetation from that near
Kyimdong Dz-
Lil. Wardii.
Shape of side valleys
Swamp
Various plants normally on South slopes only,
now appear north of the Himalayas, owing to the
increased rainfall which passes the barrier. Among these are Magnolia globosa, Lilium
giganteum, (Nymphaea?)