Thanks, Singh ji, for pointing out. Database was initially meant for non-botanists only. Although, it is expanding at a very fast pace now. Most of the members are not giving the author or the year as also number of websites which I am linking & taking inf. for Database. I don't know how to go about it. It may take me sometime to comprehend the whole thing. Is it possible for somebody to take up this job of updating Database in future?
2009/9/5 Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Consider these names in our databases > > > Indigofera astragalina Syn: I. hirsuta > > Phyllanthus amarus Syn: P. nirurii > > Ficus microcarpa Syn: F. retusa > > Crateva adansonii syn: C.. religiosa > > Acalypha lanceolata Syn: A. indica > > Zizyphus mauritiana Syn: Z. jububa > > > The Plant names without author names are sometimes used in general purpose > books and text books, not in taxonomic treatments or databases. Whenever > these are used without author names, it is understood that there is only one > species by that name, or the validly published one. If we apply this logic > our names would be wriiten as under: > > > > Indigofera astragalina DC., 1825 Syn: I. hirsuta Linn., 1753 > > Phyllanthus amarus Schumach., 1827 Syn: P. nirurii Linn., 1753 > > Ficus microcarpa Linn.f., 1781 Syn: F. retusa Linn., 1753 > > Crateva adansonii DC., 1824 syn: C. religiosa G. Forst., > 1786 > > Acalypha lanceolata Willd, 1768 Syn: A. indica Linn., 1753 > > Zizyphus mauitiana Lamk., 1789 Syn: Z. jujuba Mill, 1789. > > > In all these cases the synonym is of earlier date, and should be used as > correct name and not as synonym. We are using them as synonyms because they > were named as accepted names in Hooker's Flora of British India, and other > Indian Floras, but the indian material was subsequently found to be > different species. The citations would be meaningful if properly cited as > under: > > Indigofera astragalina DC., 1825 Syn: I. hirsuta Baker (non > Linn., 1753) > > Phyllanthus amarus Schumach., 1827 Syn: P. nirurii Hook.f. (non Linn., > 1753) (however, I don't find any standard publication following this > nomenclature. The most usually followed is this one: > > Phyllanthus fraternus Webster, 1955 Syn: P. niruri Hook.f. (non > Linn.) ) > > Ficus microcarpa Linn.f., 1781 Syn: F. retusa auct. (non > Linn., 1753) > > Crateva adansonii DC., 1824 syn: C. religiosa Auct (non G. > Forst., 1786) > > Acalypha lanceolata Willd, 1768 Syn: A. indica Linn., 1753 (I > don't know of any publication which cites A. indica as synonym of A. > lanceolata. In case they are synonyms, A. indica should be accepted name, > unless it is another case of misidentification with A. indica) > > Zizyphus mauitiana Lamk., 1789 Syn: Z. jujuba Lamk. (non Mill, 1768) > > > Our databases are slowly expanding and should soon becaome most frequently > visited by plant lovers and botanists , and I feel the need for proper > represntation of data .and this can happen only if names of species and > authors are properly represented. > > It may take some time to correct older records, but atleast from now > onwards we can decide to include names and synonyms with proper author > citation, to make our databases useful to botanists in general and > researchers in particular. > > > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College > University of Delhi, Delhi > India > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
