Hi, Singh ji, I have corrected 'Indiantreepix Database' with only family as '*Fabaceae*' to avoid any confusion. It will be reflected in next upload of database.
2009/9/18 Pardeshi S. <satishparde...@gmail.com> > > Hello all > i think Papilionaceae now Fabaceae can be clearly distinguished with > its papilionaceous corolla, where as caesalpinaceae has its own > characteristics and family mimosaceae has its calyx and corolla much > reduces as compared with longer stamens. this morphology of their > floral parts clearly indicated their family. i think it would not be > correct to put all under Fabaceae. > > this are my views. further suggestions are welcome. > Regards > Satish Pardeshi > > On Sep 18, 11:06 am, Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Gurcharan ji, > > Thank you for bringing up this discussion. We had given a lot of > > thought to this aspect, and decided to follow the second approach that > > you mention. We could have clubbed everything under Fabaceae, that > > technically comes under Fabaceae. We could have put the species that > > are under Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family), under Apocynaceae > > (Oleander family). But then it takes away lot of information from the > > common user. Milkweeds do have some common characteristics among > > themselves. Botanists disntinguish between various sub-categories by > > specifying sub-families, but we do not want to overload a layperson > > with those details. So, we decided to follow the second approach. > > Putting Adenanthera pavonina under Fabaceae was an oversight, I > > will put it under Mimosaceae now. Do let me know if you come across > > any other inconsistency or discrepency. > > Best wishes > > - Tabish > > > > On Sep 18, 8:27 am, "singhg ." <sin...@sify.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > This concerns the family names in our databases especially Flowers of > India > > > > > It does not make much difference which author you are following, but > > > there is need for a consistent approach. > > > > > Family Leguminosae is one of the largest families of flowering plants. > > > Its new correct name is Fabaceae. > > > > > We either divide the family into three subfamilies (Faboideae, > > > Caesalpinioideae and Mimosoideae) and write just Fabaceae for all > > > members. > > > > > The second approach is to recognise all three as separate families: > > > Fabaceae (now alternate name Papilionaceae not Leguminosae), > > > Caesalpiniaceae and Mimosaceae; this classification is not followed in > > > recent classifications, but no harm in using it as far as we are > > > consistent. > > > > > In Flowers of India website Acacia in placed under family Mimosaceae, > > > whereas Adenanthera (of the same group) is placed under Fabaceae. I > > > think this and other similar cases need to be corrected. > > > > > Tabish ji to please take a note. > > > > > -- > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > > Department of Botany > > > SGTB Khalsa College > > > University of Delhi > > > Delhi-110007 > > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj > > > Vikas Puri > > > New Delhi-110018 > > > Phone: 011025518297 > > > Mobile: 9810359089- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) 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 indiantreepix@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
