Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. Some earlier relevant feedback:
By the way, this query arose on finding some of the sites and reference books relating *mauritiana* to Mauritius. Regards. Dinesh ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> Date: 13 April 2013 11:59 Subject: [efloraofindia:151926] Query :: specific epithet (based on geographical name) :: mauritiana To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> Dear friends, While compiling names of *Ipomoea mauritiana* Jacq. and *Ziziphus mauritiana * Lam. - want to make sure that *mauritiana *is of or from: Mauritania (country in w Africa) AND not to be confused with Mauritius (island in Indian Ocean) *Ipomoea mauritiana *has: 1) one name - Mauritanian convolvulus ... NPGS / GRIN<http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?311648> 2) its origins ... uncertain, but it has been recorded in West Africa, including in Gambia and the riparian forests of Benin ... Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_mauritiana> Both Gambia and Benin are neighbouring countries of Mauritania. BUT when looking up for *Ziziphus mauritiana*, do not find it pertaining in any way to Mauritania (nor Mauritius). Can someone help me ? Regards. Dinesh -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world): http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2085 members & 1,50,000 messages on 31/3/13) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 8000 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
