We may require intervention of Singh Sir.
What I understand is that the species was described in 1786 as *M. sinensis* which is a later homonym (repeat name) of *Malva chinensis* Mill. described in 1768 (*sinensis* and *chinensis* are considered as similar). Obviously *M. sinensis* is illegitimate name and require a new name. This new name was given by Raizada (as *M.cavanillesiana*) in 1976 in the book “*Supplement to Duthie’s Flora of the Upper Gangetic Plain and of the Adjacent Siwalik and Sub-Himalayan Tract*”. Probably not knowing this, FoC also proposed new name *M. cathayensis* M.G.Gilbert et al. but in 2007. The ICN (International Code of Nomenclature of Algae, Fungi and Plants) writes that the earlier name has the priority while selecting correct name. Raizada gave the name earlier so it (*Malva cavanillesiana*) must be taken as the correct name. Accordingly, in the list of species in eFI *M.cathayensis* should be removed or mentioned as synonym of *M.cavanillesiana* Raizada. DSRawat Pantnagar On Friday, July 3, 2015 at 3:22:27 PM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: > > The Plant List Ver. 1.1, says *Malva* *cavanillesiana* Raizada is an > unresolved <http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/about/#unresolved> name, but as > per IPNI <http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=561588-1>, > *Malva* *cavanillesiana* Raizada is given with Notes: *Malva sinensis *Cav > As per FOC > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250077001>, > *Malva > sinensis* Cavanilles is a syn. of *Malva cathayensis* M. G. Gilbert, Y. > Tang & Dorr, Fl. China. 12: 266. 2007. > > Also as per global species website > <http://www.globalspecies.org/ntaxa/850590>, *Malva sinensis* is a syn. > of *Malva cathayensis. *Wikipedia > <https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malva_cathayensis> also supports the same. > > In view, I feel *Malva sinensis* is a syn. of *Malva cathayensis.* > > > On 3 July 2015 at 14:40, D.S Rawat <drdsrawat.alpin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Garg Ji >> I have compiled and added the list. >> Regards. >> DSRawat Pantnagar >> >> Dr D.S.Rawat >> Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & >> Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 12:17 PM, J.M. 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