Thanks for drawing my attention to this. I do not know whether Jeanette would
agreewith this or not.
There will always be examples of different interpretations taxonomically and
nomenclaturally.
Either way, the actual identification is the most important consideration.
I do not automatically agree with/take the side of "fellow 'Britishers" when
different opinions exist -I leave the 'finer' details to full-time professional
taxonomists - though do not always agree with those findings.
Everyone is capable of making mistakes or not being aware of the 'current'
thinking and such thinking may well change over time!
Many genera and species are being studied or are in need of study/revision, so
any nameassigned to any taxon only applies at any given time.....
I recollect a member of my 1983 expedition to Kashmir, who did not have a
botanical background, despairing when I informed him of some "name changes".
He exclaimed that he had, "only just learnt the names in the first place and
NOW THEY HAVE CHANGED....".
He had my sympathy. Most of the audiences I speak to in the UK do NOT have a
botanical background with a majority finding Latin plant names difficult - to
them, frequent changes of thenames of both species and genera, are especially
hard to take.....
Most people who take an interest in Himalayan plants have a copy of 'Flowers of
the Himalaya' (first published in 1984). It was a high-standard work (though a
few mistakes were made) but is becoming increasingly out-of-date.
Best Wishes,
Chris Chadwell
81 Parlaunt Road
SLOUGH
SL3 8BE
UK
www.shpa.org.uk
From: Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com>
To: J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com>
Cc: chrischadwell...@btinternet.com; efloraofindia
<indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>; Thingnam Girija <thingnam.gir...@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 17:30
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:264593] Re: VoF Week :: TG :: Unid shrub from VoF
Thank you Chris, for your detailed analysis of so many posts.
Regarding Cotoneaster garwhalensis mentioned by Fryer & Hylmo (2009), the
Catalog of Life:2017 put it as a synonym of Cotoneaster adpressus
http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/a35203bc1dd6e7441123ac391f9d8678/synonym/34cfded28e991ff999637bd7dcf31cd4
Cheers!
Tabish
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On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 9:50 AM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, Chadwell ji
On 27 Feb 2017 4:08 a.m., "chrischadwell261@btinternet. com"
<chrischadwell261@btinternet. com> wrote:
Jeanette Fryer has determined this as Cotoneaster garwhalensis G.Klotz not
C.adpressus Boiss which according to Fryer & Hylmo isonly found in Sichuan &
Yunnan. Both species belong to the Adpressi Series.
C.garwhalensis is recorded from H.P.,Uttarakhand and Nepal. A useful little
scrambling, ground-covering shrub with large, attractive flowers and excellent
autumn colour. Corolla wide open, petals erect to semi-spreading, rich pink
with dark red base and pink border.The TYPE specimen was collected in Garwhal
by Duthie (holotype at Kew; isotype at Dehra Dun).
On Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 5:11:28 PM UTC+1, Thingnam Girija wrote:
A small shrub, less than knee high, found in the Valley of Flowers, in June.
Please identify
Girija
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