Thanks, Pankaj ji.
On 20-Oct-2017 6:53 AM, "Pankaj Kumar" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Sir > Thats really an interesting question and I wasn't aware of it that they > were merged. > Infact, I believe IT IS WRONG TO MERGE THEM. It has actually been merged > by one Nepali guy B.B.Raskoti, if you know him. He is currently working in > China with Prof. Jin Xiao Hua. Even Dr Andre Schuiteman from Kew was > co-author, but both of them are currently out of station so I will wait for > a while to write to them. > BB.Raskoti has created many new species from Nepal which is absolutely > wrong like Gastrochilus nepalensis which is Gastrochilus affine to me. Then > Bulbophyllum nepalense which is actually Bulbophyllum retusiusculum and I > had this plant in my garden. When I told him about the mistake his answer > was, PLEASE STUDY THE ORIGINAL SPECIMEN PROPERLY. Infact I think it was he > who should have studied properly and not me. I already have lot of work (I > am already on the verge of completing one article where I have merged 23 > names into other 17 names) so if you or any other member are interested > they can write an article to merge the above two species. But one task > would be to find these two. Once Dr. Andre and Prof Jin are back in office > I will ask them about your plant. > I am copying this to some members who can help you write these articles > and of course I will help you. > For the time being you can keep your Peristylus duthiei as it is (which to > me is correct or it can be changed to Herminium duthiei but not to > Herminium josephii). > I am adding Dr. Jeewan here too because I assume he has seen Peristylus > duthiei, Herminium macrophyllum and Herminium jospehii live in the > Himalayas. I am also adding Dr. Ishwari here because he found Gastrochilus > affinis in western Himalaya recently. > I will publish my next round of new synonyms may be after 6-7 months, so > you guys have time to work on this. > Thanks and regards > Pankaj > > > > On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 11:50 PM, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Is Herinium duthiei Hook.f. synonym ? >> >> >> Thank you. >> >> Saroj Kasaju >> >> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear Friends! >>> >>> Thank you for the proper ID of the plant *Peristylus duthiei (Hook.f.) >>> Deva & H.B.Naithani 1986 .* >>> >>> *Saroj* >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 8:38 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 26 September 2014 06:25 >>>> Subject: Re: Orchidaceae : Diphylax urceolata (C.B.Cl.) Hook.f. >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Cc: [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> Yes I think this is Peristylus duthiei. I can see that Deva and >>>> Naithani actually have seen this variation in P. duthiei for which they >>>> made an illustration on page 182 of Orchid Flora of Northwest Himalaya. >>>> Thanks for sharing. >>>> Best regards >>>> Pankaj >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, 23 September 2014 17:36:12 UTC+8, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Mr. Garg, >>>>> >>>>> Date: 25 JULY, 2014 >>>>> >>>>> Location: Kalinchok, Dolakha District, East Nepal >>>>> >>>>> Altitude : 11500 ft. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you and best wishes! >>>>> >>>>> Saroj >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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