Pl. see Dicliptera riparia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/dicliptera/dicliptera-riparia>
On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 at 13:37, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > POWO shows distribution of species on Maps, which can be very misleading > for India. > Just to give an example, Dicliptera nasikensis is distributed in Nasik > district of Maharashtra only as per Catalogue of Life > <https://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/d4150c36cdc51f36cc0ceb7d56bd60ed> > and Flora of Peninsular India > <http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=102&cat=7>. > However, if you see it in POWO > <http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:930319-1>, > its map will show as if it is distributed all over India except for Assam > and Himalayas. On clicking Full Distribution Listing under it, it says > Native to India. > As per my experience with it, it has divided India into four regions- *India, > Assam, West Himalaya *and* East Himalaya. * > So it is found in Nasik or Maharashtra only, it will show the area as > shown at POWO > <http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:930319-1> > and > similarly for other three regions. > So beware- don't think it is distributed all over India and be careful. > > On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 at 23:24, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> My feeling is that for some taxon it has given some references and for >> others it has not. It is also not based on WCSP, as it is not available >> over there. The Plant List is based on WCSP (under review). It does not >> show any reference of *Karthikeyan et al. (2009), which is the main work >> on this genus in India.* >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J. M. Garg >> >> On Thu, 16 Jul, 2020, 10:50 pm Tabish, <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Well, I don't know about others, but Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of >>> Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581.is reasonably new. >>> Tabish >>> ------------------------------------------- >>> www.flowersofindia.net >>> The waterhole of flower lovers <http://www.flowersofindia.net> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 10:47 PM J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Also references in POWO >>>> <http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:47665-1> >>>> seem quite old. >>>> *Karthikeyan et al. (2009),* I think did the revision/ checklist in >>>> 2009 as per detail at Dicliptera >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/dicliptera>: >>>> *FLOWERING PLANTS OF INDIA, DICOTYLEDONS, Vol-I >>>> (Acanthaceae-Avicenniaceae) authored by S.Karthikeyan, M.Sanjappa* *and >>>> S.Moorthy and published by Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata in 2009* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 at 22:14, Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> According to POWO >>>>> <http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:47665-1>, >>>>> *Dicliptera riparia* is found from *Nepal eastwards to China*. >>>>> Flowers at FOI were found in Nainital. So, it is highly unlikely they >>>>> belong to Dicliptera riparia. >>>>> Tabish >>>>> ------------------------------------------- >>>>> www.flowersofindia.net >>>>> The waterhole of flower lovers <http://www.flowersofindia.net> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 5:09 PM J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Images of Dicliptera chinensis in FOI >>>>>> <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chinese%20Foldwing.html> >>>>>> appears >>>>>> close to *Dicliptera riparia* Nees (syn. *Dicliptera* *roxburghiana* >>>>>> var. *riparia* (Nees) Benoist >>>>>> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242421985>) >>>>>> as >>>>>> mentioned in the Checklist of Nepal >>>>>> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=109954> as >>>>>> per GBIF <https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=5575125> >>>>>> specimens. >>>>>> Catalogue of Life >>>>>> <https://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/4426ae5b538086188facdd0af762f956/synonym/55f897f91bd228c8d2303567796704d5> >>>>>> gives its distribution as India (*Himalayas, Plains of E-, N- & >>>>>> NE-India, Upper Gangetic Plains*), Myanmar [Burma] (Bago, >>>>>> Taninthayi), Thailand, Nepal. >>>>>> >>>>>> For *Dicliptera chinensis *(L.) Juss. (syn. *Dicliptera roxburghiana* >>>>>> Nees), Catalogue of life >>>>>> <https://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/6ec15bc8480a736896ba45f6689e13bf/synonym/bde6176c0320d44083b0ccd62bd65bb9> >>>>>> (*China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Hongkong, Macao, >>>>>> Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan), Taiwan, Indochina, Pakistan (Baluchistan, >>>>>> Quetta, Waziristan, Kurram, N.W.Frontier Prov., Dir, Swat, Pakistani >>>>>> Punjab, Salt Range, Rawalpindi, Hazara), Ryukyu Isl., Hawaii (I) (Kauai >>>>>> (I), Oahu (I), Molokai (I)*)) does not mention its distribution in >>>>>> India. POWO >>>>>> <http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:47485-1#synonyms> >>>>>> (*Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, >>>>>> China Southeast, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Pakistan, >>>>>> Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam*) also does not give its distribution in >>>>>> the Himalayas. >>>>>> >>>>>> So I think our Himalyan plants should be* Dicliptera riparia* Nees >>>>>> (syn. *Dicliptera* *roxburghiana* var. *riparia* (Nees) Benoist >>>>>> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242421985> >>>>>> ) >>>>>> -- >>>>>> With regards, >>>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> >>> > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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