Well, now *Dicliptera chinensis*, with a wide distribution, is completely missing from eFI. More thinking and research may be required in this. Tabish ------------------------------------------- <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net The waterhole of flower lovers
On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 3:06 PM J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >>>> ------------------------------------------- >>>> <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net >>>> The waterhole of flower lovers >>>> >>>> >>>> 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 >>>>>> ------------------------------------------- >>>>>> <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net >>>>>> The waterhole of flower lovers >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 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. 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