I think you already got the answer! Pankaj
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear friends, > > Now, I see some of the Desmodium (syn Hedysarum) have trifoliate (pinnate) > leaves. > > Regards, > Dinesh > > > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Dear friends, >> >> Would like to know the derivation of the epithet hedysarifolia (in context >> of Clematis hedysarifolia). >> >> Logically, it could mean "resembling leaves of Hedysarum" >> Do leaves of Clematis hedysarifolia resemble the leaves of Hedysarum >> (belonging to Fabaceae) which has pinnate leaves ? >> >> Is Hedysarium with an " i " a valid genus (or a name for any plant) ? >> >> Regards, >> Dinesh. > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
