... it is very heartening to find the bluff floating on internet getting skimmed off by our group. Regards Dinesh.
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 8:18 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > As mentioned by Pankaj there is no specific epithet augustifolia. All cases > mentioned by Dinesh ji are spelling error where n got substituted by u. > While citing the web I have a thumb rule. Don't believe isolated mention, > always follow the majority, and it works. If a particular thing is > mentioned 100 times, there are chances that there are up to 10 per cent > errors, but very rarely that there are more than 50 per cent errors. > > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > > On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 7:49 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Deliberate Google search of augustifolia yields following: >> >> Araucaria augustifolia >> Arnica augustifolia >> Elaeagnus augustifolia >> Lavandula augustifolia >> Malus augustifolia >> Populus augustifolia >> Porlieria augustifolia >> Stenogyne augustifolia >> Typha augustifolia >> >> >> Some OR all of these words may carry typo error ... it is worth observing >> that some of these appear in reputed sites and papers. >> >> >> augustifolia is available in Dave's Garden Botanary, -- meaning: stately, >> noble foliage >> >> http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=augustifolia&Search.x=0&Search.y=0 >> >> >> Regards >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> There is no word called augustifolia in my knowledge. Its angustifolia >>> which means 'narrow leaves'. This may also be with reference to the >>> leaf base which gradually narrows down on the petiole. Some times such >>> names are also with reference to another similar looking plant, that >>> might have a different shape of leaf. For example Thelasis longifolia. >>> There is nothing so long about the leaf of this plant, but its with >>> reference to another plant which is called Thelasis pygmaea. 'pygmaea' >>> means short with reference to short stature of the second taxa. >>> >>> During my school time in 11th standard, we came across a plant we know >>> as Typha angustifolia. I asked my teacher about why it is >>> angustifolia, shouldn't it be augustifolia? >>> He asked me, "why?". >>> And I scratching my head answered, "may be the leaves come out during >>> the month of august"....:))))). >>> And he smiled said, "no its angustifolia". >>> I asked him why, But he never answered!!! >>> But now I know :). >>> >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > Satish ji, >>> > >>> > augustifolia is a valid epithet ... however, there is no such species >>> called >>> > Actinodaphne augustifolia. >>> > Actinodaphne angustifolia is a valid name, the plant is native of our >>> > country. >>> > >>> > Regards >>> > Dinesh. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Satish Nikam <satish_ni...@yahoo.com> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> dear friends, >>> >> neilji is Actinodaphne angustifolia and augustifolia >>> the >>> >> same,because google gives results only for angustifolia.Besides >>> shrikantji >>> >> earlier had identified this as angustifolia(Pisa in leaf buds)please >>> clarify >>> >> thanks >>> >> regards >>> >> satish nikam >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *********************************************** >>> "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 >>> >> >> > > >
