Giby ji's response (inadvertently got sent to me alone) ... ......................................... Dear Mahadeswara Swamy
Capparis rheedii is mentioned in Gamble flora as C.heyneana, according to T S Nayar (2006) and N Sasidharan (2004). It has one more synonym C. baducca. They have mentioned C. brevispina as a separate species with a synonym C.zeylanica. Regards, Giby ......................................... On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > Mahadeswara ji ... mine was just a guess that it is *C. rheedii* ... very > simply because the posted plant resembles quite a bit visually ... not > confident. > Other comment(s) from the knowledgeable may follow. > > Regards. > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 4:57 PM, Mahadeswara Swamy > <swamy_c...@yahoo.com>wrote: > >> I just glanced through the message posted by Dr. Rajaraman on Capparis >> sps. It has been identified by many members of the group as C.rheediiand >> supposed to be endemic to western ghats. If this plant is endemic to >> the w.ghats it should have been included in the Gamble Flora of Madras >> Presidency, which includes plants from Western ghats as well, either in the >> same name or as a synonym. But I donot find any such plant name in the >> Gamble flora. Furthermore, the experts who have identified it as C.rheedii >> have not given the synonyms, not found even in the flowers of India. >> The limited descriptions provided by Dr Rajaraman, when checked, roughly >> tallies with Capparis brevispina described in Gamble flora. But this >> is not a confirmation as the full description of the plant is not available. >> >> Looking forward for further comments by the experts as to (a) why >> C.rheedii is not mentioned in the Gamble flora or (b) Whether C. >> brevispina has been identified as C.rheedii or (c) C.rheedii is a new >> inlcusion to Capparis group >> Dr. Mahadeswara swamy >> >> >
