To add to what Pankaj ji has written claytoniana, a specific epithet in adjective form (since Osmunda generic name is in feminine form), may take form of claytonianum (if attached to a neuter genus) and claytonianus (if attached to masculine genus)
claytonii, a noun in possessive form, will remain unchanged from genus to genus; -ii for all names ending in consonant, -i for names ending in vowel (roylei for Royle), -e for those ending in a- (senguptae for Sengupta), etc cyatoniites here signifies two things, one it is like O. claytoniana, and second more important it is a name for a fossil. ending -ites is commonly used for fossil taxa. -- 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/ On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > Respected Usha Mam and Dinesh sir > claytoniana means "like Clayton". Its an adjective of "Clayton". > claytonii means "of Clayton". Clayton is used as a Noun, saying the > specimen that belonged to Clayton or collected by Clayton. > claytoniites means "looking like claytoniana" or if we take the whole > plant name then it means looking specifically like Osmunda > claytoniana. > > Please attached my pic of Osmunda claytoniana from Himachal Pradesh, > just before Rohtang Pass. > Pankaj > > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar > <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> > > Date: Oct 11, 2:15 pm > > Subject: what is the significance of the difference in the names of > > this fern:???? > > To: efloraofindia > > > > > > Neha ji... > > yes UBC folks have good pictures... > > by the way... its not my doing... > > I only asked a question about THEIR photograph > > I thought i was clear ... > > I sent in a url only.... > > > > I am just a messenger who is asking a question.. > > not the maker of the photo...I wish I was... > > Usha di > > === > > > > On Oct 10, 7:57 pm, Neha Singh <neha.vind...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Yess Brilliant photograpny Usha di ! > > > >> Regards > >> Neha Singh > > > > -- > ********************************************************************** > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Conservation Officer > > Office: > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > Residence: > 36B, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: pku...@kbfg.org > sahanipan...@gmail.com > pankajsah...@rediffmail.com > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) > +852 9436 6251; +852 5431 6094 (mobile) >
