Hello AK ji, 100% agree with you, not only laymen. even plant experts find it difficult to keep them upto date, what i learned in B.Sc. during field trips, In M.Sc. i learned that 20% of them were treated as synonym....
Everyone will agree that one plant species must have one single name throughout the World,, so therefore all these exercise is going on.. but one thing is good that even the synonyms refer to the same plant species.... regards, On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]>wrote: > What is the rationale behind changing the names of plants without any rhyme > or reason. This is such irritant for a layman like me. You fix a name in > your mnd, and suddenly somebody informs yu that the new name is noot XYZ but > XYZ1. Is this the way to maintain the superiority of the subject expert? > AK > > > On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Urararia alopecuroides was earlier under U. lapopus DC. (FBI 2: 156), now >> considered as synonym of >> >> *Uraria* *lagopodoides* (L.) DC >> >> >> Yes this could be possible as most leaves are simple (rather unifoliate) >> >> >> -- >> 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 18, 2011 at 11:49 AM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I guess Uraria alopecuroides >>> >>> >>> regards, >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>>> >>>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>>> >>>> “Looks like *Uraria crinita*, to me. >>>> Regards >>>> Vijayasankar Raman” >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/ >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: Pudji Widodo <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 1:57 PM >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:67743] Like Squirrel Tail >>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dear Friends, >>>> >>>> Could you help me ID the following plant please. >>>> >>>> A shrub, ca 1 m tall. Leaves opposite, oblong. Inflorescence like >>>> squirrel tail, whitish. Seeds black. At low altitude (0-60 m asl). >>>> >>>> Thank you >>>> >>>> Pudji Widodo >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> - H.S. >>> >>> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart >>> of stone >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > Anand Kumar Bhatt > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road > Gwalior. 474 005. > Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. > My blogsite is at: > http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com > (A NEW BLOG has been ADDED ON 9 August 2011.) > And the photo site: > www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/>(NEW PHOTOS HAVE BEEN ADDED ON 15 > March 2011.) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma, Patel, Shah, > Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers! > > -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone
