Thanks Ushadi I have a simple philosophy, go by the current accepted opinion by reputed website/publication. The scientific opinion keeps on evolving and it it logical to go by it, rather being bound to fixed ideas.
-- 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 6:37 PM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > well said and expressed... > > my frustration with herbal medicine was the other way around...like in > your example of Palak...] > > to many regional names in too many books ..authors of which claimed to > be experts and if they were also examiners or their pet students were > examiners ..that was a terror.... > so I am very grateful for the scientific binomials, they have brought > some semblance of order... although their work goes on... and on.. to > further refinement of classification ... > > usha di > ======= > > > > On Oct 18, 12:41 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Bhat ji > > Just showing desperation does not help. I have been teaching my students > for > > last four decades that correct names of tomato is Lycopersicon > esculentum, > > and it had in fact been given a seal of stability (we call it nomen > > conservandum in technical language). All the three editions of my book > had > > one full page justifying it, but we find it being named it as Solanum > > lycopercum (in fact the oldest name). I had described several new species > > and given new names to some, but a few are now changed. I did not get > > frustrated because I knew that thousands of researchers all around the > world > > are working day and night to tell us how much similarity there is between > > the plants or which names are to be used based on rules of scientific > > naming. Let us be grateful to them for bringing the science to order, and > > not show our frustration. No one is trying to show superiority. If > updating > > information is the show of authority, perhaps it can't be helped. If we > want > > to remain happy with local names, a safeda to me and you here in warmer > > India is Eucalyptus, but Populus for a Kashmiri who has not seen > Eucalyptus > > in valley. I don't know that Palak that we eat in Delhi and other states > is > > not Spinach (botanically Spinacea oleracea), it is a variety of beet. Not > 5 > > per cent of Palak sold in Indian markets is Spinach. Whom do we blame for > > this, because we call both as Palak. Let us spread knowledge on this > group > > and not blame others or show our frustration on others. > > > > -- > > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > 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! >
