Usha Di, I am late because my broadband failed yesterday, as well as this morning.
I copy here part of an email i received from Raju Sir - *"....As Linnaeus was Prof of Medicine he treated patients with some cancers also. Genera Morborum deals with classification of diseases. He classified systems of classifications which is interesting as this deals with principles of classification as in Davis and Heywood. Another is classification of classifiers since the time of Dioscorides. As these are in Latin some can be easily understood but English books on his biography are essential-one in Indian Botanic Garden and other at BSI Pune......"* I am more late because during the past three hours i was searching the net to see if i could obtain any info from the net- On Pearl culture & diseases - http://sydney.edu.au/museums/pdfs/Macleay/Linnaeus_Catalogue.pdf - http://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/content/14/3/225.full.pdf - http://www.linnaeus.uu.se/online/physician/6_5.html - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1692623/ - http://www.amazon.com/Genera-Morborum-Latin-Edition-Linnaeo/dp/1104753464 On history and systems of classification - - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/science-of-natural-history/biographies/linnaeus/index.html - http://www.botany.wisc.edu/courses/botany_400/Lecture/Lect05Class.html - http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2051/#b - http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/ahp/CLAS/CLAS.Linn.html - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/linnaeus.html Failed to find any info on "classification of scientists". It maybe related to "systems of classification". Regards, surajit On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 10:53 PM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Dear Sir: > THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION... > > NOW PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT HIS PEARLS< CANCER THERAPY AND such... I quote > you....Linnaeus cultured pearls, cured cancers, talked of solar energy. > He classified diseases and classified scientists and systems of > classification. > > > AND HIS CLASSIFICATION OF SCIENTISTS>>> THAT IS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. > > LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU>>>> > > USHA > =========== > > On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Datla CS Raju <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Father of Binomial Nomenclature and author of Species Plantarum1753.His >> pupil Dr John Gerard Koenig is the mentor of Patrick Russel and William >> Roxburgh.-whose specimens are at University of Lund and Edinburgh >> respectively.Koenig died at Samalkota with Dr Roxburgh at his bedside! >> Linn .f,is Linnaeus Filius who is author of Tectona grandis L.f and also >> Pterocarpus santalinus L,f >> Supplementa of 1781 was edited by Linn.f and he died in England as >> mentioned in wikipedia article and Sara his mother sold away Linnean >> Herbarium-which is another story. >> In 1978-79 we have exhibited Life and Works of LInnaeus in all Indian >> Universities-where I delivred speical talks-The one at Calicut is of >> special signifiance as it links to Rheede and and earlier Garcia Da Orta . >> LINNAEUS-MALABAR is about Prince of Botanists-A book in this name is at >> Botanical Survey-Pune .I have all family photographs of Linnaeus sent to me >> by Late GHM Lawrence,then Director ,Hunt Botanicl Library,Pittsburg-now >> called as Carnegie Mellon Universty. >> It is most unfortunate Taxonomy of Vascular Plants by GHM >> Lawrence printed in India by IBH as student editon in 1953 is not known to >> students of taxonomy today.Same is the case with Bibliography by FrSantapau >> and History by Burkill.When we are researching on natural objects our >> search should be thorough.Otherwise it is not search.at all. >> - On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 10:15 AM, ushadi Micromini < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Surajit... >>> could you please ask Dr Raju if he means the father or the son when he >>> talks of "YOUNG LINNEAUS" >>> thanks >>> Usha di >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 8:07 AM, surajit koley (Google Drive) < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> [image: Document] I've shared LINNAEUS and >>>> MALABAR<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jXguClxR_xxPxXGx_Z05FubHrg2w5niuHd8ngL_bxg0/edit> >>>> Click to open: >>>> >>>> - LINNAEUS and >>>> MALABAR<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jXguClxR_xxPxXGx_Z05FubHrg2w5niuHd8ngL_bxg0/edit> >>>> >>>> >>>> CELEBRATION OF BICENTENARY OF LINNAEUS AT CALICUT >>>> >>>> [ Text of the talk by D.C.S.Raju, F.L.S., Central National Herbarium, >>>> Botanical Survey of India, Howrah ] >>>> >>>> Honourable Vice Chancellor Dr. Purushottaman, Respected Dr. >>>> Gopalakrishnan, Dr.Achutan, Prof. Manilal, and Friends of this August >>>> meeting, I have great pleasure to be with you in a wonderful habitat >>>> with a glorious past. >>>> >>>> I am not going to speak much of Linne as Dr Gopalakrishnan spoke of >>>> categories, species and conservation of natural resources but I wish to >>>> mention the role played by people of Kerala, during 16th -18th centuries, >>>> when explorations for trade and scientific knowledge were going on. It is >>>> strange enough that Calicut was hospitable to seafarers 500 yrs ago just >>>> as it is a travellers’ paradise today. Spice trade from Cochin encouraged >>>> botanical studies by Europeans just as Calicut University is promoting >>>> taxonomic research on Flora of Malabar today. >>>> >>>> Now coming to the point of plant wealth of Kerala and its relevance to >>>> Linnaean Classics I should first make reference to the Dutch East >>>> India Company <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company>. >>>> We very well know that Van >>>> Rheede<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_van_Rheede> an >>>> army officer returned from Holland as Governor of Malabar. He got >>>> translations of Sanskrit texts and brought out Hortus >>>> Malabaricus<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortus_Malabaricus> 300 >>>> years ago. But it was George >>>> Clifford<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clifford_III> >>>> , the richest Banker of Amsterdam who actually cultivated many trees >>>> of Malabar at Hartecamp <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartekamp>. He >>>> also maintained a zoo as it was a fashion those days. >>>> >>>> The young Linnaeus was lucky to be in the employ of Clifford as a >>>> physician and pursue his botanical research for over 2 yrs. Well, as I am >>>> curious about red banana <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_banana> of >>>> Kerala, Linne was also interested in the plantain from Malabar. He >>>> grew this plantain in a hot >>>> house<http://www.linnaeus.uu.se/online/life/6_3.html>, >>>> got it flowered and fruited and fully described. This work on >>>> banana<http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/%7Edrc/mparadisiaca.htm> is >>>> a rare book as only 500 copies were printed. One copy is right here as >>>> exhibit of 1736. Along with this Linne also gave the world a classification >>>> of Nature to distinguish various kinds of plants, animals and rocks. Linne >>>> explored Lapland <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapland_%28Sweden%29> >>>> covering >>>> 1400 miles and made name in geography. As he was a doctor, Linne prepared >>>> Materia >>>> Medica in 1749 <http://www.linnaeus.uu.se/online/pharm/medicinal.html> and >>>> included many indian plants. He obtained seeds from >>>> Aleppo<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo> through >>>> friends like >>>> Russell<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Russell_%28herpetologist%29> >>>> and >>>> pupils like Koenig<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Gerhard_K%C3%B6nig> >>>> working >>>> in Coramandel. All our plants were classified according to sexual system >>>> and given latin names like Sonerila, Areca, Myristica, Oryza, Melastoma >>>> etc. For many names Linne cited Hortus >>>> Malabaricus<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortus_Malabaricus> tables >>>> and since 1753 his binomial system became standard for whole world. >>>> >>>> Following Linnaean system of nomenclature T.F. >>>> Bourdillon<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FT._F._Bourdillon&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFcnxJ7pn1_p7ZtsFK1mxRw5UDAIA> >>>> wrote >>>> the first Forest Flora of Kerala, 85 yrs ago, which is really an Indian >>>> Flora of plant geographers as Malabarica and Coromandelia are natural >>>> regions of India. The Dutch Professor J. >>>> Burman<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Burman> cultivated >>>> Cinnamon trees and published Flora Malabarica in 1769, whereas his son N. >>>> L. Burman <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaas_Laurens_Burman> >>>> brought out a Flora Indica in 1768 while Linne was revising his Species >>>> Plantarum <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species_Plantarum>. >>>> >>>> Incidentally I like to mention here that Loeseneriella >>>> bourdillonii<http://books.google.co.in/books?id=XIL9adYYeSIC&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=Loeseneriella+bourdillonii+gamble+raju&source=bl&ots=29hjYQPEdL&sig=JuGxq1E5sdQCFPy0CfPvs_LIWus&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UmEhUN-0McHYrQfdkoD4DQ&ved=0CGMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Loeseneriella%20bourdillonii%20gamble%20raju&f=false> >>>> (Gamble) >>>> Raju<http://books.google.co.in/books?id=XIL9adYYeSIC&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=Loeseneriella+bourdillonii+gamble+raju&source=bl&ots=29hjYQPEdL&sig=JuGxq1E5sdQCFPy0CfPvs_LIWus&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UmEhUN-0McHYrQfdkoD4DQ&ved=0CGMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Loeseneriella%20bourdillonii%20gamble%20raju&f=false> >>>> is >>>> a Hippocratea >>>> species<http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=893> >>>> in >>>> honour of Bourdillon <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._F._Bourdillon> with >>>> new status. Dr Buchanan, Cleghorn, Beddome, Wight, Fischer, Gamble, >>>> Hohenacker, Rama Rao and others studied rich vegetation of Kerala when >>>> this area was quite sylvan and not industrialised and there were no >>>> universities. Now the gigantic trees are gradually disappearing before >>>> their life histories are known, Habitats are shrinking with unforeseen >>>> results after few generations. A single Linnean species in food-chain or >>>> ecosystem makes a difference if it is a key species. >>>> >>>> Very few botanists in our country know the true nature of Indian >>>> vegetation as enunciated by Prof. Van >>>> Steenis<http://people.wku.edu/charles.smith/chronob/STEE1901.htm>. >>>> Indian vegetation is part of monsoon forests of Asia with moist deciduous >>>> elements dominated by >>>> Dipterocarpus<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipterocarpus> family. >>>> The evergreen forests of Assam valley with Dipterocarpus turbinatus, D. >>>> manni, Shorea robusta<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorea_classification> >>>> in >>>> indo-gangetic plains, Shorea tumbuggaia, Shorea talura in Eastern ghats, >>>> Hopea parviflora right near Calicut University, Vatica sp in Sahyadri >>>> range of Western ghats are pointers with their winged seeds as just >>>> dipterocarps in relation to regional habitat at macro and micro levels >>>> for proper evaluation to ensure conservation of plant resources . >>>> >>>> A Flora of Kerala is the immediate need of the day as it was for Linne >>>> in 1745 to write a Swedish Flora for many practical purposes. Linne >>>> studied Wild Rye (Elymus) and somebody is recently searching wild nutmegs >>>> of Kerala for a gene bank. I am myself wondering about Poeciloneuron and >>>> Myristica >>>> malabarica<http://www.biotik.org/india/species/m/myrimala/myrimala_en.html>, >>>> as I have not seen them though they are noblest trees of Malabar. Linnaeus >>>> cultured pearls, cured cancers, talked of solar energy. He classified >>>> diseases and classified scientists and systems of classification. How many >>>> of us know Linnaeus is called Dioscorides 2nd whereas we call him as >>>> Prince of Botanists. >>>> >>>> I am sure that Prof. Manilal and all his colleagues would simulate a >>>> school of Linnaeus in Calicut to unravel mysteries of biology, reproduction >>>> and chromosome behavior in the footsteps of Janaki Ammal the great botanist >>>> who reorganised Botanical Survey of India. With these few words of >>>> enthusiasm I join you all and thank you for the hospitality. >>>> >>>> INDIAN ASSOCIATION FOR ANGIOSPERM TAXONOMY >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> >>>> Google Drive: create, share and keep all of your stuff in one place. >>>> [image: Logo for Google Drive] <https://drive.google.com/> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Usha di >>> =========== >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > --
