Yes Prashant, I remember that stimulating discussion. The species name piggycornuta was proposed in good humour by Pankaj and I as it means pig-tail, alluding to the small curled spur of that flower. :-) - Tabish
On Sunday, September 2, 2012 11:11:07 PM UTC+5:30, Prashant wrote: > > Yes Dear Tabish, it is indeed the great feeling. Pravin ji is no doubt a > very keen observer. Finding something even before it is described is > something worth cheering. > > Even his postings from Sahayadri ranges are unique. > > But one thing i would like to add here, i think it was in September 2010 > after i returned from my Hampta Pass Trek (Manali region) and at the same > time Tabish has returned from Dhanaulti, both with almost similar Impatiens > sp. We had probably the longest discussion then where-in we had almost > concluded that the Impatiens sp. we had seen is Impatiens devendrae. But > then Pankaj ji and Tabish had more closer look and concluded that this is > some thing different, probably some new sp. Even new name was thought of by > Pankaj ji and Tabish (i.e Impatiens piggycornuta). > Finally, with keen participation of all experts (Gurcharan Singh ji, > Tabish, Pankaj ji, Tanay ji..) the ID was resolved and the ID turned out to > be Impatiens bicolor. > > Great experience as far as i am concerned... > > Recent visit to VoF had finally solved the mystery of Impatiens > devendrae. > > Regards > Prashant > > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Tabish <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote: > >> No, the species were described independently of Pravin's photographing >> them. But the important point for us is that Pravin had found them two >> years before they were described! >> - Tabish >> >> >> On Sunday, September 2, 2012 9:22:26 PM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: >> >>> Hi, Tabish ji, >>> Were these species described based on observations of Pravin ji & >>> subsequent investigations/ analysis ? >>> >>> On 2 September 2012 20:23, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I would like to use this VoF Week to share something with people on the >>>> eFI group. >>>> Pravin Kawale had visited Valley of Flowers in 2008, and photographed >>>> two Impatiens species and sent to us at Flowers of India (see the attached >>>> pictures). >>>> We were stumped by the two flowers, and could not identify them (as it >>>> turned out later, for obvious reasons). >>>> Two years later, in 2010, these two were described as new species, >>>> *Impatiens >>>> devendrae* and *Impatiens leggei*! >>>> Wonderful job by Pravin! >>>> - Tabish >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**User:Jmgarg1<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>> alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/** >>> wiki/Category:J.M.Garg<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg>. >>> You >>> can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached >>> with each image. >>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>> http://groups.google.co.in/**group/indiantreepix<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix>(more >>> than 1950 members & 1,27,800 messages on 31/8/12) or Efloraofindia >>> website: >>> https://sites.google.com/site/**efloraofindia/<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >>> (with >>> a species database of more than 7000 species). >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>> India'. >>> >>> -- >> >> >> >> > > --
