Deliberate Google search of augustifolia yields following: Araucaria augustifolia Arnica augustifolia Elaeagnus augustifolia Lavandula augustifolia Malus augustifolia Populus augustifolia Porlieria augustifolia Stenogyne augustifolia Typha augustifolia
Some OR all of these words may carry typo error ... it is worth observing that some of these appear in reputed sites and papers. augustifolia is available in Dave's Garden Botanary, -- meaning: stately, noble foliage http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=augustifolia&Search.x=0&Search.y=0 Regards Dinesh On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > There is no word called augustifolia in my knowledge. Its angustifolia > which means 'narrow leaves'. This may also be with reference to the > leaf base which gradually narrows down on the petiole. Some times such > names are also with reference to another similar looking plant, that > might have a different shape of leaf. For example Thelasis longifolia. > There is nothing so long about the leaf of this plant, but its with > reference to another plant which is called Thelasis pygmaea. 'pygmaea' > means short with reference to short stature of the second taxa. > > During my school time in 11th standard, we came across a plant we know > as Typha angustifolia. I asked my teacher about why it is > angustifolia, shouldn't it be augustifolia? > He asked me, "why?". > And I scratching my head answered, "may be the leaves come out during > the month of august"....:))))). > And he smiled said, "no its angustifolia". > I asked him why, But he never answered!!! > But now I know :). > > Pankaj > > > > On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Satish ji, > > > > augustifolia is a valid epithet ... however, there is no such species > called > > Actinodaphne augustifolia. > > Actinodaphne angustifolia is a valid name, the plant is native of our > > country. > > > > Regards > > Dinesh. > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Satish Nikam <satish_ni...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > >> > >> dear friends, > >> neilji is Actinodaphne angustifolia and augustifolia > the > >> same,because google gives results only for angustifolia.Besides > shrikantji > >> earlier had identified this as angustifolia(Pisa in leaf buds)please > clarify > >> thanks > >> regards > >> satish nikam > >> > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
