Some feedback: "Would it be expecting too much for the site to stay simple and interesting for non-botanists?
Or could the more specialised and higher level discussions be put on a different link so as not to intimidate the lay plant-lover? (Just a suggestion, which I hope is taken impartially.) Padmini Raghavan." 2009/9/5 Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Thanks Pankaj ji for information. We are students all our life, and there > is nothing better than learning few things. > Nothing to feel apologitic > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College > University of Delhi, Delhi > India > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pankaj Kumar" <[email protected]> > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 6:35 PM > Subject: [indiantreepix:17683] Re: Botanical names in Indian Treetreepix > and Flowers of India databases > > > >> With due respects to Dr. Gurcharan Singh, >> >> For author citations, according to ICBN, it is recommended that >> abbreviations needs to be followed for authors using following >> reference (RECOMMENDATION 46A, ICBN): >> >> Brummitt, R. K. and C. E. Powell. 1992. Authors of plant names: a list >> of authors of scientific names of plants, with recommended standard >> forms of their names, including abbreviations. Royal Botanic Gardens, >> Kew. >> >> There are various editions of this book, which keep updating >> information with the new author names and their abbreviations. >> >> So, Carolus Linnaeus is cited as 'L.' and not as 'Linn.' and >> Jean-Baptiste Lamarck is cited as 'Lam.' and not as 'Lamk.'. >> >> Some of these abbreviations are present at the following site: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_botanists_by_author_abbreviation >> >> The latest code of ICBN: Vienna Code is available at the following >> link for free: >> http://ibot.sav.sk/icbn/main.htm >> >> I am sending this information just incase members want it to be >> standardized properly, for use by both taxonomists as well as >> non-botanists. >> >> Regards >> >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
