Hi, Singh ji,

Quoting you as below:

"Consider these names in our databases

Indigofera astragalina                        Syn: I. hirsuta
........................

The Plant names without author names are sometimes used in general purpose
books and text books, not in taxonomic treatments or databases. Whenever
these are used without author names, it is understood that there is only one
species by that name, or the validly published one. If we apply this logic
our names would be wriiten as under:

Indigofera astragalina DC., 1825          Syn: I. hirsuta Linn., 1753
...........................

In all these cases the synonym is of earlier date, and should be used as
correct name and not as synonym. We are using them as synonyms because they
were named as accepted names in Hooker's Flora of British India, and other
Indian Floras, but the indian material was  subsequently found to be
different species. The citations would be meaningful if properly cited as
under:

Indigofera astragalina DC., 1825          Syn: I. hirsuta Baker (non Linn.,
1753)
................................"

Why do we write Syn: I. hirsuta *Baker (non Linn.,1753*)? Will you clarify
how does *Baker (non Linn.,1753*) come up & what does it signify?
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