Message from Dr Santhosh Kumar ji: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Laurus cassia* L is a basyonym of *Neolitsea cassia* (L.) Kosterm. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many many thanks to him. With this as fact, there seems to be some confusion in the past because of which: *Laurus cassia *L. is a synonym of *Cinnamomum cassia* (Nees & T.Nees) J.Presl ... The Plants List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-17805758> And just a few minutes back stumbled on this finding *Laurus cassia* Nees & T. Nees is a synonym of *Cinnamomum cassia* (L.) C. Presl ... The Plants List<%20http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-17806432> Thus coincidentally, there are two identities of *Laurus cassia *as well as* **Cinnamomum cassia. * * * I now believe mentions of *Laurus cassia *in the online dictionaries and old literature must be *L. cassia* Nees & T. Nees ... syn. of *Cinnamomum cassia* (L.) C. Presl - therefore are not related to *Neolitsea cassia*(L.) Kosterm. Regards. Dinesh On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 7:56 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear friends, > My query stems from findings about synonymy of *Neolitsea cassia* - while > intending to gather its common names in regional languages of India. > > My findings: > At The Plants List > <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-50148283>(2010). Version 1 - > *Neolitsea cassia* (L.) Kosterm. ... no synonyms recorded > At NPGS / GRIN <http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?413303>- > *Neolitsea cassia* (L.) Kosterm. ... synonyms: *Laurus cassia* L. (* > basionym*) • *Litsea zeylanica* Nees & T. Nees • *Neolitsea zeylanica*(Nees & > T. Nees) Merr. > > > *Neolitsea cassia* seems to be comparatively less discussed on internet > in context of common names; and hardly in online dictionaries. BUT *Laurus > cassia* has several entries in online dictionaries of South Asia, > especially in Sanskrit. > > The confusion: > *Would like to know which of the following is true:* > 1) *Laurus cassia* L. is basionym of *Neolitsea cassia* (L.) Kosterm. > 2) *Laurus cassia* L. is synonym of *Cinnamomum cassia* (Nees & T.Nees) > J.Presl > > OR please help me with any other clarification. > > > Regards. > Dinesh > --
