Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please.
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 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 If one want to get confused, The plant list is the best place to visit. But it can also be used for checking cross references. Best database to me (in addition to GRIN) to rely are eFl China and Tropicos (whose records The plant list uses by does not always follow) Laurus cassia L. and Laurus cassia Nees & T Nees are synonyms, and latter can't be basionym for any name, as it is a later homonym of former. Even The Plant List and Tropicos agree with it (being synonym of Cinnamomum cassia (L.) C. Presl (which without doubt is based on Laurus cassia L.) http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-17806432 http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-17806432 Strangely no one lists Neolitsea cassia (L.) Kosterm and Cinnamomum cassia (L.) Presl. as synonyms, but since basionym is same, they have to be. But then there is a big catch. GRIN considers Neolitsea zeylanica (Nees & T Nees) Merr. (based on Litsea zeylanica Nees & T. Nees as synonym of Cinnamomum cassia (L.) Nees, whereas both Fl. China, Revised Flora of Ceylon and The Plant List consider as distinct taxa belonging to a separate genera. I hope I am not wrong. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh In spite all efforts I could not resolve the issue how *Laurus cassia* L. could be the basionym of three combinations, of which at least two: *Cinnamomum cassia* (L.) D. Don (Persea cassia (L.) Spreng. being its synonym) and *Neolitsea cassia* (L.) Kosterm.cassia are quite distinct: http://www.tropicos.org/Name/17805255 I would request members to help resolving this issue. Perhaps any one having access to Journal of scientific research 1: 85. 1952. (J. Sci. Res. (Jakarta) <http://www.tropicos.org/Publication/1158>) can help resolve the issue, where combination under Neolitsea was proposed by Kostern. The two are very distinct plants: *Cinnamomum cassia* (L.) D. Don is Chinese cinnamon, Chinese cassia, the source of Cassia oil or Oil of cinnamom. *Neolitsea cassia* (L.) Kostern. is Wild cinnamon, Dawal Kurundu in Sri Lanka, the source of Bellary leaf oil Hope some one brings out a clear picture of synonymy. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> Date: 19 January 2013 19:56 Subject: [efloraofindia:144278] QUERY :: confusing identity of Laurus cassia To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> 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 -- -- With regards, J.M.Garg 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. 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