Thanks to one and all for the responses, appreciations and additional information. Dinesh ji, here is my assumption on the etymology of *Trichurus* & * Trichuriella*.
- The term '*trich*' is originated from the Greek word '*trichoma*' meaning '*hair*' or 'thread' (trichome) that may relate to the hair-like leaves in the plant. - *Trichurus *is also a genus of fungi in which thread-like sterile hairs are present http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/MISC2006/trichuru.htm. - Here, in *Trichurus **monsoniae, *the generic name has the same meaning but the name is now a synonym of *Trichuriella monsoniae *as we all know. The suffix '*-ella*' means 'diminutive' (= similar but small in size) http://www.biosciencecommunications.dk/botanical/A-K.pdf. - For example *Cymbidiella *is a diminutive of *Cymbidium*; *Gelidiella *to *Gelidium*; *Rabdosiella *to *Rabdosia*;...thus *Trichuriella *is similar to/ diminutive of *Trichurus*. - The '-*urus*' part of the name *Trichurus *might have originated from the Greek word '*oura*' meaning '*tail*' which probably refers to the tail-like appearance of the spikes borne at the endings of branches. I hope I didn't confuse you much ... Thanks for raising the query. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for showing this. > As with many ...new to me too. > Just adding some information from my reading. > *Trichuriella* > ---Leaves opposite. > ---Pseudostaminodes present. > ---Capsules longitudinally dehiscent at maturity as against indehiscent or > irregularly dehiscent in Achyranthes and Alternanthera. > Dr Satish Phadke > > > On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> >> *Trichuriella monsoniae*, a prostrate herb on sandy soils, from >> Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. >> >> Regards >> >> Vijayasankar Raman >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> University of Mississippi >> >> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
