Thanks a lot, Rawat ji. On 15 February 2013 15:08, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> wrote:
> As per the Karthikeyan et al 2009 (Flowering Plants of India) Celosia > genus has three naturally occurring species in India. These are C.argentea > (with two varieties, namely, C.argentea var. argentea and C.argentea var. > cristata), C.polygonoides (restricted to S.India) and C.pulchella > (restricted to SW Ghats Nilgiris). However, it does not mention introduced > ornamental varieties. Graf 1992 (Hortica) has mentioned 'cockscomb' as a > separate species C.cristata. However, Bailey 1949 in his classic 'Manual of > Cultivated Plants' has mentioned C.argentea as a weed of tropical (Asian) > origin with two cultivated forms- 1) very like the wild plants with long > narrow silvery spikes (C.argentea var. argentea) and 2) most of the > improved domesticated races, 'cockscomb' (C.argentea var. cristata). > DSRawat Pantnagar > > > On Friday, February 15, 2013 11:25:58 AM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: > >> Thanks, Surajit ji, >> I also think that we should treat* Celosia spicata* Spreng under *C. >> argentea* in efi site otherwise there is a lot of confusion! >> Experts may confirm pl. >> >> >> >> On 15 February 2013 08:37, surajit koley <[email protected]**>wrote: >> >>> Good morning >>> >>> After going through the discussions in various threads in our group i >>> find that what i am vehemently supporting as *Celosia >>> spicata<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/yMoF0vgyp-4/discussion> >>> ** >>> Spreng<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/yMoF0vgyp-4/discussion>actually >>> is >>> **C. argentea** L.* ! >>> Dr. Anil Ji also drew my notice, in the thread at - >>> https://groups.google.com/**forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/** >>> y9hdl9jZ0Tc/discussion<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/y9hdl9jZ0Tc/discussion> >>> . >>> FoC validates the above - http://www.efloras.org/** >>> florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&**taxon_id=105991<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=105991> >>> . >>> FoP itself seems to be confused - >>> >>> - root/base page - http://www.efloras.org/** >>> >>> florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&**taxon_id=105991<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=105991> >>> - *Celosia argentea* L. page that concludes with lower taxon - >>> http://www.efloras.org/**florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&** >>> >>> taxon_id=200006992<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200006992> >>> >>> Let's see herbaria in Linnaeus >>> Server<http://linnaeus.nrm.se/welcome.html.en>:- >>> >>> 1. *Celosia argentea* L. - http://linnaeus.nrm.se/** >>> >>> botany/fbo/c/celos/celoarg.**html.en<http://linnaeus.nrm.se/botany/fbo/c/celos/celoarg.html.en> >>> 2. *Celosia cristata* L. - http://linnaeus.nrm.se/** >>> >>> botany/fbo/c/celos/celocri1.**html.en<http://linnaeus.nrm.se/botany/fbo/c/celos/celocri1.html.en> >>> and >>> http://linnaeus.**nrm.se/botany/fbo/c/celos/**celocri2.html.en<http://linnaeus.nrm.se/botany/fbo/c/celos/celocri2.html.en> >>> 3. *Celosia cristata* L. var. *coccinea* - http://linnaeus.nrm.se/** >>> >>> botany/fbo/c/celos/celocri3.**html.en<http://linnaeus.nrm.se/botany/fbo/c/celos/celocri3.html.en> >>> and >>> http://linnaeus.**nrm.se/botany/fbo/c/celos/**celocri6.html.en<http://linnaeus.nrm.se/botany/fbo/c/celos/celocri6.html.en> >>> 4. *Celosia cristata* L. var. *castrensis* - http://linnaeus.nrm.se/* >>> >>> *botany/fbo/c/celos/celocri5.**html.en<http://linnaeus.nrm.se/botany/fbo/c/celos/celocri5.html.en> >>> 5. *Celosia cristata* L. var. *comosa* - http://linnaeus.nrm.se/** >>> >>> botany/fbo/c/celos/celocri4.**html.en<http://linnaeus.nrm.se/botany/fbo/c/celos/celocri4.html.en> >>> >>> Thank you >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> surajit >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 4:42 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> There seems to be a lot of confusion between Celosia spicata & Celosia >>>> argentea during the Amaranthaceae Week in different threads. >>>> This appears to be same in efi site as well. >>>> To sort out the issue, I think we need to first find out the difference >>>> between the two. >>>> Experts may pl. help in sorting out the issue. >>>> >>>> Efi pages for both are given below: >>>> Celosia argentea var. >>>> argentea<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/amaranthaceae/celosia/celosia-argentea> >>>> Celosia >>>> spicata<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/amaranthaceae/celosia/celosia-argentea-var-spicata> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**User:Jmgarg1<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<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg>. >>>> You >>>> can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached >>>> with each image. >>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>>> http://groups.google.co.in/**group/indiantreepix<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix>(more >>>> than 2045 members & 1,45,000 messages on 31/1/13) or Efloraofindia >>>> website: >>>> https://sites.google.com/site/**efloraofindia/<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >>>> (with >>>> a species database of more than 8000 species). >>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>>> India'. >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**User:Jmgarg1<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<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg>. >> You >> can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with >> each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/**group/indiantreepix<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix>(more >> than 2045 members & 1,45,000 messages on 31/1/13) or Efloraofindia >> website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/**efloraofindia/<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >> (with >> a species database of more than 8000 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> > -- > > --- > 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. > > > -- 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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