You are right Santosh I have already pointed out more than 500 mistakes to the managers of The Plant List. The worst is their listing of unresolved names and numerous double author binomials making use of (------) -----, but not having any synonym, not even the basionym.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Dr Santhosh Kumar <drsanthosh1...@gmail.com>wrote: > The Plant List is a compilatoring organization, thoughtlessly copying the > errors by others and adding some more of their own. Tropicos is but > slightly better. > > > Regarding the identity of B. nervifolium and B. reinwardtii, it is quite > simple > > Flower pedicels are always longer than sepals in B. reinwardtii, but the > pedicel is always half or less as long as the sepals in B. nervifolium. > Further the nervation is more clear and strong in B. nervifolium. > > Santhosh > > > On 2 March 2013 10:17, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Chitra ji >> According to the Plant List, B. nervifolium Thwaites is synonym of B. >> sensitivum (L.) DC. >> >> B. reinwardtii (Zucc.) Kl: Leaflets 10-20 pairs, tip rounded,, base >> equal, lateral nerves slender, oblique; peduncles slender; capsule almost >> as long as calyx. >> >> B. sensitivum: leaflets 6-15 pairs (nearly 12 pairs in var. nervifolium >> in FBI), usually apiculate, terminal leaflet with oblique base, lateral >> nerves few slender (strong in var. nervifolium) and wavy, especially in >> lower part. >> >> Perhaps Santosh ji can throw better light on this. >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Chitra Shanker >> <chitrashan...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Santoshji >>> Thank you. How do you differentiate between the two species >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Dr Santhosh Kumar < >>> drsanthosh1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> ChitraJi, >>>> >>>> Your plant is Biophytum nervifolium >>>> >>>> Santhosh >>>> >>>> On 1 March 2013 10:32, Chitra Shanker <chitrashan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is this the same plant. >>>>> -- >>>>> Dr. Chitra Shanker >>>>> Sr. Scientist (Entomology) >>>>> Directorate of Rice Research, >>>>> Rajendranagar, Hyderabad -500030 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> SANTHOSH >>>> ------------------------------------------ >>>> Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar MSc, PhD, FIAT, FLS (on leave for 2 years) >>>> Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode >>>> Thiruvananthapuram-695562 >>>> Kerala >>>> India >>>> www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com >>>> >>>> Presently working for the British Aerospace, Riyadh, KSA >>>> NB: Please consider your environmental responsibility! Ask yourself >>>> before printing this email !!! >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Chitra Shanker >>> Sr. Scientist (Entomology) >>> Directorate of Rice Research, >>> Rajendranagar, Hyderabad -500030 >>> >>> -- >>> >>> --- >>> 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > SANTHOSH > ------------------------------------------ > Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar MSc, PhD, FIAT, FLS (on leave for 2 years) > Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode > Thiruvananthapuram-695562 > Kerala > India > www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com > > Presently working for the British Aerospace, Riyadh, KSA > NB: Please consider your environmental responsibility! Ask yourself before > printing this email !!! > -- --- 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
