Thanks a lot Surajit ji for digging out this important thread Santosh ji has done a lot of research on this genus and his conclusions should be more authentic than The Plant List. It is convenient for us that we place all our specimens of B. sensivitum (from India) under B. nervifolium.
-- 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 Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:27 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Sir, > > There is a *Biophytum nervifolium* Thwaites, which is synonym of *Biophytum > sensitivum* (L.) DC. - http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2676169 > There is a *Biophytum sensitivum* var. *nervifolium* (Thwaites) Edgew. & > Hook.f., which is, again, synonym of - Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC. - > http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2676197 > > According to F. B. I. i. > 437.<http://ia600202.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=floraofbritishin01hookrich&itemPath=%2F17%2Fitems%2Ffloraofbritishin01hookrich&server=ia600202.us.archive.org&page=n450_w1150.jpg>:- > > - *B. sensitivum* DC. - Petals usually twice as long as the sepals, > yellow (sometimes purple?) > - *B. sensitivum* var. *nervifolia* - purple petals and shining .... > > A little while ago i read the discussion at - > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/DjpYvZsE20k/discussion, > which i missed earlier. > > Thank you. > > Regards, > > surajit > > > > > On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks Santosh ji. Perhaps now some one has to show the typical B. >> sensivitum. By the way what is your opinion about two uploads at Flowers of >> India Website as B. reinwardtii and B. sensivitum? >> >> >> -- >> 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 Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 8:28 PM, Dr Santhosh Kumar < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This is not Biophytum sensistivum, It is B. nervifolium >>> >>> Santhosh >>> >>> On 4 March 2013 05:39, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Surajit ji for showing this species. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 6:55 AM, surajit koley < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sir, >>>>> >>>>> This is the same plant as in my earlier upload ( >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/t1IQFomezck/discussion) >>>>> and it is *Biophytum sensitivum* (L.) DC., recorded on 03-09-12, at >>>>> Konnagarh, Hooghly. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> surajit >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
