Thanks, Singh ji, That means all species we considered as *Oxalis dehradunensis* should now be put under *Oxalis intermedia.* Pl. confirm so that I can make necessary changes in efi site.
On 4 March 2013 12:01, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Last year we had detailed discussion on plants uploaded by Nidhan ji and > Balkar ji, ultimately concluding on the basis of listing in The Plant List, > that it is a synonym of Oxalis latifolia Kunth, 1822 > > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Oxalis$20dehradunensis/indiantreepix/Xm0FRnWatfE/xrb2ZsFdVVMJ > > Raizada's new name (Nom nova) O. dehradunensis for O. intermedia A. Rich > was based on early entry in IPNI considering 1845 (1842) as its date of > publication as against 1841 for O. intermedia Steud., 1841. As it appears > the date of publication of A. Rich. 1841 and opposite to what Raizada > considered, Biophytum intermedium , 1839 antedates the binomial given by > Steudal and is correctly Biophytum intermedium Wight, 1839 and not (Steud.) > Wight, and citation for Oxalis intermedia is accordingly (Wight) Steud. and > not O. intermedia Steud. > > Recent studies have shown that Oxalis intermedia A. Rich. and O. latifolia > are two distinct species, and not synonyms. This is supported by recent > publications such as CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de > México. 1. In Capital Nat. México<http://www.tropicos.org/Publication/25511>. > CONABIO, Mexico City., Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. > Chiang Cabrera. (editores generales) 2013. Vitaceae a Geraniaceae. Fl. > Mesoamer. <http://www.tropicos.org/Publication/100022344> 3(1): ined., > and Nesom, G. L. 2009. TAXONOMIC NOTES ON ACAULESCENT OXALIS > (OXALIDACEAE) IN THE UNITED STATES. Phytologia (December 2009) 91(3) > 501-526. > I am sharing the pdf of last (2009) publication and reproducing below the > key from the publication: > > 1. Leaflets obtriangular to broadly obtriangular, (20–)30–50 mm long, > 1.5–2.5(–3) times wider than long; > stems and leaves arising from a cluster of small sessile > bulblets; capsules and seeds rarely formed; > flowers > semi-homostylous........................................................................ > …*.Oxalis intermedia* > 1. Leaflets obcordate to obtriangular, 15–40 mm long, 1.1–2(–3) times > wider than long; stems and leaves > usually arising from a single bulb, rarely producing additional > sessile bulblets; capsules and seeds > often formed; flowers tristylous, rarely > homostylous.......................…..…….*Oxalis latifolia* > > I seem to have both these species in my collection, and would upload both. > Here is Oxalis intermedia A. Rich. from Chakrata and along Mussoorie > Chakrata road. > > Oxalis intermedia A. Rich., Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc. 315. 1841 > syn: Oxalis dehradunensis Raizada, 1976; Ionoxalis intermedia (A. Rich.) > Small, 1907 > > This stemless species species is distinct from O. latifolia in leaves > arising from a cluster of small sessile bulblets, leaflets broadly > obtriangular leaves with usually acute angles and flat upper edge, larger > green leaflets 30-40 cm long, smaller purple flowers more in number. > > > -- > 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/ > > -- > > --- > 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. 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 (largest in the world): http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2065 members & 1,47,500 messages on 28/2/13) or Efloraofindia website: 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.
