The difference in size of the leaf seems to be very little. What is important to look at in the field is the *bulblet*...single (Latifolia) Multiple(Intermedia) and the *style*.Tristylous in latifolia. Am I clear? Hope so. Dr Satish Phadke
On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Garg ji > > -- > 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 Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 4:19 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. 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