It's my plesure Dr. Santhosh. Sukla On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 12:18:43 AM UTC-5, Dr Santhosh Kumar wrote:
> MANY THANKS FOR THE DETAILED NOMENCLATURE. > > Santhosh > > On 12 March 2013 01:24, Sukla Chanda <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote: > >> >> >> This species had huge nomenclatural dispute from the era of Roxburgh! >> Basically this species is *Croton persimilis *Muell. Arg.* **Croton >> oblongifolius* Roxb. (Fl. Ind. ed. Carey, 3: 685. 1832) is an >> illegitimate later homonym ( non Delile 1814, nec Siebr. ex Spreng. 1826). >> A new name *C. roxburghii* N.P. Balakr. in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 3: 39. >> 1962 (nom. illegit.) was proposed for it which also becomes a later >> homonym (non *C. roxburghii* Wall. 1840). *C. persimilis* Muell.-Arg. >> described from Sri Lanka. The two species(*Croton oblongifolius* Roxb. >> And *C. roxburghii* N.P. Balakr.) are merged and thus *C. >> persimilis*Muell.-Arg. becomes the valid name for this widespread species >> of' great >> medicinal importance.****** >> *Diagnostic characters: *Trees or* *Shrubs, 2–20 m high, deciduous;* >> *leaves >> oblong, elliptic to obovate; inflorescences sub-erect to drooping; male >> flowers pedicelled, sepals 5; petals 5; spathulate to oblong, stamens >> 10-15; anthers oblong, yellow; female flowers pedicelled, sepals 5; >> petals 5, spathulate; styles usually bifid; fruits globose to >> subglobose. >> >> **Regards,** >> **Sukla** >> **** >> >> On Monday, March 11, 2013 9:23:38 AM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> Dear All, >>> Attaching images of what looks like *Croton oblongifolius Roxb (?)*. >>> Please ID the plants. >>> >>> Date :.09.03.2013 >>> >>> Location: Kamrup district, Assam >>> >>> Family : *Euphorbiaceae* >>> >>> Genus & species : *Croton oblongifolius Roxb (?)* >>> >>> Vern. Name : Mahunda (Assamese) >>> >>> Habitat: Grows wild . >>> >>> Habit : Tree >>> >>> Inflorescence : Androgynous spike >>> >>> Flower : Male & female flower >>> >>> Fruits : Not seen >>> >>> >>> >>> With regards >>> >>> Karuna Kanta Das >>> >>> Guwahati 781012 >>> >>> >>> <http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.com/signatureline.htm@Middle?> >>> Catch India as it happens with the *Rediff News App*. To download it >>> for FREE, click >>> here<http://track.rediff.com/click?url=___http://www.rediff.com/newsapp___&lnk=signature&newservice=newsapp> >>> >> -- >> >> --- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> 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.
