Dear all, In 2001, Venter made a new combination<http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26843671#page/579/mode/1up>in the name of *Finlaysonia wallichii *(Wight) Venter by including Hemidesmus wallichii [not H. indicus] Wight as basionym and Atherolepis wallichii (Wight) Hook.f. and Atherandra wallichii (Wight) Benth. as synonyms. He never included H. pubescens or H. indicus var. pubescens as synonym to F. wallichii. The same treatment is followed by Tropicos<http://www.tropicos.org/Name/100339125>. F. wallichii (= H. wallichii) is "restricted to Myanmar<http://etd.uovs.ac.za/ETD-db//theses/available/etd-07182013-103724/unrestricted/SidneyNC.pdf>" and does not occur in India.
The Plant List <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-2603979> quotes Tropicos (record 2603979) <http://www.tropicos.org/Name/2603979> as the source reference for the inclusion of H. pubescens as synonym under F. wallichii. But, the particular record of Tropicos only says that *Hemidesmus indicus*var. *pubescens* (Wight & Arn.) Hook. f. is a synonym of *Hemidesmus pubescens*Wight & Arn. Finlaysonia wallichii is not in the picture here. Therefore, the listing of *Hemidesmus* *pubescens* Wight & Arn. as a synonym of *Finlaysonia* *wallichii* (Wight) Venter in The Plant List page <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2812952>is probably due to an (yet another) erroneous linking of records. Venter's key to genera can be found in this BHL page<http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26843671#page/581/mode/1up>. Here is the Tropicos page <http://www.tropicos.org/Name/100339125> for F. wallichii. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 11:50 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > A reply: > "Dear all, > F- Finlaysonia; H-Hemidesmus > The plant list gave Hemidesmus indicus var.pubescens and H.pubescens > as synonyms; but in my observation, there are some differences with > Finlaysonia > The F=1 bark with prominent longitudinal ridges-glabrous > 2.hairs-H.dirty white to copper colored-hairs white, > 3.floral buds –corolla lobes overlapping anticlock-wise- in H.it is valvate > 4.flower bowl shaped-no, H. star shaped. > 5. Leaves petiolate; petiole (3–)5–10 x 3–4 mm,-H.less tha 3mm; > 6. blade oblong-lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, 96–125(–154) x > 12–15(–25) mm, herbaceous, sparsely scabrid- H. elliptic, coriaceous to > scabrid; 46x2-3.5cm; > 7. apices acute to attenuate, base rounded, rarely cuneate, margin > revolute and wavy, venation brochidodromous, 15–22 secondary veins on > either side of main vein,- H.base cordate; margin entire, apex emarginated > with a mucro; secondary veins 6-8; > 8. Corona lobes rod-shaped- H.not rod shaped; > 9.Corolla margin membranous;- H. margin as thick as innerpart. > Hence we need not completely honour the plant list. it needs some > revision. I consider it as another variety of Hemidesmus only; which I wish > to publish. > Ref:http://etd.uovs.ac.za/ETD-db//theses/available/etd- > 07182013-103724/unrestricted/SidneyNC.pdf > A TAXONOMIC REVISION OF FINLAYSONIA and STREPTOCAULON (PERIPLOCOIDEAE; > APOCYNACEAE) > by > NWIGWE CHIMDI SIDNEY guided by DR. A.M. VENTER; > > Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter in Venter & R.L. Verh., Annals of the > Missouri Botanical Garden 88: 565 (2001). Basionym: Hemidesmus wallichii > Wight, Contributions to the Botany of India: 63 (1834)" from Lalithamba ji. > > > On 31 August 2013 18:33, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks a lot, Lalithamba ji, >> How come The Plant List >> <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2812952>states >> as below ?: >> *Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) >> Venter*<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2812952>, >> *Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88: 565 2001*. (Syn: *Hemidesmus* *indicus* >> var. *pubescens* Hook.f.<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2845075>; >> *Hemidesmus* *pubescens* Wight & >> Arn.<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-2603979>; >> *Hemidesmus* *wallichii* >> Wight<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2845077> >> ); >> >> Is it correct ? >> >> >> On 21 August 2013 13:02, Lalithamba Avadhanam <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I wish to share the 3 varieties of Hemedsmus indicus-yellow flowered; >>> Hemidesmus pubescens 2 varieties at E.ghats. the yellow centered >>> variety- leaves and flower are smaller than complete maroon variety. >>> Thank you >>> A.Lalithamba >>> >>> -- >>> 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]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> 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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