Thanks Pankaj ji for useful information Gurcharan Singh
On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 7:26 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Orchidaceae the name of family starts with an error as this name described > by Jussieu in 1789 has been conserved against Orchidaceae described by > Adanson that was described earlier in 1763. > Another error is the Type of family which is Orchis latifolia L. but it is > a rejected name now. > > The name itself is originated from Orchis meaning TESTICLES !!! I imagine > what was in the mind of Linneaus when he named Orchis !!! > > > -- > *********************************************************** > Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. > IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia > > Office: > Conservation Officer > Orchid Conservation Section > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > Residence: > 151, 1st Floor, Tai Om Tsuen > Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: [email protected]; [email protected] > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251(mobile). > Fax: +852 > 2483 7194 > > -- > 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. > -- 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.

