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 !!!
>
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