I realized that the book Order out of Chaos may not be available to all. Hence I clarify here that the type of Laurus cassia was not designated. However, the text says that the original materials are available as follows:
Original material: Herb. Hermann 5: 120, No. 146 [icon] (BM); Herb. Hermann 4: 11, No. 146 (BM); Herb. Hermann 2: 67, No. 146 (BM); [icon] in Burman, Thes. Zeylan.: 63, t. 28. 1737; [icon] in Rheede, Hort. Malab. 1: 107, t. 57. 1678. (adopted after the above said book for common interest). It is clearly mentioned there that the current name of the plant is *Neolitsea cassia *(L.) Kosterm. I am accepting this name for the present plant. I call it Neotitsea cassia in my revision of the genus in India (unpublished). The lists given by various agencies online are not fully dependable. On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]>wrote: > Kindly look at the entry on Laurus cassia in the book entitled "Order out > of Chaos" published by the Linnean Society of London. > > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 1:04 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Gurumurthi ji, >> More discussion in an earlier thread on the same issue: QUERY :: >> confusing identity of Laurus >> cassia:<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/X0EED6LVw2M> >> >> >> On 23 January 2014 10:28, Gurumurthi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I completely agree with Tapas jee for the uncertain results of The Plant >>>> List. Many of Indian endemics are yet to be resolved.. Even some genera >>>> (for eg. Haplanthodes) are waiting for the clarification there. >>>> >>> I believe *Neolitsea cassia *(L.) Kosterm. is in synonymous with *Neolitsea >>> zeylanica* <http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?413305> (Nees >>> & T. Nees) Merr. The protologue of both seem to be referring same plant. >>> Image of a herbarium sheet of *Cinnamomum cassia *(L.) J.Presl, >>> preserved in Kew Herbarium seems to be quite different from *Neolitsea >>> cassia *(L.) Kosterm. >>> >>> Thanks for Garg jee for valuable inputs. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world): >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2200 members & >> 1,78,400 messages on 31/12/13) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 9000 species & 1,80, 000 images). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> > > -- 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.
