Thanks a lot Ajit Ji for raising a query and Tapas Ji for giving an excellent explanation, really very useful information..
On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 11:52 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you very much. Here is an extract from Flora of India Volume 23. I > hope that these points will be helpful is getting the answer of your > query. We have maintained the name Trevia nudiflora here. If you so wish, > there is no harm in calling it a Mallotus. > > *10. Trevia* L. > > Monotypic, from India to China and Indonesia. > > *Note*. Based on molecular studies, Kulju, Sierra & Welzen (Blumea 52: > 124. 2007) merge this genus with *Mallotus*. The generic name *Trevia* > L. (1753) has priority over *Mallotus* Lour. (1790). Kulju & Welzen > (Taxon 57: 1358. 2008), has made a formal proposal for conservation of the > generic name *Mallotus *against *Trevia* and it is still pending a > decision. > > The original spelling used by Linnaeus (Sp. Pl. ed. 1, 2: 1193. 1753) is ' > *Trevia'*, but later he inconsistently used both '*Trevia' *and '*Trewia'**. > * All subsequent authors have adopted the spelling* 'Trewia**'**. *However, > Art. 13.4 of the present Code (2006) gives protection to the original > spelling given in *Species Plantarum*, ed. 1 (1753) and therefore '*Trevia' > *cannot be altered. > > *Literature*. KULJU, K. K. M., S. E. C. SIERRA & P. C. VAN WELZEN > (2007). Re-shaping *Mallotus* (Part 2): Inclusion of *Neotrewia*, > *Octospermum* and *Trewia* in *Mallotus* s. s. (Euphorbiaceae s. s.). > Blumea 52: 115 - 136. SUSILA RANI, S. R. M. & N. P. BALAKRISHNAN (1998). > Notes on *Trewia nudiflora* L. (Euphorbiaceae) and its varieties. J. > Econ. Taxon. Bot. 22: 345 - 352, ff. 1 - 4. > > *Trevia nudiflora* L., Sp. Pl. 1193. 1753; Müll.Arg. in DC., Prodr. > 15(2): 953. 1866; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 423. 1887. *Mallotus > nudiflorus* (L.) Kulju & Welzen, Blumea 52: 124. 2007. > > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 9:38 PM, Ajit Ampalakkad <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thanks Tapas ji. Based on your input as well, for the time, we can keep >> it at Mallotus nudiflorus. >> >> Trewia versus Trevia seems an interesting point. Can you elaborate on >> that? Everywhere Mallotus nudiflorus's syn is used as Trewia including >> Flowersofindia website. So does it require a correction? >> >> Rgds >> Ajit >> >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 7:18 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Available data on the characters of the bark in Euphorbiaceae is >>> insufficient for species demarcations. Hence it is not possible to >>> identify the species on this character. However, the other morphological >>> features point to Trevia (not Trewia) nudiflora var. nudiflora, recently >>> treated to be Mallotus nudiflorus. >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 7:23 PM, Ajit Ampalakkad <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Kindly help me ID this tree. This was seen in Nandi hills, bangalore on >>>> 12th Feb 2015. One ID suggested is Mallotus nudiflorus (Trewia nudiflora). >>>> By the look of the bark, it does not have the characteristic grey smooth >>>> bark seen in T. nudiflora. Hence i am having a doubt. >>>> Please suggest and help. >>>> >>>> Rgds >>>> Ajit >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >> > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
