Thanks Tapasji for the feedback regards On 16 May 2016 15:28, "Tapas Chakrabarty" <[email protected]> wrote:
> In fact a specimen from PBL was sent to L long back for identification and > they identified the same as Cycas rumphii. Since then we are calling the > bulk of the Andamans collections (the commonest species there) as C. > rumphii also in use by the local tribes. It is clearly included in the > CITIS List as a valid species ( > http://www.bsienvis.nic.in/CITES/Cycas%20rumphii.pdf). C. rumphii is > indeed sometimes treated as a synonym of C. circinalis but this needs > clarification by Cycad experts. The book on the Cycads of India overlooked > the species and never mentioned about it. The author probably never > visited the Andamans and observed. Fully grown trees are available even at > Dhanikhari garden. The species, C. pschannae appears to be dubious. It > was described on the basis of a cultivated plant in the AJC Bose IBG, > introduced from the Andamans. They observed the plant growing in the > Islands but never collected a specimen and cited in the protologue. In my > opinion, it is very similar to C. rumphii and may ultimately be united with > it. > > I take it as Cycas rumphii unless otherwise clarified by the experts on > Cycads. > > Tapas. > > On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 5:02 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> As per *Cycads of India*, we don't have this species in India (at least >> in the wild). We have no accepted postings of this so far on this in efi. >> In view it has to be checked again. >> From comparative images at ***Cycas* >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/cycadaceae/cycas>, >> it seems to match with *Cycas pschannae* R.C. Srivast. & Lalji Singh sp. >> nov. >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/cycadaceae/cycas/cycas-pschannae> >> Request experts to pl. help. >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: tsp kumar <[email protected]> >> Date: 11 May 2016 at 20:01 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:243199] TSP-MAY2016-19-19-348:Images of Cycas >> rumphii (Cycadaceae) >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> Dear friends, >> >> >> >> It is my pleasure to share few images of* Cycas rumphii* ( Cycadaceae ) >> >> >> Ref:http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=cycas+rumphii >> >> Ref: >> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ceylon%20Sago%20Palm.html >> >> Ref: >> http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=10&cat=2 >> >> >> >> Habit:Palm >> >> >> >> Habitat:Cultivated >> >> >> >> Sighting:Bangalore,Karnataka,about 800 msl >> >> >> >> Date:08-03-2016 >> >> >> >> Thanks and regards >> >> tspkumar >> >> Deputy Conservator of Forests >> >> Working Plan >> >> Chikmagalur >> >> Ph:9880571585 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *“We have not inherited this planet from our forefathers, we have >> borrowed it from our children”-An American proverb* >> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> >> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >> >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >> world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). >> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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