Dear Sir, The nomenclature of Phoenix sylvestris is a difficult nut for me over 2 years. This species was originally proposed by Linneanus as Elate sylvestris and later Roxburgh transferred this to Phoenix viz. P. sylvestris. The type was based on Rheede's Kattu eethanl in his Hortus Malabaricus. But Roxburgh described another plant instead in his Flora Indica. This made the problem so complecated. Now we are going to raise an epitype for the species and I do hope we can solve the mystery shortly. Until then we can silent about this issue.
Thanks and regards Santhosh On 13 March 2010 18:51, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Vijayadas ji and Muthu ji > According to Eflora of Pakistan P. humilis Royle is synonym of *Phoenix* * > loureirii* > Kunth<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250077154> > which > should be the correct name > > It is differentiated from other common wild species P. sylvestris as > follows > > Phoenix loureirii.....Plants less than 4 m tall, 20-30 cm in diam., leaves > 20-55 cm long, fruit 1-2 cm long > > Phoenix sylvestris...Plants 8-15 m tall, 35-50 cm in diam., 1-4 m long, > fruit 2.5 cm long > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 6:03 PM, Vijayadas D <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think this is wild sps. commonly seen in hills >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 8:09 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Stems with leaf bases, peduncle not flattened, elongate, fruits black. >>> These features lead to P. lourierii Kunth. Rgds, Shrikant >>> >>> On Mar 12, 3:29 pm, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Dear all, >>> > I have doubts in the binomial of this plant. >>> > Is this *Phoenix loureirii** *Kunth var.* humilis* (Becc.) S.C. Barrow >>> > or *Phoenix >>> > humilis* Royle.? >>> > >>> > Which one is the recent & accepted name? >>> > Mature stems reach up to 0.90 metre in height and these are found on >>> high >>> > elevations [1000 - 1500msl]. >>> > >>> > *Date/Time- 07 Mar 2010 12:00pm* >>> > >>> > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- *Satyamangalam RF; Eastern Ghats. ca. >>> > 1400msl >>> > >>> > *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild* >>> > >>> > *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- short tree* >>> > >>> > *Height/Length- *0 to 1m* >>> > * >>> > >>> > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- *1 - 1.2m length; pinnately compound >>> > >>> > *Inflorescence Type/ Size- panicle; 20 - 30cm length(along with rachis) >>> > * >>> > >>> > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- *0.3-0.5cm across; tepals cream >>> > coloured >>> > >>> > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- berry; on maturity is black* >>> > >>> > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- *no fragrance >>> > >>> > The leaves are collected extensively for making broomsticks and >>> thatches. >>> > Fruits are eaten by animals; the pith of the plant(mature) is eaten by >>> local >>> > people. >>> > -- >>> > Muthu Karthick, N >>> > Junior Research Fellow >>> > Care Earth Trust >>> > Chennai - 61www.careearthtrust.org >>> > >>> > d 008.jpg >>> > 333KViewDownload >>> > >>> > IMG_4018.JPG >>> > 216KViewDownload >>> > >>> > IMG_4025.JPG >>> > 138KViewDownload >>> > >>> > IMG_4028.JPG >>> > 157KViewDownload >>> > >>> > Z 054.jpg >>> > 385KViewDownload >>> > >>> > Z 060.jpg >>> > 205KViewDownload >>> > >>> > Z 113.jpg >>> > 398KViewDownload >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "efloraofindia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> VijayadasD >> Horticulturalist / Estates Supervisor Deputy >> Electro Saudi Services Ltd >> Salwa Garden Village >> Riyadh-11462,PBNO-7210 >> KSA >> vijayadas.wetpaint.com >> >> Ferns are funniest plants..............!!!!! >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- SANTHOSH ------------------------------------------ Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode Thiruvananthapuram-695562 Kerala India www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
