I leave it others to 'decide' or 'debate' or 'interpret' as to the 'accepted'
nomenclature/taxonomictreatment of Actaea/Cimicifuga.
The MOST important aspect is correct IDENTIFICATION. Names change (and
sometimeschange back) and with different revisions of genera there are further
alterations.
The fundamental point is the need for accurately IDENTIFYING plants -
regardless of which name isapplied to them by various 'sources'.
Stewart included the Actaea and Cimicifuga within Ranunculaceae in his
'Annotated Catalogue' in 1972,calling them Actaea spicata and Cimicifuga
foetida respectively. The plants (species/taxa) he knew AREthe plants I am
referring to - whatever their current names and I consider the photos I sent
from Khelanmargare of what Stewart knew as C.foetida a plant which can be
separated from what Stewart knew as A.spicata.
Best Wishes,
Chris Chadwell
81 Parlaunt Road
SLOUGH
SL3 8BE
UK
www.shpa.org.uk
From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]>
To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]; Anzar Khuroo <[email protected]>; D.S
Rawat <[email protected]>; Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2017, 7:27
Subject: Fwd: Actaea cimicifolia (syn. Cimcifuga foetida) Part II
Forwarding againfor validation or otherwise please.
However, both as per The Plant List Ver.1.1 & Catalogue of Life, Actaea
spicata var. acuminata (Wall. ex Royle) H.Hara is the accepted name.
Actaea asiatica H. Hara is another accepted species with distribution in
Russian Far East, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), China (Gansu,
Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Shaanxi,
Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan), North Korea, South Korea as per catalogue of
Life.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: C CHADWELL <[email protected]>
Date: 5 January 2017 at 03:30
Subject: Actaea cimicifolia (syn. Cimcifuga foetida) Part II
To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]>
There is confusion between the foliage of what is nowActaea asiatica
(previously A.spicata var. acuminate) andthat of what is now Actaea cimicifuga
(previously Cimcifuga foetida)
See: https://groups.google.com/ forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/ yRZ8jRLWU9Y
I have taken the liberty of adding images of Rawat, Singh & Khuroo to oneof
mine on a single 'slide' and attaching for comparative purposes. See below.
I consider my image and that of Dr Rawat are of plants which have beencorrectly
identified.
I think there has been a mix-up with Dr Khuroo's samples of foliage.
Theleft-hand sample appears to me to be A.cimicifuga not A.asiatica. I
amuncertain about the right hand image. It is not A.cimicifuga but may notbe
A.asiatica either. Fuller specimens (showing the lower parts as well) would
have helped.
As for Dr Singh's image. Is this A.asiatica or A.cimicifuga?
What do members think?
Best Wishes,
Chris Chadwell
81 Parlaunt Road
SLOUGH
SL3 8BE
UK
www.shpa.org.uk
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