Dear Dr Goraya
Thanks for accepting the correction in the right spirit. As fellow-scientists
we have a duty to accept such things (eventhough it is not an enjoyable
experience) as having the correct identification (always with the proviso, "to
the best of current knowledge") is CRUCIAL and we are duty-bound to present
reliable information. As is said on this site, we are allfallible. But must
accept "peer-reviewing" not just nationally but internationally. It is part of
maintaining high standards.We all should AIM for high standards, such that
those coming to view images on the efI can have confidence in the naming.I am
sure members of this group wish for the data-base to be respected by
knowledgeable people.
It is always much easier (and quicker) to say what a plant is NOT, rather than
what it is!
We are ALL guilty of, sometimes, rushing to an identification - it is SO
time-consuming to check and RELIABLE referencesare not always to-hand plus it
is easy to TRUST all sources, whereas MISIDENTIFICATIONS are COMMON, whether
inprinted books or on-line. With mistakes repeated and copied. Or they
contribute to greater confusion.
Experience has taught me the NECESSITY not to automatically trust records.
As scientists, it is our DUTY/OBLIGATION to point out errors/mistakes.
Best Wishes,
Chris Chadwell
81 Parlaunt Road
SLOUGH
SL3 8BE
UK
www.shpa.org.uk
From: gurinder goraya <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>;
efloraofindia <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, 28 January 2017, 1:33
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:261974] Re: Rosaceae Fortnight- Potentilla
peduncularis from Himachal-GSG42/Sept 2015
<!--#yiv2499464231 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}-->Dear Mr. Chadwell,
Thanks for pointing out the mis-identification by me. It sure is not Potentilla
peduncularis. Another case of casual matching of images with something similar
looking and arriving at identification! I'll try to be more careful in future.
Kindly, help in identification of the species.
Regards,
Dr. G S Goraya, IFSDeputy Director General (Research),Indian Council of
Forestry Research & Education,New Forest P.O., Dehradun - 248006.(Uttarakhand,
India) Tel. (+91-941-802-5036)
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf
of [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2017 8:12 AM
To: efloraofindia
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [efloraofindia:261974] Re: Rosaceae Fortnight- Potentilla peduncularis
from Himachal-GSG42/Sept 2015 This does NOT match Potentilla peduncularis - a
species not recorded from H.P. but not found further West than Nepal.
There are quite a lot of Potentillas in H.P., some of which I am not familiar
with yet. I shall take another look at this when timepermits - though have a
pretty good idea what it probably is.
You will agree that this does not look at all like the other Potentilla from
Ladakh which has been posted under the same name.
On Sunday, September 13, 2015 at 12:39:19 PM UTC+1, gurinder goraya wrote:
Dears,
Potentilla peduncularis. From alpine meadows.
Regards,
Dr. G S Goraya, IFSDeputy Director General (Research),Indian Council of
Forestry Research & Education,New Forest P.O., Dehradun - 248006.(Uttarakhand,
India) Tel. (+91-941-802-5036)
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