Thank you Gurcharan ji, for the info. The detailed note on nomenclature (in FoC) is interesting as well as confusing as the status is not concluded. They treat A. tuberosam and A. ramosum distinct based on leaf nature. Wiki says the former is the cultivated form of the latter, which is always found in wild and said to be never cultivated. It need more research i think too.
There is an illustration of A. tuberosum in FoC and i don't see any 'tuber' as such in that. As ICBN says 'the plant name need not necessarily describe the plant's character(s)...' ..so Eclipta 'prostrata' can be 'erect' also...and A. tuberosum need not possess a tuber...! With regards R. Vijayasankar On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 12:28 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > Vijayasankar ji > No answer for this yet, but here is interesting information from eFlora of > China: *Allium tuberosum* is generally regarded as a cultivated species > with a tetraploid chromosome number (2* n* = 32), although a wild > population was recently discovered in Shanxi Province with a diploid number > (2* n* = 16; Yang et al., Acta Phytotax. Sin. 36: 36--46. 1998). > > > -- > 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 Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:47 AM, R. Vijayasankar < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks a lot Gurcharan ji. I guess all species of Allium have bulbous >> root. Why this is called 'tuberosum'?... >> >> With regards >> >> R. Vijayasankar >> >> >> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Gurcharan Singh >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Vijaysankar ji >>> I will get them for you on my next visit to the College, probably within >>> this week only. In the mean time manage with these flat leaves. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> 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 Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:34 AM, R. Vijayasankar < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Beautiful shots Gurcharan ji. Do you have pictures of its bulb/tuber >>>> also? would like to see. >>>> >>>> With regards >>>> >>>> R. Vijayasankar >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 11:33 PM, tanay bose >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Lovely photos !!!!!! >>>>> Tanay >>>>> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Gurcharan Singh >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Allium tuberosum Rottl. (syn: A. clarkei Hook.f.) growing in College >>>>>> Botanical Garden. It flowers in August-September and is iseal material >>>>>> for >>>>>> teaching Alliaceae to students. Common names: Garlic chives, Chinese >>>>>> leeks, >>>>>> Chinese chives, Flat chives. >>>>>> >>>>>> The whole plant is antibacterial, cardiac, depurative, digestive, >>>>>> stimulant, stomachic and tonic. It is an anti-emetic herb that improves >>>>>> kidney function. It is used internally to treat urinary incontinence, >>>>>> kidney >>>>>> and bladder weaknesses etc. The seed is carminative and stomachic. They >>>>>> are >>>>>> used in India in the treatment of spermatorrhoea. The leaves and the >>>>>> bulbs >>>>>> are applied to bites, cuts and wounds. The juice of the plant is used as >>>>>> a >>>>>> moth repellent. 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