... was precisely the response sought Gurcharan ji. Many thanks for providing the clarity regarding the time when the species was named.
First place of visit for meaning and pronunciation of botanical names is Dave's botanary. At http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=mungo&Search.x=0&Search.y=0the meaning for *mungo* is: ... *Possibly* named for 18th century Scottish explorer and plant collector, Mungo Park Their doubt is genuine because they may not be knowing that the epithet is derived from the vernacular name of the plant. Second, got a book by S P Dixit (Divisinal Forest Officer) called Scientific Names of Plants Explained. That too carries the same doubt. So, many thanks for clarifying thoughts. Thus, it would be: MUN-go -- name derived from the Sanskrit name of the plant, मुद्ग (*mudga*) Thus my query holds good: ... why was *mung* not named *Vigna mungo* ? at ... http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/4405ff6402e20ebc?hl=en# Many thanks once again, Gurcharan ji for resolving my query. Regards. On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Dinesh ji > You have bowled me out by suggesting the name of Mungo Park. > I thought it is Indian name. The plant is of Indian origin and cultivated > here for a long time. > The answer to this question may be found in another question, has Linnaeus > named some species after an author/person? and if yes names of such species. > A big question mark? Linnaeus names his species in 1767, when Mungo Park > was not born. > > -- > > 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear friends, ... is the epithet *mungo* commemorative for the Scottish >> explorer of the African continent, Mungo Park (1771 – 1806) ? >> ... if so, what were the regional (native) names of *mung* called earlier >> to coining the epithet. >> >> >> >> This query is related to post at >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/894d590aec08192c?hl=en >> >> >> >> Regards. >> >> -- >> 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
