Thanks Tapas ji for the clarification. Regards. Dinesh On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 4:49 PM Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Phyllanthus simplex *Retz., Observ. Bot. 5: 29. 1788; Roxb., Hort. > Bengal. 69. 1814 & Fl. Ind. 3: 654. 1832. Type citation: “E Tranquebaria mi > Sit Honor, KÖNIG.” Type (lectotype, designated by Fischer, 1932: 65): > India, *Koenig* s.n. (LD1742457!). Syntypes: India, *Koenig* s.n. > (C10011341!, C10011342!, C10011343!). Distribution: Sri Lanka and India to > SE Asia, S China and Malesia (in Melanesia intergrading with *P. virgatus > *G. Forst.). > Recently Verwijs et al. (2019: 247) applied a wide concept and treated *P. > simplex* as well as *P. narayanswamii* Gamble, a South Indian endemic as > synonyms of the Pacific species *P. virgatus *G.Forst., though resorting > to a narrow concept in maintaining* P. gardnerianus* (Wight) Baill. as a > closely allied distinct species. I have, however, followed here the concept > of Webster (1986: 94–95, 1997: 213) who considered P. simplex as a distinct > species differing from *P. virgatus* in the in the larger seeds, longer > fruiting pedicels, papillate ovaries and undissected disc of female > flowers. In this context, it may be mentioned that recent collections of *P. > narayanswamii* are now available (Satish & Rao, 2019: 20) which show that *P. > narayanswamii* is different and distinct from* P. simplex *in the > relatively broader coriaceous leaves, slightly thickened along margins and > the lateral nerves being much stronger and conspicuously raised on the > undersurface. In these characters, *P. narayanswami*i apporoaches closer > to *P. gardnerianus* which, however, does not exhibit such strong lateral > venation of the leaves and therefore it seems possible that these two > species may ultimately be united, at least as varieties, when further > gatherings are made available. > The publication of Werwijs et al. is attached herewith. > Kind regards, > Tapas. > > On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 9:08 AM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> As per efi thread >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/a_-3NXRJjvc> : >> Webster (in Pacific Science 40: 94. 1986) indicates that the populations >> in Asian regions including India and Sri Lanka are *P. simplex* Retz. and >> separable from *P. virgatus* which appear to be restricted to Pacific >> Islands.*P. simplex* has strongly papillate ovaries and entire female >> disc, whereas *P. virgatus* has smooth ovaries and irregularly dissected >> female disc. >> >> On Mon, 6 Jan 2020 at 20:59, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Catalogue of Life considers it synonym P. virgatus proper >>> So does World Flora Online (New version of TPL) >>> Also eFlora of China >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Mob: 9810359089 >>> https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1 >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 8:45 PM Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> P. simplex if considered distinct from P. virgatus. >>>> >>>> On Mon, 6 Jan 2020, 20:35 J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks, Singh ji >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> With regards, >>>>> J. M. Garg >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>>> From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: Mon 6 Jan, 2020, 7:13 PM >>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:339739] Phyllanthus species for ID from >>>>> Karnal, Haryana-GS06012020-1 >>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Phyllanthus species for ID from Karnal, Haryana, September 15, 2011. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>>> Mob: 9810359089 >>>>> https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1 >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAHiXKpUs55U-rfbnNenrUGa51h9hCH%3DE5u2f96Enj4xN1TW7QQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAHiXKpUs55U-rfbnNenrUGa51h9hCH%3DE5u2f96Enj4xN1TW7QQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> >> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >> >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >> world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than >> 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). >> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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