May I request the comments from the professional taxonomists and Garg ji as well?
On Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 5:42:34 PM UTC+5:30, Mahadeswara wrote: > > Dear members, > I am attaching herewith a photo (combo) received from a friend in > Chennai. For me it looks like *Cordia myxa * looking at the leaves and > the size of the tree. However on checking the efloraofindia on this > species it is merged with the *C.dichotoma.* > efi page on Cordia dichotoma > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/b/boraginaceae/cordia/cordia-dichotoma> > > . Extract submitted for ready reference : > As per Singh ji: > > > > *"Cordia myxa L., and Cordia dichotoma Forst as such are distinct species > The problem arose that the name C. myxa was also used for plants from > India, which is same as C. obliqua Willd., a name adopted in Flora of > British India. This plant is now correctly known C. dichotoma Forst.The > plant should be cited as:Cordia dichotoma Forst. syn: Cordia > obliqua Willd.; C. myxa auct. (non L.); C. indica Lam.; > C. latifolia Roxb. Cordia myxa L. is a distinct plant now understood to > be confined to Asia minor and Egypt "* > > * According to Pradip Krishen's new book 'Jungle Trees of Central India' > [which is fairly well researched and presented] : * > *- C.myxa is the accepted name and C.dichotoma is a synonym* > > *My queries :* > *(1) Which is the correct form of accepted name and which is the synonym > ?* > *(2) Suggest the correct citation for the picture I have posted.* > > *Please clarify .* > > -- 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/841a324f-eec5-4cf7-87a9-0d34ca4b62e2o%40googlegroups.com.
