one more synonym I forgot to mention earlier is Normanbya merrillii Bech., in philip. Jour. Sci. 4: 606, 1909.
regards, Rashida. On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Pardeshi S. <[email protected]>wrote: > Adonidia merrillii (Becc.) Becc. Philipp. J. Sci. 14: 329, 1919. > Synonym: Veitchia merrillii (Becc.) H. E. Moore Gentes Herb. 8: 501, > 1957. > Common name: Manila palm, Merrill Palm. > > Regards > Satish Pardeshi > > On Jul 29, 11:04 am, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sir spoke with Dr. Almeida today. Dr. Almeida informed that the naming is > as > > per ' World Monograph of palms', and the earliest published name is > valid. > > However, he also said that if Kew and Grin has accepted current name as > > Adonidia merrilli than it may be correct. He is in the process of > > carrying out a major study of Palms in India, it is complex because most > of > > the times flowers are not seen since they flower after long durations, > and > > some do not flower at all. > > > > regards, > > Rashida. > > > > On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:08 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > Yes GRIN also accepts that: Adonidia merrillii (Becc.) Becc to be the > > > accepted name. > > > > > -- > > > 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 Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar < > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > >> I just found out from Kew that the accepted name is > > > > >> Adonidia merrillii (Becc.) Becc., Philipp. J. Sci. 14: 329 (1919). > > > > >> syn: Veitchia merrillii (Becc.) H.E.Moore, Gentes Herb. 8: 501 > > >> (1957)......Note the double ' i ' . > > > > >> Regards > > >> Dr. Pankaj Kumar, WII. >
