Thanks a lot, Sabu ji -- With regards, J. M. Garg
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Mamiyil Sabu <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 15 Sep, 2021, 10:42 am Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:398250] What is Zingiber neesanum anyways? To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> Yes. This was haunting me for long, but I could not resolve it due to non availability of Type specimens of these materials. I am still to get the full article. Thanking you, Sincerely yours, *M. Sabu Ph. D., FNA, FASc.* *CSIR-Emeritus Scientist, Malabar Botanical Garden & IPS* *Calicut, 673014.Formerly Professor & HeadDepartment of BotanyUniversity of CalicutKerala, 673 635, IndiaPhone: 91--4952431545Mobile: 91- 09447636333* Website: www.gingersofindia.com *https://botany.uoc.ac.in/index.php/sunojkumar?id=58 <https://botany.uoc.ac.in/index.php/sunojkumar?id=58>* Google scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=BkXpK9IAAAAJ&hl=en On Wed, 15 Sept 2021 at 10:39, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Rushabh ji. > > -- > With regards, > J. M. Garg > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Rushabh Chaudhari <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 15 Sep, 2021, 10:37 am > Subject: [efloraofindia:398250] What is Zingiber neesanum anyways? > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Confusion on which name to use for which species remained a constant theme > for the two ginger species depicted in the following photographs. Both > Zingiber species occur in Western ghats and are widely distributed, yet > their identity and names used for them remained a hotly debated topic in > every forum interested in them, including 'eflora of India'. > Me and my co-authors have recently published a study which addressed this > problem in detail and provided a solution for the same ✨ > > Our results mainly conclude that > 1) The Yellow flowered Zingiber species occurring in northern Western > Ghats must be recognized with name Zingiber neesanum. 2) Recently proposed > new name for the same species - Zingiber diwakarianum - must not be > preferred 3) White flowered Zingiber species predominant in Central and > Southern Western Ghats must be called by the name Zingiber anamalayanum. > In addition to these 3 main conclusions we also pinpointed the origin of > the said problem, how it persisted in time and how we can learn from our > mistakes and not repeat the same again. We have also shed light on some > interesting botanical history, importance of herbarium specimens, > digitizing historical documents in connection with botany and much more. > Henceforth the two species will be known by their correct name throughout > the globe, facilitating their unambiguous identification. > Everything under the sun in connection with these species will be much > precise now, let it be assessing their conservation status or considering > them from utilitarian point of view. > Cheers 🎉✨ > > Publication: > http://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12567 > > -- > 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/b7f732ae-4889-46c2-b23a-e84ca6edc513n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/b7f732ae-4889-46c2-b23a-e84ca6edc513n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CA%2BiuSFAh7V5Rb87ngrpgrO6bntUpt8BnyRVJA291xm58uEH-ew%40mail.gmail.com.
