... possibly yes, Vijayasankar ji ... finding that there are some names with *neesianum* in other genera ... (Google searched ... *Agathopyllum neesianum, Piper neesianum, Syzygium neesianum*) This could have been a stray error while naming and may have got carried away in all texts.
Regards. On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > i wonder if it was named as 'neesianum' or 'neesii' it would have been > better, as told by Gurcharan ji. > > With regards > > Vijayasankar > > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 12:29 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> ... apologies ... subject title of this post carries the spelling wrong >> ... it must be *neesanum*. >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> ... me too strongly think *neesanum* to be in honour of Nees von >>> Esenbeck >>> ... broad reference: A Sketch of the History of Indian Botany ... >>> http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/biodiversity/sahyadri/wgbis_info/botanical.htm >>> >>> Many thanks Vijayasankar ji for pointing out ... many thanks Gurcharan ji >>> -- considering this to be some sort of exception in commemorative naming. >>> Many thanks Pankaj for quick responses. >>> >>> >>> The other query of this post is distribution of *Zingiber neesanum* in >>> India (elsewhere in world) and want to know its regional names. >>> This plant is rarely found on internet !! and not found in resource texts >>> available with me !! >>> >>> Regards. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> How about this hero: >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Friedrich_Ludwig_Nees_von_Esenbeck >>>> >>>> Many botanical names in Acanthaceae has his (Nees) name as author name. >>>> Perhaps if we check Brummit & Powel's book, we will come to know about >>>> other >>>> names with Nees. >>>> >>>> With regards >>>> >>>> Vijayasankar >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 11:42 PM, Pankaj Kumar < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> by the way, he never came to India or worked on Indian plants. Will >>>>> someone name the plant after him in that case? >>>>> Pankaj >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Vijayasankar < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> > May be it was to honour Nees, a botanist... >>>>> > >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Gottfried_Daniel_Nees_von_Esenbeck >>>>> > With regards >>>>> > >>>>> > Vijayasankar >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 11:09 PM, Pankaj Kumar < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >> >>>>> >> I am not sure, but NESO means island or somethign related to island. >>>>> >> May be it was found on some island. :p...the names suggests its >>>>> based >>>>> >> on the name of a place most probably. >>>>> >> Regards >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Pankaj >>>>> >> >>>>> >> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Dinesh Valke < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>> >> wrote: >>>>> >> > Dear friends, >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > 1) Can somebody help me know the derivation of the epithet - >>>>> neesanum >>>>> >> > (context: Zingiber neesanum) >>>>> >> > - could it be derived from regional name in Maharashtra ? >>>>> >> > - in Shrikant ji's FOS and as also put at FOI, the regional name >>>>> In >>>>> >> > Maharashtra is nisam निसम >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > 2) Is Z. neesanum endemic to Western Ghats of Maharshtra and Goa ? >>>>> >> > What is the Konkani name (in Goa) ? >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > Regards. >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
