Some good reading at wiki pages that is already pointed out by Vijayasankar ji.
... among these two German brothers, both botanists: 1) Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck ... (1776 - 1858) ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Gottfried_Daniel_Nees_von_Esenbeck 2) Theodor Friedrich Ludwig Nees von Esenbeck ... (1787-1837) ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Friedrich_Ludwig_Nees_von_Esenbeck ... on reading this line: He (Christian Gottfried Daniel) described approximately 7,000 plant species (almost as many as Linnaeus himself) ... he *must* be the one who is commemorated in case of *neesanum* (context: *Zingiber neesanum*). Also found: The standard author abbreviation Nees is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name. in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/* Christian_Gottfried_Daniel_Nees_von_Esenbeck*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Gottfried_Daniel_Nees_von_Esenbeck> Regards. On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 11:57 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > ... 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. >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
