Just to point out..... neesanum can only be possible if the name was feminine :) according to latin. Pankaj
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > 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. >>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > >
