Thanks Gurcharan ji and Vijaya ji for enlightening me about the specific epithet of the plant. tanay
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes Gurcharan ji, Wiki also provides the etymology: "...*viridis*, from > the Greek, refers to the color green, with implications of youth and > vigor..." so here the specific epithet refers the use of the plant. > > With regards > > Vijayasankar > > > On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 11:20 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Tanay and Vijayasankar ji >> The answer may lie in the fact that species for many years was known as S. >> horminum, a greek name for sage. Only recently it has been merged with S. >> viridis, originally described as distinct species by Linnaeus >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_viridis >> >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_viridis> >> -- >> >> 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 Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:11 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> This question also stuck me but I found Vijaya Ji has already placed it >>> well !! >>> tanay >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Vijayasankar < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Nice pictures Gurcharan ji. But why the name 'viridis' (means 'green')? >>>> >>>> With regards >>>> >>>> Vijayasankar >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Gurcharan Singh >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Salvia viridis from Kashmir, perhaps a recent introduction in Kashmir >>>>> Gardens. Photographed from Hazuribagh Garden in Srinagar on June 16, 2010. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tanay Bose >>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant >>> Department of Botany >>> University of British Columbia >>> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>> Phone: 778-323-4036 >>> >>> >> >> >> > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
