Thanks for sharing, but the question still remains unanswered, why the name is viridis, which means green. Pankaj
On Aug 23, 10:22 am, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
