Thanks, Nitin ji. I think POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77756-1> is more reliable, as per which it is a synonym.
On Wed, 8 Feb 2023 at 12:42, Nitin Kawthankar <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I was going through the eflora of India for Carissa species but saw that > there is no Carissa congesta there, and it is listed as synonym of Carissa > spinarum. but both species looks very different from each other, so > searched for some literature and I got this. sharing to check and update. > > Karthikeyan, S., Sanjappa, M. and Moorthy, S. (2009). *Flowering Plants > of India: Dicotyledons, Vol. I (Acanthaceae-Avicenneaceae) > <https://bsi.gov.in/uploads/documents/Public_Information/publication/books/miscellaneous/Flowering%20Plants%20of%20India%20-%20Dicotyledons%20vol%201.pdf>*. > Botanical Survey of India. pp130-131. > > *Genus: Carissa (L., 1767)* > 1. *Carissa carandas (L., 1882)* : Throughout India. > 2. *Carissa congesta (Wight, 1958)* > syn. *Carissa carandas* var. *congesta* ((Wight) Bedd., 1882) > var. *congesta* (Wight, 1958) : NW & Peninsular India. > var. *albida* (Santapau, 1967) : Maharashtra. > 3. *Carissa gangetica (Stapf ex Gamble, 1923)* : E & S India. > 4. *Carissa grandiflora (A. DC., 1984)* : Cultivated. > 5. *Carissa hirsuta (Roth, 1967)* : E & S India. > syn. *Carissa spinarum* var. *hirsuta* ((Roth) Hook.f., 1882) > 6. *Carissa inermis (Vahl, 1967)* > syn. *Carissa macrophylla* (A. DC., 1882) > syn. *Carissa suavissima* (Bedd. ex Hook.f., 1882) > syn. *Carissa inermis* var. *macrophylla* (Haines, 1922) > var. *inermis* (Vahl, 1882) : E to Peninsular India. > var. *dalzellii* (Haines, 1922) : E India. > 7. *Carissa opaca (Stapf ex Haines, 1984)* : Throughout Himalayas & drier > parts of India. > syn. *Carissa paucinervia* var. *opaca* ((Stapf ex Haines) Haines, 1922) > 8. *Carissa paucinervia (A. DC., 1290)* : E NE & S India. > 9. *Carissa salicina (Lam., 1967)* : Tamilnadu. > 10. *Carissa spinarum (L., 1882)* > syn. *Carissa diffusa* (Roxb., 1871) > syn. *Carissa spinarum* var. *diffusa* ((Roxb.) Haines, 1922) > var. *spinarum* (L., 1882) : Throughout drier parts of India. > var. *microphylla* (Gamble, 1923) : S India. > var. *scandens* (Haines, 1922) : E India. > > Catalogue of Life also accepted this classification > *Carissa congesta* Wight <https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/RDY6> > > Please refer this and update on site. > > Thank you > > Regards, > Nitin Kawthankar, > Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "eFloraofIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAE1mSZrMn7CKJ0p6ZeCb0rB_kj93BL97GK3wQpAzCABB6HrXyA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAE1mSZrMn7CKJ0p6ZeCb0rB_kj93BL97GK3wQpAzCABB6HrXyA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFD4-nCer9ZPVukOqHp8Ww6hn3Xag%2B3d5eoo2CAqDMoA%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com.
