*Bonnaya gracilis* A.Pal, Sardesai & M.Chowdhury [image: Bonnaya gracilis A.Pal, Sardesai & M.Chowdhury]
¿ *bon-NEY-ah* ? -- named for Charles François, Marquis de Bonnay (1750-1825), French military officer, politician and diplomat, student of botany ... Plant genera named after people (1753-1853) by José A. Mari Mut <https://ia600105.us.archive.org/24/items/plantgenera/plantgenera.pdf> *GRASS-il-is* -- graceful; slender ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=gracilis> *commonly known as*: graceful bonnaya *botanical names*: *Bonnaya gracilis* A.Pal, Sardesai & M.Chowdhury ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/> Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ *graceful bonnaya* - name coined, for want of name; derived from the scientific name; epithet *gracilis* = graceful; bonnaya = from the commemorative genus name *Bonnaya*, named for Charles François, Marquis de Bonnay (1750-1825), French military officer, politician and diplomat, student of botany ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ ***Kerala, ***Karnataka, ***Maharashtra, ***Puducherry, ***West Bengal - Pal, Aaratrik & Sardesai, M. M. & Chowdhury, Monoranjan. (2021). Transfer of Torenia gracilis Benth. to Bonnaya as Bonnaya gracilis sp. nov. (Linderniaceae). <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354120581_Transfer_of_Torenia_gracilis_Benth_to_Bonnaya_as_Bonnaya_gracilis_sp_nov_Linderniaceae> Nordic Journal of Botany. 39. 10.1111/njb.03292. *** no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ x ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/08/bonnaya-gracilis-apal-sardesai.html Regards. Dinesh -- 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/CABSQqC2QDYtwgMra6pxgHDHO%3D5Da0dV2GB%3D0DE78W2b1%2BULZPA%40mail.gmail.com.
