Dear Garg sir & Sabu sir I checked on POWO, both these names (Curcuma decipiens & C. inodora) are accepted as different plants.
Sabu sir could you please put some more light on this. Can you plz provide some references for these synonyms. Thank you Regards, Nitin Kawthankar On Fri, 23 Jun 2023, 11:50 p.m. Nitin Kawthankar, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you so much Garg ji and Sabu ji for confirming the ID. > > On Fri, 23 Jun 2023, 11:33 a.m. J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks a lot, Sabu ji >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Mamiyil Sabu >> Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 at 11:17 >> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:449636] Re: Curcuma decipiens Dalzell >> To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >> >> >> Highly variable.* Curcuma inodora* is treated as synonym of *C. >> decipiens* since the latter has priority over the former. >> Thanking you, >> Sincerely yours, >> *M. Sabu Ph. D., FNA, FASc.* >> *CSIR-Emeritus Scientist, Malabar Botanical Garden & IPS* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *Calicut, 673014.Formerly Professor & HeadDepartment of BotanyUniversity >> of CalicutKerala, 673 635, IndiaPhone: 91--4952431545Mobile: 91- >> 09447636333* >> Website: www.gingersofindia.com >> *https://botany.uoc.ac.in/index.php/sunojkumar?id=58 >> <https://botany.uoc.ac.in/index.php/sunojkumar?id=58>* >> Google scholar: >> https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=BkXpK9IAAAAJ&hl=en >> >> >> >> On Fri, 23 Jun 2023 at 08:51, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks, Nitin ji. >>> Requesting Sabu ji to pl. help to differentiate these two. >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J. M. Garg >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>> From: Nitin Kawthankar <[email protected]> >>> Date: Fri, 23 Jun, 2023, 08:35 >>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:449636] Re: Curcuma decipiens Dalzell >>> To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Thank you sir for ID. >>> Will you please give the ID key to differentiate *C. inodora* from *C. >>> decipiens*. >>> As per description both species are variable then how to separate them? >>> Please help.🙏 Thank you. >>> >>> On Wed, 21 Jun 2023, 11:47 a.m. J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, Nitin ji >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>> From: Nitin Kawthankar <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2023 at 23:32 >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:449636] Re: Curcuma decipiens Dalzell >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Date- 20/06/2023. >>>> Location- Pal, Vengurla, Sindhudurg, MH. >>>> (Lat. 15.84, Long. 73.67). >>>> >>>> Habitat- wild, coconut plantation. >>>> Plant Habit- rhizomatous herb. >>>> >>>> On Tue, 20 Jun 2023, 9:02 p.m. Nitin Kawthankar, < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Date- 10/06/2023. >>>>> Location- Pal, Vengurla, Sindhudurg, MH. >>>>> (Lat. 15.84, Long. 73.67). >>>>> >>>>> Habitat- wild, coconut plantation. >>>>> Plant Habit- rhizomatous herb. >>>>> Rhizome- single, with tubers, lemon grass like odour. >>>>> Root tubers- many, ovoid, white inside. >>>>> Leaves- broadly ovate, no distinct odour. >>>>> Inflorescence- lateral, arising after leaves. >>>>> Coma bracts- many, deep purple or white-purple. >>>>> Flowers- funnel-shaped, deep purple. >>>>> >>>>> *Distinguishing Characters:* >>>>> Leaves: without odour; Flowers & coma bracts: deep purple. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/CAE1mSZo1eWz8o8UsmBa5_ccyJJsoQCtoZ4kLjoGxtrw4F41y9A%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAE1mSZo1eWz8o8UsmBa5_ccyJJsoQCtoZ4kLjoGxtrw4F41y9A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> 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/CAE1mSZqXzWWi_hA3seGyXthiYY3UeGQ_NMZAjHQk-UDvGyCQ7Q%40mail.gmail.com.
