In a lighter vein, as the Bard said: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." ak ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 9:15 PM, ushaprabha page <[email protected]>wrote: > very interesting. > > > > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Once again many thanks for enlightening dear Pankaj ... now laughing at my >> stupidity !!!!!!! >> Hort. stands for Horticultural variety ... this will remain registered in >> my mind. >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear Sir, >>> Hort. is not author citation there, it is pointing towards may be >>> horticultural variety, in other words, cultivars. >>> Regards >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Dear Pankaj ... was not aware that there are two avataars of Bauhinia >>> alba >>> > !!! >>> > Referred to link of NPGS / GRIN ... it states Bauhinia alba Hort. as >>> synonym >>> > of B. variegata. >>> > Many thanks for making me aware that the syntax is not necessarily >>> followed. >>> > >>> > Regards. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Dear Dinesh Sir, >>> >> >>> >> I again have one VERY SIMPLE question as usual: >>> >> >>> >> Which alba are you talking of: >>> >> Bauhinia alba Hort. (this is a cultivar not a species) >>> >> OR >>> >> Bauhinia alba Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. >>> >> >>> >> For your information, there is a species called Bauhinia alba and then >>> >> there is a cultivated variety called Bauhinia variegata 'Alba'. When >>> >> following any plant name from GRIN full name is to be checked. >>> >> As far as I can make out GRIN is talking about the cultivated variety >>> >> so please do not misinterpret the informations. >>> >> I assume more than 80% of people here are not taxonomists so its not a >>> >> big deal as they tend to miss the technical details of it. >>> >> Though I may be wrong!! >>> >> Regards >>> >> Pankaj >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 7:44 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>> >> wrote: >>> >> > Dinesh ji got them all right except that it is more appropriately >>> cv. >>> >> > Candida or B. variegata 'Candida' >>> >> > -- >>> >> > 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/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 3:03 AM, Dinesh Valke < >>> [email protected]> >>> >> > wrote: >>> >> >> >>> >> >> P2140693 ... Bauhinia alba as well as B. variegata var. candida are >>> now >>> >> >> synonyms of B. variegata ... >>> >> >> http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?6602 >>> >> >> P2210797 ... certainly not B. purpurea, whose petals are more >>> slender, >>> >> >> and >>> >> >> has only 3 stamens. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Am justifying my thoughts, could be wrong. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Regards. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Pankaj Kumar < >>> [email protected]> >>> >> >> wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> P2140693 I thought is Bauhinia alba >>> >> >>> P2210797, I thought is Bauhinia purpurea >>> >> >>> I may be wrong... >>> >> >>> Pankaj >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Dinesh Valke >>> >> >>> <[email protected]> >>> >> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> > P2190782.JPG ... Bauhinia variegata >>> >> >>> > P2200790.JPG ... Bauhinia variegata >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > P2210797.JPG ... Bauhinia x blakeana >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > P2280852.JPG ... Bauhinia variegata >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > P2140693.JPG ... Bauhinia variegata var. candida >>> >> >>> > P2140692.JPG ... Bauhinia variegata var. candida >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > P3110910.JPG ... Bauhinia variegata >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > Regards. >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 11:00 AM, ushaprabha page >>> >> >>> > <[email protected]> >>> >> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Different Bauhinias for further id. pl >>> >> >>> >> 1&2 flower and it`s tree >>> >> >>> >> 5&6 flower and.it`s tree. >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> -- >>> >> >>> *********************************************** >>> >> >>> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >>> >> >>> Research Associate >>> >> >>> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >>> >> >>> Department of Habitat Ecology >>> >> >>> Wildlife Institute of India >>> >> >>> Post Box # 18 >>> >> >>> Dehradun - 248001, India >>> >> >> >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> *********************************************** >>> >> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >>> >> Research Associate >>> >> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >>> >> Department of Habitat Ecology >>> >> Wildlife Institute of India >>> >> Post Box # 18 >>> >> Dehradun - 248001, India >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *********************************************** >>> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >>> >>> >>> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >>> Research Associate >>> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >>> Department of Habitat Ecology >>> Wildlife Institute of India >>> Post Box # 18 >>> Dehradun - 248001, India >>> >> >> > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. 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