According to GRIN B. alba Hort is synonym of B. variegata (GRIN does not talk about cultivars) According to Hortus Third B. alba Buch.-Ham. (as also B. candida Ait.) are synonyms of B. variegata cv. 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/ On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <anandkbh...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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 <ushaprabhap...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> very interesting. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>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 <sahanipan...@gmail.com>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 <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >>>> 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 <sahanipan...@gmail.com >>>> > >>>> > 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 <singh...@gmail.com >>>> > >>>> >> 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 < >>>> dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >>>> >> > 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 < >>>> sahanipan...@gmail.com> >>>> >> >> 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 >>>> >> >>> <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >>>> >> >>> 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 >>>> >> >>> > <ushaprabhap...@gmail.com> >>>> >> >>> > 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. > Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. > My blogsite is at: > http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com > (A NEW BLOG HAS BEEN ADDED ON 3 SEPT 2010.) > And the photo site: > www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma, Patel, Shah, > Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers! >
