Many thanks to Mr. D. N. Undirwade ji (Head Dept. of Botany, BP Arts, SMA Sci. & KKC Comm. College, Chalisgaon-424101). He helped me with this link to an article that throws light on the misconnection or the connection between the two taxons.
https://archive.org/download/biostor-153740/biostor-153740.pdf Regards. Dinesh On Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear friends, > *Olax scandens* Roxb. seems to be erroneously connected with *Olax > psittacorum*, which is reflected even at present date, in some of the > taxonomical portals : > > 1. *Olax psittacorum* (*Lam.*) Vahl ... whose synonym is *Olax > scandens* Roxb. ... Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. > Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. > <https://www.worldplants.de/> Version 25.01; last update January 28th, > 2025. Last accessed 03/02/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). > 2. *Olax psittacorum* (*Willd.*) Vahl ... is synonym of *Olax scandens* > Roxb. ... India Biodiversity Portal > <https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/264435>. Last accessed > 03/02/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). > > *Olax psittacorum* is not distributed in India as per POWO, therefore I > have gathered any regional names known for this taxon in Indian Floras and > articles and attributed them to *Olax scandens* Roxb. > > It will be interesting to know of any paper / article that throws light on > this misconnection of the taxons. > > 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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3rx6A46rXiJh1PGfov3OPf9gvm30_aKsO%3D1yT%2BAnLfGg%40mail.gmail.com.
