At the International Plant Names Index, IPNI (2025), there is a justification note at the bottom of the "*Barleria prattiana* Santapau <https://www.ipni.org/n/77220423-1>" page. It is just as Tabish suggested.
Regards. Dinesh On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > That is why none of the databases are not 100 % perfect and reliable. > Whenever I point out some mistakes > in GBIF databases they just reply that it is the responsibility of the > person / organisation > uploading the data, not the GBIF. How can POWO and GBIF and > other databases upload data with two accepted names > for the same sp.? > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Many many thanks, Tabish, for pointing to this fact, and bringing it to >> light. >> Indeed yes, POWO mentions same source of publication for both the names. >> In the *Barleria prattiana* Santapau page, a justifying note would >> encourage discontinuing use of the name *Barleria prattensis* Santapau . >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> On Sunday, 6 April 2025 at 22:13:48 UTC+5:30 Tabish wrote: >> >>> Dear Garg ji, >>> The name *Barleria prattensis* is taxonomically incorrect. It is >>> named after some Mr. Pratt, but when you coin an epithet after someone's >>> name, you should never end it as *ensis*. This ending of an epithet is >>> used when the plant is being named after a *place*, e.g. *yunnanensis, >>> capensis, nilgherrensis* etc. >>> The ending *iana* can be used when the epithet is named after a >>> person, e.g., *wightiana, hamiltoniana, wallichiana* etc. It is against >>> taxonomy rules to name an epithet after a person, and end it with >>> *ensis*. That's why *prattensis* is incorrect. >>> For correcting such names, a separate paper is not required. The >>> incorrect epithet can just be replaced by the taxonomically correct >>> epithet. You can see that POWO mentions the exact same publication, Kew >>> Bull. 3: 487 (1948 publ. 1949) , for both the names! >>> https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77220423-1 >>> You may like to put the correct name, *Barleria prattiana* Santapau >>> on eFI. >>> Tabish >>> >> -- >> 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/7959a460-cb49-4e22-9f84-10352282cd40n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/7959a460-cb49-4e22-9f84-10352282cd40n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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/CABSQqC1ZZvwy-ob%3D0LaTQtaEd7-cB-ZKyjzDkVGxha1CVQx11w%40mail.gmail.com.
