It was great fun. As the tail was looking like that of a pig so we
were looking for latin of pigtailed :)) so the name we came out was,
PIGGYCORNU ..... or SUSCORNU as Sus scrofa is Wild Pig.

Pankaj



On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:50 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Let us know the name!!
>
> --
> 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, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>
>> Just for information of all. Tabish sir and I had been having chatting
>> on this species since past one hour and he even had some name in his
>> mind  thinking of this as a new species.....
>> Hats off to Tabish sir ....
>> pANKAJ
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:42 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> > Prashant Pusalkar is a friend of mine who did his PhD under him. He is
>> > a nice guy, good taxonomist and now Botanical Assistant at BSI
>> > Dehradun.
>> > Pankaj
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:41 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>> >> Etymology: The species is named as a token of respect
>> >> to the teacher of the senior author and the Additional
>> >> Director of the Botanical Survey of India, Dr. Devendra
>> >> K. Singh.
>> >> Yes his name is Dr. Devendra Kumar Singh. Joint Director of BSI at
>> >> Kolkata these days.
>> >>
>> >> Pankaj
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:39 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>> You are most welcome Tabish Ji
>> >>> Tanay
>> >>>
>> >>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:36 AM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Yes Gurcharan ji,  Impatiens devendrae Pusalkar seems to be the
>> >>>> answer. By the way, does "D" in D.K. Singh stand for Devendra? If so,
>> >>>> I will be a little amused. :-)
>> >>>>   Thanks Tanay, for bringing the paper to attention.
>> >>>>   - Tabish
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Oct 14, 2:01 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>>> > Thanks Tanay
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > Impatiens devendrae Pusalkar seems to be the answer
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > --
>> >>>> > 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:
>> >>>> > 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 1:40 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]>
>> >>>> > wrote:
>> >>>> > > This paper has something you are looking for in this ID
>> >>>> > > Tanay
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > > On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:08 AM, tanay bose
>> >>>> > > <[email protected]>
>> >>>> > > wrote:
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >> Kindly excuse me due to file size the mail is not getting
>> >>>> > >> delivered
>> >>>> > >> kindly
>> >>>> > >> see the a paper from the link below
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >>
>> >>>> > >> >> >>http://www.press.ntu.edu.tw/ejournal/files/taiwan%5C5501_201003%5C3.pdf
>> >>>> > >> Tanay
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >>  On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:06 AM, tanay bose
>> >>>> > >> <[email protected]>wrote:
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >>>  On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:04 AM, tanay bose
>> >>>> > >>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >>>> I ma attaching a paper hope this will help with your SPUR
>> >>>> > >>>> problem!!!
>> >>>> > >>>> The surprise can be inside the paper.
>> >>>> > >>>> Tanay
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >>>>   On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 1:09 AM, Tabish <[email protected]>
>> >>>> > >>>> wrote:
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >>>>> One more picture from Dhanaulti to convey my feeling that
>> >>>> > >>>>> this is
>> >>>> > >>>>> the
>> >>>> > >>>>> same as Prashant's plant.
>> >>>> > >>>>>   - Tabish
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >>>>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Pankaj Kumar
>> >>>> > >>>>> <[email protected]>
>> >>>> > >>>>> wrote:
>> >>>> > >>>>> > Oh, thats very strange. Why cant we call the whole thing as
>> >>>> > >>>>> > broad
>> >>>> > >>>>> spur
>> >>>> > >>>>> > with small tip ? I think now I will have to recheck as per
>> >>>> > >>>>> > Dr.
>> >>>> > >>>>> > Gurcharan's suggestion!!
>> >>>> > >>>>> > By the way Tabish sir, your plant has crenulate margin but
>> >>>> > >>>>> > I
>> >>>> > >>>>> > think
>> >>>> > >>>>> > Prashant sir's pic has serrate or serrulate margin?
>> >>>> > >>>>> > They should be different.
>> >>>> > >>>>> > Pankaj
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >>>>> > On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Tabish
>> >>>> > >>>>> > <[email protected]>
>> >>>> > >>>>> > wrote:
>> >>>> > >>>>> >> We also found this Balsam in Dhanaulti. It does have a
>> >>>> > >>>>> >> small
>> >>>> > >>>>> >> curled
>> >>>> > >>>>> >> spur. I could not find this one in Polunin & Stainton.
>> >>>> > >>>>> >>   - Tabish
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >>>>> > --
>> >>>> > >>>>> > ***********************************************
>> >>>> > >>>>> > "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
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >>>>> --
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >>>>>
>> >>>> > >>>>>
>> >>>> > >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>>> > >>>>> Tabish Qureshi                       Phone: 011-26981753,
>> >>>> > >>>>> 32959320(res)
>> >>>> > >>>>> Department of Physics                 Email:
>> >>>> > >>>>> [email protected]
>> >>>> > >>>>> Jamia Millia Islamia               Webpage:
>> >>>> > >>>>>http://tabish.freeshell.org
>> >>>> > >>>>> New Delhi - 110025.
>> >>>> > >>>>>http://www.jamia-physics.net
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >>>>>
>> >>>> > >>>>>
>> >>>> > >>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >>>> --
>> >>>> > >>>> *Tanay Bose*
>> >>>> > >>>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
>> >>>> > >>>> Department of Botany.
>> >>>> > >>>> University of British Columbia .
>> >>>> > >>>> 3529-6270 University Blvd.
>> >>>> > >>>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
>> >>>> > >>>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
>> >>>> > >>>>             604-822-2019 (Lab)
>> >>>> > >>>> [email protected]
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >>> --
>> >>>> > >>> *Tanay Bose*
>> >>>> > >>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
>> >>>> > >>> Department of Botany.
>> >>>> > >>> University of British Columbia .
>> >>>> > >>> 3529-6270 University Blvd.
>> >>>> > >>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
>> >>>> > >>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
>> >>>> > >>>             604-822-2019 (Lab)
>> >>>> > >>> [email protected]
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >> --
>> >>>> > >> *Tanay Bose*
>> >>>> > >> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
>> >>>> > >> Department of Botany.
>> >>>> > >> University of British Columbia .
>> >>>> > >> 3529-6270 University Blvd.
>> >>>> > >> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
>> >>>> > >> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
>> >>>> > >>             604-822-2019 (Lab)
>> >>>> > >> [email protected]
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > > --
>> >>>> > > *Tanay Bose*
>> >>>> > > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
>> >>>> > > Department of Botany.
>> >>>> > > University of British Columbia .
>> >>>> > > 3529-6270 University Blvd.
>> >>>> > > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
>> >>>> > > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
>> >>>> > >             604-822-2019 (Lab)
>> >>>> > > [email protected]
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Tanay Bose
>> >>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
>> >>> Department of Botany.
>> >>> University of British Columbia .
>> >>> 3529-6270 University Blvd.
>> >>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
>> >>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
>> >>>             604-822-2019 (Lab)
>> >>> [email protected]
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> ***********************************************
>> >> "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
>
>
>
>



-- 
***********************************************
"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

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