Yes Gurcharan ji, It was a nice learning experience. From a completely confused state to seeing two sets of specimens as the same species to discovering the hidden tail, to finally I. devendrae. Most usefully burnt midnight oil! - Tabish
On Oct 14, 2:30 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > That is really nice. > That day it was great adventure with Ranunculus hirtellus, today it was > Impatiens devedrae. > We learn a lot from these interactions, please it it up. > > -- > 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 2:27 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > > > 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. 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