Muthu ji *humilis* means lowest ... referred Dave's Botanary ... http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=humilis&Search.x=0&Search.y=0 ... my special guess :-) ... the plant of the least height among the genus.
Regards. On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > I would be happier to know the meaning and origin of latin specific epithet > '*humilis*' that had been given for many plants; is this referring or > indicating a concept of 'shorter' or 'smaller'? > some of which are:- > *Phoenix loureirii* Kunth var. *humilis* (Becc.) S.C. Barrow > *Diospyros humilis* Bourd. --Evergreen tree > *Strobilanthes humilis* (Nees) Gamble --Endemic > *Rivina humilis* L. --Tropical American > *Peliosanthes teta* Andr. subsp. *humilis* (Andr.) Jessop --high altitude > herb found in evergreen forests > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 09626833911 > www.careearthtrust.org > >
