On Nov 4, 5:22 am, Ron_Convolvulaceae <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sep 24, 5:34 am, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote:
>
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> > Dinesh ji, Excellent photo.
>
> > On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Was there any recent nomenclatural change for this plant?
> > > For me this looks like *Argeryia* sp.?
>
> > > On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Dinesh Valke
> > > <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > >> ... the last two photos can be seen at:
> > >> 1)http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/1251472510/in/photostream/
> > >> 2)http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/1251484452/in/photostream/
>
> > >> both clicked at Sanjay Gandhi National Park ... both at August 26, 2007
> > >> at
> > >> 8.45am IST ... must be a matter of few seconds' difference.
>
> > >> BUT there is mix-up of plants.
> > >> The cluster of buds belong to *I. mauritiana* ... please validate.
>
> > >> Regards.
>
> > >> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 5:08 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > >>> I dont think last picture is of Ipomoea mauritiana
> > >>> Tanay
>
> > >>> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 1:26 AM, Balkar Arya
> > >>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > >>>> Dinesh Ji
> > >>>> I think last picture is somewhat different
>
> > >>>> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 1:02 AM, Dinesh Valke
> > >>>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > >>>>> ... commonly known as: giant potato, large forest ipomoea, morning
> > >>>>> glory • Bengali: bhumikumra • Hindi: भूई कोहाड़ा bhuyikohada,
> > >>>>> bilaikand •
> > >>>>> Kannada: bhoomichakragedde, bujagumbala, nadakumbala • Malayalam:
> > >>>>> mutalakanta, mutalakkilannu • Marathi: भुईकोहळी bhuikoholi, भुई कोहळा
> > >>>>> bhuikohala • Sanskrit: ksiravidari, vidari, vidari-kanda • Tamil:
> > >>>>> palmudangi, palmudukan kizhangu • Telugu: bhuchakragradda, nelagummudu
>
> > >>>>> Regards.
>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> Regards
>
> > >>>> Dr Balkar Singh
> > >>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
> > >>>> Arya P G College, Panipat
> > >>>> Haryana-132103
> > >>>> 09416262964
>
> > >>> --
> > >>> *Tanay Bose*
> > >>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
> > >>> Department of Botany.
> > >>> University of British Columbia .
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> > > --
> > > Muthu Karthick, N
> > > Junior Research Fellow
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> > > Chennai - 61
> > >www.careearthtrust.org
>
> Hello,
>
> I would like to bring to light a factor which I perceive to be
> relevant and that is the historical confusion between Ipomoea digitata
> and Ipomoea mauritiana.
>
> Ipomoea digitata and Ipomoea mauritiana are both legitimate species
> but descriptions of the 2 contain sufficient over-lapping features to
> instill confusion.
>
> So far , I have been unable to (with any certainty) distinguish
> between Ipomoea digitata and Ipomoea mauritiana and photos on the web
> using both epithets appear to be the same plant.
>
> I have seen Ipomoea digitata listed as a synonym of Ipomoea mauritana
> and Ipomoea mauritiana listed as a synonym of Ipomoea digitata.
>
> Here are a couple synonyms I have for Ipomoea digitata :
> Ipomoea rubrocincta
> Ipomoea paniculata var. digitata
>
> Here is the list of synonyms I have for Ipomoea mauritiana :
> Synonym:Ipomoea ennealoba
> Synonym:Ipomoea eriosperma
> Synonym:Ipomoea insignis
> Synonym:Ipomoea eriosperma
> Synonym:Ipomoea paniculata
>
> A check for both names inhttp://ipni.org/ipni/plantnamesearchpage.do
> may prove useful
>
> There are various subtypes listed for Ipomoea digitata
>
>The both species are considered to have originated in the new world tropics
>and spread around the globe from there.
>
> I perceive that Ipomoea mauritiana must be clearly distinguished from
> Ipomoea digiitata before any definitive ID's can be arrived at for
> these 2 similarly featured species.
>
> I hope my thoughts on the matter may be of some value...
>
> regards,
>
> Ron
