An interesting situation: a search in IPNI returns five species, of which two (*C. acuminata* Wight, *C. racemosa* Wight) carry feminine gender, the other three (*C.* *cordatum* (Poir.) M.R.Almeida, *C. **hainanense* Tsiang, *C.* *philippinense* Schltr.) carry neuter gender
Index genericorum, on the other hand shows C. racemosum (Roxb.) Wight as the type of the genus, obviously neuter gender. -- 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 Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 1:47 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Why is it not called Cosmostigma racemosa ? > Pankaj > > > On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Cosmostigma racemosum, a handsome climber, of Asclepiadaceae. Fruits > smell > > like curry-leaves. > > > > Regards > > > > Vijayasankar > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 >
