I am a bit confused. IPNI writes chinensis whereas Jarvis writes chinense. I checked the protologue. Linnaeus wrote it as CHINENSE and so the correct spelling should be as Dr. Gurcharan said. Please accept my apologies.
Persicaria chinense (L.) H.Gross Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 269. 1913. Basionym: Polygonum chinense L. Sp. Pl. 1: 363. 1753. Regards Pankaj On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Persicaria chinensis ( L.) H.Gross Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 269. 1913. > Basionym: Polygonum chinense L. Sp. Pl. 1: 363. 1753. > Just a typographic error!. > > Regards > Pankaj > > > On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Smita Raskar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Polygonum chinensis >> >> On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Dear all, >>> Please help to id this polygonaceae member. Or this belongs to any other >>> family? >>> >>> Date/Time- >>> >>> 06-11-2010 / 11:00 AM >>> >>> Location- Place, Altitude, GP >>> >>> ca.2200asl; Kodaikanal, TN >>> >>> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- >>> >>> closer to water-falls >>> >>> Plant Habit- >>> >>> shrub >>> >>> Height/Length- >>> >>> 1 -2 m >>> >>> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- >>> >>> 6 x 3 cm >>> >>> Inflorescence Type/ Size- >>> >>> axillary; ca.7cm longer >>> >>> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- >>> >>> white >>> >>> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- >>> >>> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- >>> >>> -- >>> Muthu Karthick, N >>> Junior Research Fellow >>> Care Earth Trust >>> #15, second main road, >>> Thillai ganga nagar, >>> Chennai - 600 061 >>> Mob: 09626833911 >>> www.careearthtrust.org >> >> >> >> -- >> Smita raska >> 308 Disha Residency, >> Salaiwada,Sawantwadi >> Phone (02363) 274153 >> Mob.9422379568 > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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
