No Pankaj ji I was wrong, probably because the above two posts had chinensis instead of correct chinense. My epithet had to be different from specific epithet of Polygonum, so I repeated the mistake.
It should be Persicaria chinensis (L.) H. Gross, as Tabish ji writes. -- 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, Nov 13, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > According to GRIN > Polygonum chinense L. is th basionym, and the currently accepted name > is > Persicaria chinensis (L.) H. Gross > (note the different author) > - Tabish > > On Nov 13, 11:08 pm, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Type: Lectotype - Herb. Linn. No. 510.30 (LINN) attached. > > > > Regards > > Pankaj > > > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 11:36 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > 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 > > > > -- > > *********************************************** > > "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 > > > > TYPE POLYGONUM CHINENSE.jpg > > 102KViewDownload
