Persicaria means leaves similar to peech tree.... I didnt know that earlier either !! Pankaj
On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 1:24 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > I checked H.Gross's reference and he has mentioned the name as > chinensis. No reasons provided, but I failed to understand that the > reasons were obvious. It was stupid of me. > The main reason was change in GENDER from PolygonUM to PersicariA, > hence chinensIS was changed to chinensE. > > Regards > Pankaj > > > On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 12:00 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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 >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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
