Pankaj ji How did you imagine that I don't know what is a tautonym? The given name is Leontopodium leontopodinum (and not Leontopodium leontopodium). It is plant of higher altitudes growing in wet places with leaves broader than L. himalayanum.
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242426815 http://mobot.mobot.org/cgi-bin/search_pick?name=Leontopodium+leontopodinum You may also check IPNI for satisfaction. -- 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 Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 5:46 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Botanically Leontopodium leontopodium is incorrect a tautonyms are not > allowed according to ICBN, Vienna code Article 23.4. Though it is > allowed for zoological nomenclature. > But what is the accepted name for this taxa that we will have to check. > Pankaj > > > > On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 6:36 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > > > “I think you are right Prasant Ji > > tanay” > > > > > > > > “I would suggest L. leontopodinum, a plant of higher altitudes with > broader > > leaves. > > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh” > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Prashant awale <[email protected]> > > Date: 23 October 2010 23:03 > > Subject: [efloraofindia:51634] Leontopodium himalayanum? > > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > > > > Dear Friends, > > > > On 30th Sept, 2010, i had visited Chandratal lake in Spiti region. Came > > across this herb near this lake. > > > > Bot name: Leontopodium himalayanum?? > > Family: Asteraceae > > Date/Time: 30-09-2010 / 08:50AM > > Location: Altitude of 14200 ft (Approx), Chandratal Lake, Spiti > > Habitat: Wild > > Plant habit: Herb, woolly haired... > > > > regards > > Prashant > > > > > > > > > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand species & > > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > > alphabetically & place-wise): > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them > > for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each image. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > > please visit/ join our Google e-group- > > Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than > 1460 > > members & 55,000 messages on 29/11/10 & with a database of around 4300 > > species on 31/10/10) > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 >
