True, you know the value of these precious works of early scholars. And yes, the feeling can not be explained in words, it has to be felt.
Regards ---------------------------------------------------- Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. Post Doctoral Research Associate National Center for Natural Products Research Thad Cochran Research Center University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 Phone: +1 662 915 1018 On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot Vijay, > You know what thrills me more is the fact that you are showing me a > plant which was painted by someone in 18th century and collected by > some one in 17th century.... This taxonomy really feels so exciting to > me!!! > > I am one of those lucky ones who has seen the original paintings in > Hortus Malabaricus and Plants of Coromandel. Those gold plated sides > of the book, and holding those books in hand is such a divine feeling, > I cant explain in words. > Regards > Pankaj > > > On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 3:02 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thank you very much Pankaj. I am thrilled to see the Types of this > species > > in particular. > > > > Regards > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. > > Post Doctoral Research Associate > > National Center for Natural Products Research > > Thad Cochran Research Center > > University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 > > Phone: +1 662 915 1018 > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Pommereulla cornucopiae L.f. Nov. Gram. 31. 1779. > >> > >> Type: Lectotype - LINN 74.1 Pommereulla cornucopiae (Herb Linn) > >> > >> Regards > >> Pankaj > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 1:52 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Dear all, > >> > > >> > In next few mails, i will be sharing some of the grasses collected > from > >> > Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. These are scanned herbarium > >> > specimens > >> > [interest to take pictures of grassess came to me very recently only, > >> > sorry > >> > for that :( ] > >> > housed at the herbarium of FRLHT, Bangalore (acronym FRLH). Most of > >> > these > >> > were identified by my supervisors Dr. P. Ravichandran, and Dr. K. > >> > Ravikumar. > >> > > >> > This one, Pommereulla cornucopiae, is said to be one of the rare > >> > species, > >> > recorded only from S.India and Sri Lanka. > >> > Regards > >> > > >> > ---------------------------------------------------- > >> > Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. > >> > Post Doctoral Research Associate > >> > National Center for Natural Products Research > >> > Thad Cochran Research Center > >> > University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 > >> > Phone: +1 662 915 1018 > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> *********************************************** > >> "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 >
