Yes, right! Thanks for sharing the information. Pankaj
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 4:05 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Pankaj ji > > Shallot is and was A. ascalonicum. Some times in between some one relegated > it to synonymy of A. cepa var. aggregatum. > > > -- > 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 Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Sorry, >> I just found out that >> Allium ascalonicum L., Fl. Palaest.: 117 (1756) >> is not a synonym of >> Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 27 (1827) >> these two are different plants now known as Allium cepa and Allium >> ascalonicum. >> I understand now. >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:59 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Thats right. >> > Allium ascalonicum L., Fl. Palaest.: 117 (1756) is the accepted name. >> > >> > But, if >> > Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 27 >> > (1827) >> > is a synonym of >> > Allium cepa L., Sp. Pl.: 300 (1753) >> > and >> > Allium ascalonicum L., Fl. Palaest.: 117 (1756) >> > is a synonym of >> > Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 27 >> > (1827) >> > then I assume the accepted name for the plant should have been >> > Allium cepa L., Sp. Pl.: 300 (1753)!!! >> > >> > How come both is accepted name? :( >> > Pankaj >> > >> > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:50 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> Thanks Pankaj ji >> >> That means Shallot is back as Al. ascalonicum L., a recognised name. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 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 Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Just to bring to your notice that all varieties except two of Allium >> >>> cepa has been merged with the former [Goaverts et al. 2011 (Kew >> >>> Checklist)] >> >>> >> >>> Allium cepa L., Sp. Pl.: 300 (1753). >> >>> >> >>> Synonyms: >> >>> Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 27 >> >>> (1827). >> >>> Allium cepa var. anglicum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. argenteum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. bifolium Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. crinides Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. flandricum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. globosum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. hispanicum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. jamesii Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. lisboanum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. luteum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. multiplicans L.H.Bailey, Princip. Veg. Gard.: 316 >> >>> (1901). >> >>> Allium cepa var. portanum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. praecox Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. rosum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. sanguineum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. solaninum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. tripolitanum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). >> >>> Allium cepa var. viviparum (Metzg.) Alef., Landw. Fl.: 301 (1866). >> >>> >> >>> Regards >> >>> Pankaj >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 2:50 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> > >> >>> > Allium cepa var. aggregatum (syn: A. ascalonicum) commonly used like >> >>> > onion >> >>> > English Name: Shallot >> >>> > Common Indian Names: kanda or gandana (Hindi, Marwari and Punjabi), >> >>> > gundhun >> >>> > (Bengali), Pallari vengayam (Tamil) and cheriya ulli or chuvanna >> >>> > ulli >> >>> > (Malayalam). >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > The shallot tastes a bit like an onion, but has a sweeter, milder, >> >>> > yet >> >>> > richer and more complex flavour. Shallots tend to be more expensive >> >>> > than >> >>> > onions. >> >>> > >> >>> > -- >> >>> > 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/ >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> *********************************************** >> >>> "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 > > > -- *********************************************** "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
