And yes, that doesnt mean that i doubt the credibility of Dr. Gurcharan or anyone else. Regards Pankaj
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Being a taxonomist, when I get a plant in my hand, my first habit is > to check the original protologue or illustration or herbarium. Rest of > the floras are secondary for me as they always should be. > The illustration on the protologue says it all. > This should be > Nardostachys jatamansi DC.Coll. Mém. vii. 4. t. 2 (1830). > The illustration is "t. 2" from the above reference. > I do see similar leaf with single mid rib in the illustration and it > does seem shining to me.... > But I am open for discussions, I may be wrong....but my intention was > to encourage usage of original literatures. > Pankaj > > > > > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> Resurfacing again for ID >> Earlier feedback >> Pankaj ji.......................................Nardostachys jatamansi DC. >> Coll. Mém. vii. 4. t. 2 (1830) >> Me............................................The plant looks different from >> Nardostachys jatamansii on two counts >> The leaves are supposed to be broader, shining and latitudinally veined. >> Here we can see a clear midrib >> The flowers typically are reddish in colour. >> http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=45502&flora_id=110 >> >> http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=91802&flora_id=800 >> >> I am not still able to place this plant >> -- >> 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/ .. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >> Date: Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 9:33 AM >> Subject: [efloraofindia:54122] Flora of Uttarakhand- Herb2 for Id- JM >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> Wild Herb captured in 2nd week of August’10 during the trek from Ghangaria >> to Hemkunt Sahib. >> >> -- >> 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 1420 >> members & 52,000 messages on 26/10/10 & with a database of around 4200 >> species on 30/9/10) >> >> >> >> x > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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
