As mentioned by Pankaj there is no specific epithet augustifolia. All cases mentioned by Dinesh ji are spelling error where n got substituted by u. While citing the web I have a thumb rule. Don't believe isolated mention, always follow the majority, and it works. If a particular thing is mentioned 100 times, there are chances that there are up to 10 per cent errors, but very rarely that there are more than 50 per cent errors.
-- 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, Feb 5, 2011 at 7:49 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Deliberate Google search of augustifolia yields following: > > Araucaria augustifolia > Arnica augustifolia > Elaeagnus augustifolia > Lavandula augustifolia > Malus augustifolia > Populus augustifolia > Porlieria augustifolia > Stenogyne augustifolia > Typha augustifolia > > > Some OR all of these words may carry typo error ... it is worth observing > that some of these appear in reputed sites and papers. > > > augustifolia is available in Dave's Garden Botanary, -- meaning: stately, > noble foliage > > http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=augustifolia&Search.x=0&Search.y=0 > > > Regards > Dinesh > > > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> There is no word called augustifolia in my knowledge. Its angustifolia >> which means 'narrow leaves'. This may also be with reference to the >> leaf base which gradually narrows down on the petiole. Some times such >> names are also with reference to another similar looking plant, that >> might have a different shape of leaf. For example Thelasis longifolia. >> There is nothing so long about the leaf of this plant, but its with >> reference to another plant which is called Thelasis pygmaea. 'pygmaea' >> means short with reference to short stature of the second taxa. >> >> During my school time in 11th standard, we came across a plant we know >> as Typha angustifolia. I asked my teacher about why it is >> angustifolia, shouldn't it be augustifolia? >> He asked me, "why?". >> And I scratching my head answered, "may be the leaves come out during >> the month of august"....:))))). >> And he smiled said, "no its angustifolia". >> I asked him why, But he never answered!!! >> But now I know :). >> >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Satish ji, >> > >> > augustifolia is a valid epithet ... however, there is no such species >> called >> > Actinodaphne augustifolia. >> > Actinodaphne angustifolia is a valid name, the plant is native of our >> > country. >> > >> > Regards >> > Dinesh. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Satish Nikam <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> dear friends, >> >> neilji is Actinodaphne angustifolia and augustifolia >> the >> >> same,because google gives results only for angustifolia.Besides >> shrikantji >> >> earlier had identified this as angustifolia(Pisa in leaf buds)please >> clarify >> >> thanks >> >> regards >> >> satish nikam >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> *********************************************** >> "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 >> > >
