I cant stop laughing...... There is one very funny aspect in this discussion. Every one is saying Capparis rheedii except Shrikant sir who is using Capparis rheedei. Logically Shrikant sir is right as, according to latin, any person's name if transformed into species epithet, if it ends with a vowel, then it cant have double "i" and hence it should be "rheedei" and not "rheedii". On IPNI it is given as Capparis rheedei! But when I looked into the protologue, it says, Capparis rheedii, which is logically incorrect, but taxonomically it has to be accepted. Anyways, my mail has nothing to do with the identity of the plant concerned. Regards Pankaj
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 5:38 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar <[email protected]> wrote: > The intention of posting a plant seen in a garden is to ascertain the > ID and to trace its origin. I have not come accross this plant in > Maharashtra though it is reported in the BSI flora of Maharashtra. I > would be keen to know if anyone on the group (besides Vijaysankar in > Eastern ghats) has seen the plant in wild habitat. Regards, Shrikant > > On Feb 18, 2:29 pm, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thank you very very much for making me aware of *Capparis zeylanica* being >> described by two authors, as such two separate identities. >> >> With responses from Vijayasankar ji and Giby ji, the Capparis shrub at >> Jijabai Udyan is almost turning out to be as per your hunch, *Capparis >> brevispina*. >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Smilax004 <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Thank you Vijayasankar for the discussion and pointing out the fact >> > why it can be brevispina not rheedii. >> > Now I too think that it is C.brevispina. >> >> > In C. rheedii, according to Flora of British India and Gamble, Flowers >> > are 4.5 inches diameter whereas, C.brevispina, flowers are 1.5-2 >> > inches in diameter. Further, 2 lower petals are yellowish, changing to >> > red-brown in C.brevisina but in C.rheedii, 2 lower petals close >> > together with a yellow spot. >> >> > Thanks and Regards >> > Giby. >> >> > On Feb 18, 12:28 pm, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > So far I was thinking the plant (same as the picture posted by Shrikant >> > ji, >> > > and Dinesh ji's pics in flickr), which i saw in TDEF along east coast as >> > C. >> > > rheedii. When Giby said 'it is endemic to W.Ghats', i realized there is >> > > something wrong with my id. My plant can not be C.rheedii then. Now I >> > > verified with the Floras by Gamble and Matthew. The descriptions (as well >> > as >> > > distribution) match well with C. brevispina, as also identified by >> > Shrikant >> > > ji. >> >> > > Thank you all. I wish also to see pictures of C.rheedii to compare with. >> >> > > Thanks & Regards >> >> > > Vijayasankar Raman >> > > National Center for Natural Products Research >> > > University of Mississippi >> >> > > On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected] >> > >wrote: >> >> > > > *Capparis* sp. at Jijabai Udyan >> >> > > > ... must admit that my ID at >> > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2369722495/in/photostream/is >> > > > based on Google and flickr photo-search results. >> > > > At FOI we have Aarti ji's photo of the plant found in the same garden >> > ... >> > > > and it could be the same that me and Shrikant ji have found. >> >> > > > While arriving to ID of *Capparis rheedii*, had not given a thought to >> > *C. >> > > > brevispina*, because it is found mentioned as a synonym of *C. >> > zeylanica*... ... hopefully my plant gets validated too. >> >> > > > Regards. >> > > > Dinesh. >> >> > > > On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Vijayasankar < >> > [email protected]>wrote: >> >> > > >> I think it is *Capparis rheedii*. A common element of the tropical dry >> > > >> evergreen forests in TN. >> > > >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2369722495/in/photostream/ >> >> > > >> Regards >> >> > > >> Vijayasankar Raman >> > > >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> > > >> University of Mississippi >> >> > > >> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 7:15 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar < >> > > >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > >>> Dear All >> >> > > >>> Request once again to validate the ID. Incidently the ID validation >> > of >> > > >>> another two plants (Cordyline fruticosa and Sterculia villosa) from >> > > >>> Vir Jijamata Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai remains still buried under humus >> > of >> > > >>> comments. Regards, Shrikant >> >> > > >>> On Feb 11, 9:38 am, "Shrikant Ingalhalikar" <[email protected]> >> > > >>> wrote: >> > > >>> > Capparis once again in the focus. Large shrub or small tree 2 m >> > tall. >> > > >>> Leaves 3-6 cm, elliptic, acute, cuneate; petioles 3 mm. Flowers >> > axillary, >> > > >>> 3-5 cm. Fruits not seen. Flowering in Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai on 10 >> > Feb. >> > > >>> 2011. ID leads to C. brevispina DC. as per Flora of Maharashtra BSI. >> > Pls >> > > >>> validate. Regards,Shrikant Ingalhalikar12 Varshanand >> > SocietyAnandnagar >> > > >>> Sinhagad RoadPune 411 051.www.idsahyadri.comTel91202435 0765.Fax 91 >> > 20 >> > > >>> 2438 9190. >> >> > > >>> > Capparis.jpg >> > > >>> > 260KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - -- *********************************************** "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
