Thanks a lot Singh ji & Ritesh ji. On 18 May 2011 13:29, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> I dug out some more information. One variety C. benghalensis var. hirsuta > (Wight) Clarke was recognised by C. B. Clarke in 1881 (based on Heterocarpus > hirsutus of Wight) and subsequently named Commelina hirsuta (Wight) clarke > in FBI in 1892. Later is considered as illegitimate name (as the name has > been used for other species) and considered as synonym of Commelina > coelestis Willd. That leaves only one type within C. benghalensis, and again > no justification for var. benghalensis. > Coincidently C. benghalensis subsp. hirsuta (Clarke) Morton has also been > published, and although not listed in Kew List meets the same fate due to > common basionym. > > -- > 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 Wed, May 18, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Ritesh Choudhary <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Thanks for nicely clarifying the facts sir! >> >> Regards, >> Ritesh. > > > > > -- 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 Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1600 members & 69,000 messages on 30/4/11) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of around 4500 species)
