... http://www.mhra.org.in/firsts-mahabaleshwar.htm The first Superintendent of Mahabaleshwar – Dr. James Murray 1831 to 1839
Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 11:29 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear friends, > > *murrayi* in context of *Arisaema murrayi* is named for J A Murray, 18th > century Swedish student of Linnaeus ... that was my belief, until one of my > friends, Adittya Dharap corrected me that it would be Dr Murray, much > associated with flora of Mahabaleshwar, a contemporary of Graham. > > Searching internet for Dr Murray leads to Dr. John Murray (1809-1898), a > surgeon with the Bengal Medical Service of East India Company ... also was > into photography of Mughal architecture in India. > Cannot find any mention that he was present in Western Ghats. > > Please give some idea about the Dr Murray in whose honour *Arisaema > murrayi* was named. > > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:19 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> via Species<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> >> > A <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/a> > >> >> *Arisaema murrayi* >> [image: Arisaema murrayi (J.Graham) >> Hook.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/4748268714/> >> >> >> [image: Flowers of >> India]<http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Murray%27s%20Cobra%20Lily.html>[image: >> Discussions at >> efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Arisaema%20murrayi>[image: >> more views in >> flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Arisaemamurrayi&m=tags&z=m>[image: >> more views on Google >> Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Arisaemamurrayi&format=kml_nl> >> >> >> *commonly known as*: Murray's cobra >> lily<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/murray-s-cobra-lily> >> • *Marathi*: पांढरा सापकांदा pandhra >> sap-kanda<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/pandhara-sapakanda-pandhra-sap-kanda> >> >> >> *botanical names*: *Arisaema murrayi* (J.Graham) Hook. ... *synonym*: *Arum >> murrayi* J.Graham >> >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> > >
