According to me the issue is different sir. Haagei could be one option when the word ends in a vowel. Orther such examples are 'hegdei', 'maderoi' and 'rosei'
When Haagei is there it means Haage's Gomphrena, which in turn can be ideally or wrongly perceived as the plant was originally collected by Haage but described by someone else. Here 'Haage' is used as a 'Noun'. Haageana means Haagean Gomphrena, which could mean, as beautiful as Haage. Here 'Haage' is used as an 'Adjective'. Some other examples are, 'weddelliana', 'congniauxiana' and 'wallichiana'. It is then followed by 'a' or 'us' or 'um', to denote the gender. In first case, the importance to the person is lessened but in second case you are kind of admiring the person by giving a name after him. Regards Pankaj On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 10:29 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Since the name ends in a vowel, -an is added after the person name instead > of ian (for names ending in consonant), and then the usual gender ending -a, > -um or -us as the case may be. > > -- > 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, Jul 20, 2011 at 9:24 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks Pankaj Ji for details >> >> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> That is very peculiar species name and so I just tried to look for >>> information why the plant has been named this way. >>> Actually the species name is to commemorate J.N. Haage (1926-78), a >>> German plant collector and seedsman. >>> Regards >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jul 20, 6:00 am, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Dear All >>> > Gomphrena haageana >>> > A Garden Annual Herb shot from a nursery in Panipat >>> > pls validate >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Regards >>> > >>> > Dr Balkar Singh >>> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> > Arya P G College, Panipat >>> > Haryana-132103 >>> > 09416262964 >>> > >>> > Gomphrena haageana (1).JPG >>> > 330KViewDownload >>> > >>> > Gomphrena haageana (3).JPG >>> > 188KViewDownload >>> > >>> > Gomphrena haageana (4).JPG >>> > 210KViewDownload >>> > >>> > Gomphrena haageanaSm.JPG >>> > 494KViewDownload >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 > > > > -- *********************************************** "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
