Thanks Pankaj ji
-- 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 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > I will give you another example. > Lets say Amit is Sumit's father. So if I say, > Amit's Sumit > or > Sumit is as intelligent as Amit. > > then it does make a difference as first sentence is very casual but > second sentence is a praise. Similarly if you say "Hooker's Iris" and > then "Iris as handsome as Hooker", then there is a praise in second. > Botanically it doesnt change anything, but in grammar they are > different. :)) > > Regards > Pankaj > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 8:08 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks Pankaj ji > > I never thought use of -ii or -i does lower the importance of a person. I > > thought it is personal choice of author to use the name as genitive > > (possessive) form (-hookeri) or adjective (-hookeriana). I can't imagine > > Iris of Hooker (Iris hookeri) is less decorative than Hooker Iris (Iris > > hookeriana). > > > > -- > > 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 10:42 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 >
