Garg ji
To solve this mystery some one will have to procure paper by Mabberley in Taxon
29: 606. 1980.
This may provide us the real clue. At this stage I have to state just this
much
1. In Flora of British India four species of Mappia are described all from
Western Peninsula and hills of South India:
Mappia foetida Miers
M. ovata Miers
M. tomentosa Miers
M. oblonga Miers
2. Mappia foetida of Miers is different from Stemonurus foetidus Wight on
which combination Nothapodytes foetida (Wight) Sleumer is made
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On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 5:57 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear members,
> I have seen members using Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Syn . Mappia foetida) in
> different posts, while they are two different species as per The Plant List.
>
> As per The Plant List, these are two different accepted species as below:
> http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-50249349 (Nothapodytes foetida
> (Wight) Sleumer Syn: Mappia foetida (Wight) Miers)
> http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-50323224 (Nothapodytes
> nimmoniana (J. Graham) Mabb.)
>
> What's the correct name for the species found in India ?
>
> Is it Mappia foetida or Nothapodytes nimmoniana ?.
> May I request somebody to solve the mystery ?
> --
> With regards,
> J.M.Garg ([email protected])
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