Many many thanks Gurcharan ji ... will take it to be *Ceropegia vincifolia*. Regards. Dinesh
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Dinesh ji > This is orthographic change which became operative after 2005 Botanical > Code, published in 2006. You will find vincaefolia in perhaps all > publications before 2006. > > > -- > 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, Sep 21, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Many thanks Gurcharan ji for providing the clarity. >> However in this particular case, yet not clear whether to conclude * >> vincaefolia* staying intact OR not. >> >> From Sir J D Hooker's The Flora of British India Vol. IV. -- failing to >> find *Ceropegia vincaefolia* put as separate species ... rather it is put >> as one of the five varieties of *Ceropegia hirsuta* ... thus *Ceropegia >> hirsuta* var. *vincaefolia*. >> >> Is it so that *Ceropegia vincaefolia *got its individual status after his >> book got published ? Is it the reason for changing the epithet at a later >> date to *vincifolia* ? >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dinesh ji >>> >>> This article from ICBN, should provide the answer >>> >>> 60.8. The use of a compounding form contrary to Rec. 60G in an >>> adjectival epithet is treated as an error to be corrected. >>> Ex. 17. Candolle's *Pereskia "opuntiaeflora"* is to be cited as *P. >>> opuntiiflora* DC. (1828), and *Myrosma "cannaefolia"* of the younger >>> Linnaeus, as *M. cannifolia* L. f. (1782). >>> Ex. 18. *Cacalia "napeaefolia"* and *Senecio* *"napeaefolius"* are to be >>> cited as *Cacalia napaeifolia* DC. (1838) and *Senecio napaeifolius* (DC.) >>> Sch. Bip. (1845), respectively; the specific epithet refers to the >>> resemblance of the leaves to those of the genus *Napaea* L. (not * >>> "Napea"*), and the substitute (connecting) vowel *-i* should have been >>> used instead of the genitive singular inflection *-ae*. >>> Ex. 19. However, in *Andromeda polifolia* L. (1753), the epithet is a >>> pre-Linnaean plant name (*"Polifolia"* of Buxbaum) used in apposition >>> and not an adjective; it is not to be altered to *"poliifolia"* (*Polium >>> *-leaved). >>> >>> http://ibot.sav.sk/icbn/frameset/0065Ch7OaGoNSec1a60.htm >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:59 AM, prasad dash <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Dineshji, its a delight to go through all ur photographs. Cheers >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Prasad >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Giby Kuriakose < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Very nice picture! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> Giby >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 19 September 2011 22:55, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> via >>>>>> Species<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> >>>>>> > C<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c> >>>>>> > >>>>>> *Ceropegia vincifolia* Hook. >>>>>> [image: Ceropegia vincifolia >>>>>> Hook.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/6155453255/> >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Flowers of >>>>>> India]<http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Vinca-Leaved%20Ceropegia.html> >>>>>> [image: >>>>>> Discussions at >>>>>> efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Ceropegia%20vincifolia> >>>>>> [image: >>>>>> more views in >>>>>> flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Ceropegiavincifolia&m=tags&z=m> >>>>>> [image: >>>>>> more views on Google >>>>>> Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Ceropegiavincifolia&format=kml_nl> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *seer-oh-PEEJ-ee-uh* -- from the Greek *keros* (wax) and *pege*(fountain) >>>>>> ¿ *vin-key-FOH-lee-uh* ? -- having leaves like that of *Vinca* >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *commonly known as*: vinca-leaved >>>>>> ceropegia<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/vinca-leaved-ceropegia>• >>>>>> *Marathi*: कंदिल खरचुडी kandil >>>>>> kharchudi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/kandila-kharacudi-kandil-kharchudi> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *botanical names*: *Ceropegia vincifolia* Hook. ... *Ceropegia >>>>>> vincaefolia* [archaic spelling / spelling variant] ... *synonyms*: >>>>>> *Ceropegia >>>>>> hirsuta* var. *vincaefolia* (Hook.) Hook. f. • *Ceropegia oculata*var. >>>>>> *subhirsuta* H.Huber • *Ceropegia polyantha* Blatt. & McCann • *Ceropegia >>>>>> stocksii* Hook.f. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards. >>>>>> Dinesh >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >>>>> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >>>>> Royal Enclave, >>>>> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >>>>> Bangalore- 560064 >>>>> India >>>>> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) >>>>> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Prasad Kumar Dash >>>> Ecologist, Orissa, India >>>> email: [email protected] >>>> ph. 09437444241 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > >

