I think many times treating the two different species under the synonym of one species is ignorance of the distinct characters.
(terms like forma, sub species, etc etc.. rarely used in naming the plants,,, atleast in India) regards, On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Sir > Regards > Bhagyashri > > > On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Madhuri ji >> That is why the two are treated as synonyms >> http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2510469 >> >> Hortus Third the most complete book on cultivated plants treats them >> synonyms >> >> Even GRIN which treats it as distinct species has this comment: >> >> "perhaps best treated as *M. paniculata* ‘Exotica’" >> >> >> -- >> 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 Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear members >>> Another link M. exotica & M. paniculata are not much differen. exotica >>> has slightly larger flowers, paniculata has narrower petals & smaller >>> flowers. >>> http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=16902 >>> Regards >>> Bhagyashri >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear members, >>>> Was studying on the net about M. paniculata and came across the >>>> following link which states that the only difference in the two that is M. >>>> paniculata and M Exotica is the size where M exotica is smalller that M >>>> Paniculata but there is some overlap >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&ibra=all&card=S44 >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Bhagyashri >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Ushadi micromini < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Giby, HS et al... I am still waiting for the scentific BOTANICAl >>>>> discussion... or knwledge... >>>>> >>>>> about this plant and its variants... etc... >>>>> >>>>> it would be good to know.. >>>>> Usha di >>>>> ===== >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 28, 3:21 pm, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > Yes... >>>>> > so why dont you tell me about this plant? instead.. >>>>> > thanks >>>>> > Usha di >>>>> > ====== >>>>> > >>>>> > On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Smilax004 <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > > Dear Ushadiji, >>>>> > >>>>> > > Thanks for clarifying and sorry for the confusion. >>>>> > > When I replied to the thread I think I missed (or there was some >>>>> > > problem) the post by Vijayadas and I got confused then. >>>>> > > Sorry again. I know Vijaysankar. >>>>> > > Further, a request, if you feel that the argument is silly just >>>>> leave >>>>> > > it. We have so may serious things to discuss and learn. Why don't >>>>> we >>>>> > > try avoid silly arguments? >>>>> > >>>>> > > Regards, >>>>> > > Giby >>>>> > >>>>> > > On Jul 28, 12:17 pm, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> >>>>> > > wrote: >>>>> > > > Dear Giby: no ... Dr Raman was not correcting my Bengali / etc... >>>>> > > > it was Vijayadas D who onJul 27, 2011 at 7: 52 typed the >>>>> > > > following... >>>>> > > > I am copying and pasting... >>>>> > >>>>> > > > Start quote...not "in bengali " in Bengla " >>>>> > >>>>> > > > I was responding to Vijayadas D. ; with my write up with >>>>> > > > different scripts.... >>>>> > > > JUST SCROLL UP A LITTLE AND YOU WILL GET TO HIS MESSAGE >>>>> correcting >>>>> > > > Bengali vs Bangal etc etc >>>>> > > > Thats all >>>>> > > > ===== >>>>> > > > AND if you must know, Dr. V. Raman never gets into these silly >>>>> > > > arguments... >>>>> > > > from what I know of him from his writing... >>>>> > > > he would never write something like that and with a typo to >>>>> boot. >>>>> > > > ====== >>>>> > > > And Dear Giby: the same Dr Raman thought that you will be >>>>> > > > able to answer my scientific questions posed above ... >>>>> > > > can you? >>>>> > > > will you? >>>>> > > > thanks >>>>> > > > Usha di.. >>>>> > > > PS if you don't specialize in this field its ok.... >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> > -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone
