Thank you Sir for throwing lights on the correct scientific name of the Indian Ber tree. I am wondering if we have the *Z. jujuba* Mill. here. How do i differentiate one from the other?
Regards, Surajit On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 9:48 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Surajit ji > Ziziphus ziziphus can't be a correct name as it is a tautonym. The Indian > Ber is more commonly named as Z. mauritiana Lamk. (syn: Z. jujuba (L.) > Lamk.) distinct from Z. jujuba Mill. > > -- > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 12:16 AM, surajit koley (Google Docs) < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I've shared Ziziphus sp. & Pierrot butterfly :: Hooghly, West >> Bengal<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jWfz3UzFbe8-TjOhIJ4LUIatZdNN_ZPfFT9IjAqwtbU/edit> >> Click to open: >> >> - Ziziphus sp. & Pierrot butterfly :: Hooghly, West >> Bengal<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jWfz3UzFbe8-TjOhIJ4LUIatZdNN_ZPfFT9IjAqwtbU/edit> >> >> >> Sir, >> >> Jujube or Indian date (Indian plum) tree is a larval food plant of some >> Pierrot (Tarucus sp.) butterflies. Found some butterflies today basking >> under such a jujube tree. >> >> Species : >> >> Plant : Ziziphus ziziphus (syn. Ziziphus jujuba) >> >> Bengali name : KUL(KOOL) GACH >> >> Butterfly : Tarucus sp. (possibly Tarucus extricatus) >> >> Date : 21/03/2012, 9.45 a.m. >> >> Place : Gobra (Hooghly), WB >> >> (images 800x600, except in the table) >> >> courtship ? >> >> UN view >> >> UP view >> >> courtship ? >> >> larval food plant >> >> leaves >> >> fruits (favourite for kids and teenagers) >> >> underside of the leaves (note the prickle) >> >> bark >> >> tree (wild variety) >> >> Thank you & Regards, >> >> Surajit Koley >> >> Google Docs makes it easy to create, store and share online documents, >> spreadsheets and presentations. >> [image: Logo for Google Docs] <https://docs.google.com> >> > > > > >
