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--- On Thu, 3/22/12, surajit koley <[email protected]> wrote: From: surajit koley <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:111621] Ziziphus sp. & Pierrot butterfly :: Hooghly, West Bengal ([email protected]) To: "Gurcharan Singh" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Date: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 10:51 PM 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 Click to open: Ziziphus sp. & Pierrot butterfly :: Hooghly, West Bengal 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.
