Frankly Surajit ji - I know little of this !! Certainly Gurcharan ji and many learned, will provide clarity and resolve your doubt. Regards. Dinesh
On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 11:51 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, DInesh Ji, for the confusion i have created in my last mail to > Gurcharan Sir. It should read thus - > > According to the text book i follow the ID KEY to *Solanum* genus is > "Leaves *simple*, lobed or pinnatifid". > > (Ref. "Plant Groups" by H. Mukherji; publisher: NEW CENTRAL BOOK AGENCY > (P) Ltd.; 1981 edition, reprinted 2005; page no. 1025.) > Does that imply that taxonomists initially thought of tomato plants having > simple leaves? Or the above mentioned college text book contains wrong data? > Regards, > surajit > > > On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Solanum lycopersicum* L. is *commonly known as*: love-apple, tomato • * >> Assamese*: বিলাহী-বেঙেনা bilahi bengena • *Bengali*: বিলাতি বেগুন bilati >> beguna, টম্যাটো tamyato • *Gujarati*: ટમાટો tamato • *Hindi*: टमाटर >> tamatar, विलायती बैंगन vilayati-baingan • *Kannada*: ಟೊಮಾಟೋ tomaato • * >> Konkani*: टोमॅटॉ tomato • *Malayalam*: തക്കാളി thakkaali • *Manipuri*: >> খামেন অসিন্বা khamen asinba • *Marathi*: बेलवांगी belavangi, विलायती >> वांगी vilayati vangi • *Punjabi*: ਵਿਲਾਇਤੀ ਬੇੰਗਨ wilaití bengan • *Tamil*: >> சீமைத்தக்காளி cimai-t-takkali, கொடித்தக்காளி koti-t-takkali • *Telugu*: >> తక్కిలి takkili, తమాటకాయ tamatakaya • *Urdu*: بيگن ولايتی wilayati baigan >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 11:10 PM, surajit koley < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thank you once again Gurcharan Sir, but i have a question - >>> >>> According to the KEY to *Solanum* genus is "Leaves *simple*, lobed or >>> pinnatifid" ["Plant Groups" by H. Mukherji; publisher: NEW CENTRAL BOOK >>> AGENCY (P) Ltd.; 1981 edition, reprinted 2005; page no. 1025]. >>> >>> Does that imply that taxonomists initially thought of tomato plants >>> having simple leaves? Or this very college text book contains wrong data? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> surajit >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 8:51 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Another good set of photographs, Surajit ji >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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, Apr 26, 2012 at 6:55 AM, surajit koley < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Tanay Sir, >>>>> Thank you once again for confirming this one too... >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> surajit >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 5:37 AM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yes it is Tomato. >>>>>> Tanay >>>>>> >>>>>> On 25 April 2012 11:03, surajit koley >>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Sir, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Found this *Solanum* in roadside thicket. I hope i haven't made any >>>>>>> mistake in identifying this herb. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Species : *Solanum* *lycopersicum* L. >>>>>>> Habit & Habitat : herb, roadside >>>>>>> Date : 28-02-12, 12.50 p.m. >>>>>>> Place : Hooghly, WB >>>>>>> ID help : >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/solanum$20indicum/indiantreepix/OCVwfmALC1A/Eu6jZQdYC2kJ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you & Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Surajit Koley >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> *Tanay Bose* >>>>>> Research & Teaching Assistant. >>>>>> Department of Botany. >>>>>> University of British Columbia . >>>>>> 6270 University Blvd. >>>>>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>>>>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>>>>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>>>>> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>>>>> [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>>>> *Webpages:* >>>>>> UBC Botany , Berbee Lab<http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html> >>>>>> UBC Botany, People <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html> >>>>>> EfloraofIndia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >

