Dinesh Ji,
I am copying here some more text from the book -
*KEY TO GENERA*
A. Corolla-limb valvatefruit usually a berry; seeds more or less discoid,
compressed, embryo peripheric :
(a) Anthers opening through 2 apical pores, connivent in a cone -
(i) Leaves simple, lobed or pinnatifid ............ *Solanum*
(b) Anthers dehiscing by longitudinal slit-
(ii) Dehiscence introrse, leaves pinnate ....... *Lycopersicum*
(iii) Calyx small in fruit; anthers equal or shorter than the filament;
fls. small, in paired pedicels or simple...... *Capsicum*
.............. ............
................ ...........
Thank you & Regards,
surajit
On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 12:20 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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 .
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>>>>>>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
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>>>>>>> EfloraofIndia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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