Many thanks Gurcharan ji for resolving the orthographic variance. Hoping second part of the query will get a response from those familiar with *Aerides crispa*'s distribution.
Regards. Dinesh On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Dinesh ji > Going through The Plant List, IPNI and GRIN I find that Aerides is a > feminine genus, and as such Aerides crispa should be the correct > orthography, any reference to crispum in this genus may be treated as > orthographic error. > > > -- > 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 Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> >> While compiling names for *Aerides crispa* Lindl., came across *Aerides >> crispum* Lindl. >> Would go with *A. crispum* as orthographic variant of *A. crispa* ... >> please validate. >> >> 1) * >> A. crispum* Lindl. is not found in The Plants List >> *A. crispum* Lindl. is found in Wikipedia at >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerides_crispum >> Here, *A. crispa* Lindl. (1833) is put as synonym of *A. crispum* Lindl. >> (1833) >> >> 2) * >> A. crispa* Lindl. is put as endemic to the Western Ghats at the Orchids >> of Kerala ... >> http://enchantingkerala.org/kerala-orchids/kerala-orchids-aerides.php >> *A. crispum* Lindl. is put as native of Malay Archipelago at Hortipedia >> ... http://en.hortipedia.com/wiki/Aerides_crispum >> Please help in resolving the fact here. >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> >> > > >
