Dinesh ji In Flora of British India where all species are given neuter epithets, A. crispum is shown distribute in Western Ghats: Concan to Travancore.
Hortipedia link is interesting needs to be explored further. -- 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 1:16 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >

