Dinesh ji It won't be a big surprise if some species of Western Ghats have spread to Eastern Ghats, especially when authentic sources report that.
-- 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 2:38 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Again many thanks Gurcharan ji. > My query had stemmed from finding that a thorough search on internet > yields more results for *A. crispum* than *A. crispa*. Your clarification > regarding use of neuter gender epithets in the Flora of British India is > convincing. > > > The second part of query regarding endemism of *A. crispa* to the Western > Ghats rose due to finding its entry in few white papers, listed here for > reference: > > - Threatened Plants of Orissa and Priority Species for Conservation > ... http://www2.wii.gov.in/envis/threatened_plants/Chapter-25.htm > - Rare and Endangered plan species in Orissa state ... > http://www.elaw.org/system/files/Annex-5.doc > - Medicinal Plants of Orissa ... > http://envis.frlht.org/checklist/Orissa.pdf > - The Eastern Ghats - EPTRI-ENVIS Newsletter ... > http://envis-eptri.ap.nic.in/images/Vol.11,No.4,2005.pdf > - Journal of Organisation for Protection of Ecosystem, Environment and > Endangered Species ... > http://e-planet.co.in/publication/e-planet_5_1.pdf > > > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >
