Thanks to Dr. Giby ji, Dr.Vijayasankar ji, Dr. Chitra Shanker avl., and to Dr. Prabhu Kumar ji for confirmation.
Regards D. Radha Krishna Reddy On 2 July 2012 20:57, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Prabhu, > > Isn't *G. celosioides* a synonym to *G. serrata*? I think there is some > level of confusion in this nomenclature. > Please check these references: Mears in Taxon 29: 86.1980; FTN 2: 192. > 1987. I think they have treated G. serrata as an accepted name. > I am aware that The Plant List treats them separate (but with low > confidence level!). > FoC questions "...whether this (G. celosioides Mart.) is the same as * > Gomphrena* *serrata* L." > http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200007001 > FoP treats G. decumbens sensu Gamb. as synonym under G. celosioides Mart. > http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200007001 > > As far as I know, there are only two species of Gomphrena in southern > India (or at least TN), G. globosa and G. serrata (ENVIS checklist of Flora > of Tamil Nadu by Dr. Narasimhan et al.) > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 3:15 AM, Prabhu kumar KM > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Vijayasankarji, >> >> A chance for *Gomphrena celosioides* Mart. ??? >> -- >> *Prabhu Kumar K M* >> Scientist >> Plant Systematics & Genetic Resources Division >> Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR) >> & 'CMPR' Herbarium >> Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala >> Kottakkal, Malappuram >> *E-mail: [email protected]* >> >> >
