I think C. lyrata Cass. to treated at synonym only, as also done in The Plant List, eFl of China, Annotated checklist of Flowering plants on Nepal and possibly other recent publications.
-- 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 Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Kanti Patel <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All > > I searched in Madhya Pradesh Flora both are synonyms > > On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Rajendra Kshirsagar < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear All, >> Are Cyathocline purpurea and C. lyrata both differrent species or >> synonymous to each other. >> In plant list and Flora of Maharashtra published by BSI states both are >> synonymous with legitimate name as Cyathocline purpurea. >> However, my friend from Madhya Pradesh very confidently saying both are >> different species. Since I do not have Flora of Madhy Pradesh I can not >> prove this. >> Can anybody throw some light on this. >> >> -- >> Regards, I remain, >> >> *Rajendra Kshirsagar,* Ph. D. I Manager (R&D), Godrej Consumer Products >> Ltd., I Vikhroli (East), Mumbai I >> 022/67976797 I [email protected] I >> >> >> > > > -- > Kanti P Patel, Fellow (S&D, VARD) > ___________________________________________________________________ > National Innovation Foundation, India > Satellite Complex, > Premchand Nagar, > Ahmedabad 380 015, Gujarat > Mobile: +91 9974598044 > > >

