Gibs Please check that new species. It was earlier thought to be circinalis. May be you can help. Its a news for me that circinalis is endemic to western ghats?
On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 11:23 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > As per IUCN information C. circinalis is endangered and is restricted to > the Western Ghats. > > http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/42089/0 > > Regards > Giby > > > > > On 17 November 2012 20:25, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> Picture is very nice, but I am very much doubtful that Cycas circinalis >> is endemic to India. I have doubts even of its occurrence in wild >> naturally. Cycas rumphii and Cycas beddomei are another options. C. >> beddomei is endemic to India but towards the eastern side in Andhra >> Pradesh. *Then there is a new species recorded from Karnataka >> which was often misidentified as Cycas circinalis. >> *The above plant should most probably be Cycas swamyi if this is wild. >> It is till now endemic to India. >> Regards >> Pankaj >> >> *Frankly, I get confused reading this article (attached). May be >> experts here in the group can conclude what I meant. >> *Regards >> Pankaj >> >> >> Pl. find the attached file contain the *article about C. circinalis for >> kind information.* >> Thanks >> BRS >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy <[email protected]> >> Date: 6 January 2012 09:47 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:102782] *"Flora picture of the year 2011" B. >> Rathinasabapathy >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> *C. circinalis *is endemic to South India, where is it restricted to the >> Western Ghats and hilly regions of the southern peninsula, in the states of >> Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and the south of Maharashtra (Hill 1995). >> >> *Fig. Cycas Circinalis **L*. adult with fruit** >> >> >> Regards. >> >> B. Rathinasabapathy >> Project Co-ordinator >> Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park >> 1388, Avinashi Road >> Peelamedu >> Coimbatore-641004 >> >> <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2000 members & >> 1,37,000 messages on 31/10/12) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 7500 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> >> > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Assistant Professor > PG and Research Department of Botany > Sacred Heart College > Thevara > Kochi- 682 013 > Kerala, India > Phone - +914844044436 (office) +919947109987 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby > -- *********************************************************************** "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. Conservation Officer Office: Orchid Conservation Section Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Residence: 151, 1st Floor, Tai Om Tsuen Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194* * * * * --
