Dear Pankaj I am still waiting to see the Orchidaceae part of Dr. Almeida's book for giving any type of reaction or comment. But as pointed by you it seems undigestible to transfer of any species of Malaxis to Corymborkis as they are far more distant phylogenetically as well as naturally (Dressler, 1993; Szlachtko, 1995; Pridgeon et al, 2005). I dont know under which circumstances Dr Almeida has effected this combination but as per my experience is concerned many of nom nov. or comb. nov. proposed by him are not accepted subsequently. He is an acomplished taxonomist I agree but reputation should not be the only criteria while accepting or not accepting somebody's observations. I apologige if I have hurt anyone in this group. Regards Dinesh
On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:58:11 +0530 wrote >I just got my hands on the Orchidaceae of Flora of Maharastra, I must say, >that I was disappointed...I hope to see same reaction from Dinesh.....Pankaj Dinesh Kumar Agrawala Research Officer (Botany) Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha Jawaharlal Nehru Bhartiya Chikitsa Avum Homeopathy Anusandhan Bhawan 61-65, Institutional Area Opposite D-Block, Janakpuri New Delhi - 110 058 Mobile: +91 9560570745 SAVE PLANTS AND SAVE LIFE
