Please have a look at new developments in this regard: http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/e479009632ebfba745dbaf7a460aeabf http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/9839d16004db28f865ea358ebd5ec729 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/9d1272b24b661e0acca73ddabfefb7aa Best wishes Tabish
On Saturday, June 28, 2014 at 9:27:25 AM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: > > Dear members, > Our coordinator for Gentainaceae fortnight has recently revised Canscora > in South India. Pl. see > A taxonomic revision of the genus Canscora in South India, and the > erection of the new genus Canscorinella (Canscorinae, Gentianaceae) with > two new combinations > <http://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.164.4.1> by SHAHINA > P.M. & SANTHOSH NAMPY*- Phytotaxa 164 (4): 201–225- 2014- (with *Keys* & > details to the South Indian species of Canscora.) > *Abstract* The genus Canscora in South India is revised based on field > and herbarium studies and in consultation with types and protologues. *C. > pauciflora*, which was previously treated as conspecific to *C. diffusa* > is reinstated while *C. sanjappae* and *C. devendrae* are synonymised > under *C. diffusa* and *C. stricta* (= *Canscorinella stricta*) > respectively. The present study supports the exclusion of two species of > Canscora i.e., C. stricta and C. bhatiana resulting in the establishment of > the new genus Canscorinella and two new combinations: *Canscorinella > stricta* and *Canscorinella bhatiana*. The new genus Canscorinella is > characterized by the presence of actinomorphic corolla and isomorphic > stamens. This brings the number of species currently recognized for the > genus Canscora to eleven worldwide, six (55 %) of which occurring in South > India. Descriptions, photo plates and keys to the South Indian species of > Canscora and Canscorinella are provided here. > > Congrats to Shahina ji & Santhosh ji for the wonderful work. > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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 > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- around 2350 members & 1,90,000 messages on 31/5/14) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 9500 species & 1,90,000 images). Winner of > Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
