POWO shows distribution of species on Maps, which can be very misleading for India. Just to give an example, Dicliptera nasikensis is distributed in Nasik district of Maharashtra only as per Catalogue of Life <https://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/d4150c36cdc51f36cc0ceb7d56bd60ed> and Flora of Peninsular India <http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=102&cat=7>. However, if you see it in POWO <http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:930319-1>, its map will show as if it is distributed all over India except for Assam and Himalayas. On clicking Full Distribution Listing under it, it says Native to India. As per my experience with it, it has divided India into four regions- *India, Assam, West Himalaya *and* East Himalaya. * So it is found in Nasik or Maharashtra only, it will show the area as shown at POWO <http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:930319-1> and similarly for other three regions. So beware- don't think it is distributed all over India and be careful.
On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 at 23:24, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > My feeling is that for some taxon it has given some references and for > others it has not. It is also not based on WCSP, as it is not available > over there. The Plant List is based on WCSP (under review). It does not > show any reference of *Karthikeyan et al. (2009), which is the main work > on this genus in India.* > > -- > With regards, > J. M. Garg > > On Thu, 16 Jul, 2020, 10:50 pm Tabish, <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Well, I don't know about others, but Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of >> Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581.is reasonably new. >> Tabish >> ------------------------------------------- >> www.flowersofindia.net >> The waterhole of flower lovers <http://www.flowersofindia.net> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 10:47 PM J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Also references in POWO >>> <http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:47665-1> >>> seem quite old. >>> *Karthikeyan et al. (2009),* I think did the revision/ checklist in >>> 2009 as per detail at Dicliptera >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/dicliptera>: >>> *FLOWERING PLANTS OF INDIA, DICOTYLEDONS, Vol-I >>> (Acanthaceae-Avicenniaceae) authored by S.Karthikeyan, M.Sanjappa* *and >>> S.Moorthy and published by Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata in 2009* >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 at 22:14, Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> According to POWO >>>> <http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:47665-1>, >>>> *Dicliptera riparia* is found from *Nepal eastwards to China*. Flowers >>>> at FOI were found in Nainital. So, it is highly unlikely they belong to >>>> Dicliptera riparia. >>>> Tabish >>>> ------------------------------------------- >>>> www.flowersofindia.net >>>> The waterhole of flower lovers <http://www.flowersofindia.net> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 5:09 PM J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Images of Dicliptera chinensis in FOI >>>>> <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chinese%20Foldwing.html> >>>>> appears >>>>> close to *Dicliptera riparia* Nees (syn. *Dicliptera* *roxburghiana* >>>>> var. *riparia* (Nees) Benoist >>>>> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242421985>) >>>>> as >>>>> mentioned in the Checklist of Nepal >>>>> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=109954> as >>>>> per GBIF <https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=5575125> >>>>> specimens. >>>>> Catalogue of Life >>>>> <https://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/4426ae5b538086188facdd0af762f956/synonym/55f897f91bd228c8d2303567796704d5> >>>>> gives its distribution as India (*Himalayas, Plains of E-, N- & >>>>> NE-India, Upper Gangetic Plains*), Myanmar [Burma] (Bago, >>>>> Taninthayi), Thailand, Nepal. >>>>> >>>>> For *Dicliptera chinensis *(L.) Juss. (syn. *Dicliptera roxburghiana* >>>>> Nees), Catalogue of life >>>>> <https://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/6ec15bc8480a736896ba45f6689e13bf/synonym/bde6176c0320d44083b0ccd62bd65bb9> >>>>> (*China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Hongkong, Macao, Yunnan, >>>>> Guizhou, Sichuan), Taiwan, Indochina, Pakistan (Baluchistan, Quetta, >>>>> Waziristan, Kurram, N.W.Frontier Prov., Dir, Swat, Pakistani Punjab, Salt >>>>> Range, Rawalpindi, Hazara), Ryukyu Isl., Hawaii (I) (Kauai (I), Oahu (I), >>>>> Molokai (I)*)) does not mention its distribution in India. POWO >>>>> <http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:47485-1#synonyms> >>>>> (*Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, >>>>> China Southeast, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Pakistan, >>>>> Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam*) also does not give its distribution in >>>>> the Himalayas. >>>>> >>>>> So I think our Himalyan plants should be* Dicliptera riparia* Nees >>>>> (syn. *Dicliptera* *roxburghiana* var. *riparia* (Nees) Benoist >>>>> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242421985> >>>>> ) >>>>> -- >>>>> With regards, >>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> >> -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFBViPoKiygg0g2MHzPY2ejJ-yB0S09gtJnx3ADjV4YwJg%40mail.gmail.com.
