Interestingly further The Plant List treats Actinodaphne angustifolia
Hook.f. & T. as synonym of a distinct species A. hookeri Meissn. (Western
Ghats, Tamil Nadu species) where as GRIN treats A. hookeri as synonym of A.
angustifolia (Blume) Nees).
There seems to be more confusion than can be understood. Whereas IPNI
considers Litsea angustifolia Blume to be basionym for Actinodaphne
angustifolia (Blume) Nees, The Plant List considers former as synonym of
Tetranthera angustifolia (Blume) Nees (not listed in IPNI and genus merged
with Litsea in both Flora of China and Flora of Pakistan).
We seem to have three choices to decide from
1. Treat all NE Indian plants (Petarichawa in Assam; Nalingyo in Burma) and
Western Ghats and Tamil Nadu plants (Pisa, Pichli in Mar.; Tali in Tam;
Malavirinji in Mal.) as single species Actinodaphne angustifolia as per
GRIN and "Useful Plants of India. (*Actinodaphne gullavara can't sustain as
its basionym Laurus gullavara Buch-Ham ex Nees (1831) is later than Litsea
angustifolia Blume (1826), basionym for Actinodaphne angustifolia (Blume)
Nees.*
2. Treat NE Indian plants (Petarichawa in Assam; Nalingyo in Burma) as
Actinodaphne angustifolia (Blume) Nees,
and Western Ghats and Tamil Nadu plants (Pisa, Pichli in Mar.; Tali in Tam;
Malavirinji in Mal.) as Actinodaphne hookeri Meissn. (as per The Plant
List, FBI and Brandis).* In this case I wonder how NE Indian Laurus
gullavara Buch-Ham.) from Goalpara (Assam) could be a basionym for a
Western Ghats name Actinodaphne gullavara (Buch-Ham) Almeida*
*
*
*3. *It seems best to treat confused names as three different taxa as done
by FBI, Brandis Indian Trees and The Plant List
a. Actinodaphne hookeri Meisn. (1864). a species of Western Ghats, Tamil
Nadu, locally known as Pissa, pichli (Mar.), Malavirimji
(Mal.), Thali (Tam.). Bracts imbricating, not whorled, branches
rusty-tomentose, leaves ovate-lanceolate to elliptic, 12-18 cm
long, tomentose beneath when mature; female clusters sessile;
fruit seated on campanulate entire perianth tube .
b. Actinodaphne angustifolia Nees (1832) (excl Litsea angustifolia Bl.)
a NE Indian plants (Petarichawa in Assam; Nalingyo in Burma).
Bracts imbricating not whorled, branches softly tomentose, leaves
lanceolate, 20-30 cm long, hairy beneath; female clusters
shortly stalked; fruit seated on cup-shaped entire perianth tube.
c. Tetranthera angustifolia (Blume) Nees (syn: Litsea angustifolia
Blume)..Again NE Indian species (Assam, Silhet, Chittogong) with
bracts in whorls; young branches finely pubescent; leaves
linear-lanceolate, 10-20 cm long; female flowers not described, male
on slender peduncles.
--
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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Giby ji & Neil
>
> This is yet another case where The Plant List seemed to have bungled,
> recently I sent them a list of more than 80 species described in FBI,
> reported in IPNI and missing from the Plant List.
>
> The name mentioned by Neil was published as
> *Actinodaphne* *gullavara* (
> Buch.-Ham.<http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idAuthorSearch.do;jsessionid=2274751C59F531352FC966B4D5B27923?id=1242-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvPlantNameSearch.do%3Bjsessionid%3D2274751C59F531352FC966B4D5B27923%3Ffind_infragenus%3D%26find_isAPNIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_geoUnit%3D%26find_includePublicationAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_addedSince%3D%26find_family%3D%26find_genus%3DActinodaphne%26find_sortByFamily%3Dtrue%26find_isGCIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_infrafamily%3D%26find_rankToReturn%3Dall%26find_publicationTitle%3D%26find_authorAbbrev%3D%26find_infraspecies%3D%26find_includeBasionymAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_modifiedSince%3D%26find_isIKRecord%3Dtrue%26find_species%3D%26output_format%3Dnormal>
> ex
> Nees<http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idAuthorSearch.do;jsessionid=2274751C59F531352FC966B4D5B27923?id=6888-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvPlantNameSearch.do%3Bjsessionid%3D2274751C59F531352FC966B4D5B27923%3Ffind_infragenus%3D%26find_isAPNIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_geoUnit%3D%26find_includePublicationAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_addedSince%3D%26find_family%3D%26find_genus%3DActinodaphne%26find_sortByFamily%3Dtrue%26find_isGCIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_infrafamily%3D%26find_rankToReturn%3Dall%26find_publicationTitle%3D%26find_authorAbbrev%3D%26find_infraspecies%3D%26find_includeBasionymAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_modifiedSince%3D%26find_isIKRecord%3Dtrue%26find_species%3D%26output_format%3Dnormal>
> )
> M.R.Almeida<http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idAuthorSearch.do;jsessionid=2274751C59F531352FC966B4D5B27923?id=30797-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvPlantNameSearch.do%3Bjsessionid%3D2274751C59F531352FC966B4D5B27923%3Ffind_infragenus%3D%26find_isAPNIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_geoUnit%3D%26find_includePublicationAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_addedSince%3D%26find_family%3D%26find_genus%3DActinodaphne%26find_sortByFamily%3Dtrue%26find_isGCIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_infrafamily%3D%26find_rankToReturn%3Dall%26find_publicationTitle%3D%26find_authorAbbrev%3D%26find_infraspecies%3D%26find_includeBasionymAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_modifiedSince%3D%26find_isIKRecord%3Dtrue%26find_species%3D%26output_format%3Dnormal>
> Fl.
> Maharashtra<http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPublicationSearch.do;jsessionid=2274751C59F531352FC966B4D5B27923?back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvPlantNameSearch.do%3Bjsessionid%3D2274751C59F531352FC966B4D5B27923%3Ffind_infragenus%3D%26find_isAPNIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_geoUnit%3D%26find_includePublicationAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_addedSince%3D%26find_family%3D%26find_genus%3DActinodaphne%26find_sortByFamily%3Dtrue%26find_isGCIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_infrafamily%3D%26find_rankToReturn%3Dall%26find_publicationTitle%3D%26find_authorAbbrev%3D%26find_infraspecies%3D%26find_includeBasionymAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_modifiedSince%3D%26find_isIKRecord%3Dtrue%26find_species%3D%26output_format%3Dnormal&id=20000035-1>
> 4A: 251. 2003 and duly recorded in IPNI
> Now the important question, is whether above is the correct name or
> Actinodaphne angustifolia *Actinodaphne* *angustifolia* (Blume)
> Nees<http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do;jsessionid=2274751C59F531352FC966B4D5B27923?id=462206-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvPlantNameSearch.do%3Bjsessionid%3D2274751C59F531352FC966B4D5B27923%3Ffind_infragenus%3D%26find_isAPNIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_geoUnit%3D%26find_includePublicationAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_addedSince%3D%26find_family%3D%26find_genus%3DActinodaphne%26find_sortByFamily%3Dtrue%26find_isGCIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_infrafamily%3D%26find_rankToReturn%3Dall%26find_publicationTitle%3D%26find_authorAbbrev%3D%26find_infraspecies%3D%26find_includeBasionymAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_modifiedSince%3D%26find_isIKRecord%3Dtrue%26find_species%3D%26output_format%3Dnormal>
> -- Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich). 3: 31. 1832 [15 Jan 1832] based on *Litsea
> * *angustifolia* Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 11: 566. 1826 [24 Jan
> 1826]<http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do;jsessionid=A27983E94E71E82D633A675F18A01A30?id=465508-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvPlantNameSearch.do%3Bjsessionid%3D2274751C59F531352FC966B4D5B27923%3Ffind_infragenus%3D%26find_isAPNIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_geoUnit%3D%26find_includePublicationAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_addedSince%3D%26find_family%3D%26find_genus%3DActinodaphne%26find_sortByFamily%3Dtrue%26find_isGCIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_infrafamily%3D%26find_rankToReturn%3Dall%26find_publicationTitle%3D%26find_authorAbbrev%3D%26find_infraspecies%3D%26find_includeBasionymAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_modifiedSince%3D%26find_isIKRecord%3Dtrue%26find_species%3D%26output_format%3Dnormal>
> .
>
> Flora of British India clearly excludes Blume's synonym from the name and
> Indian plant is as given in IPNI *Actinodaphne* *angustifolia* Hook.f. &
> Thomson ex
> Meisn.<http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do;jsessionid=2274751C59F531352FC966B4D5B27923?id=462205-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvPlantNameSearch.do%3Bjsessionid%3D2274751C59F531352FC966B4D5B27923%3Ffind_infragenus%3D%26find_isAPNIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_geoUnit%3D%26find_includePublicationAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_addedSince%3D%26find_family%3D%26find_genus%3DActinodaphne%26find_sortByFamily%3Dtrue%26find_isGCIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_infrafamily%3D%26find_rankToReturn%3Dall%26find_publicationTitle%3D%26find_authorAbbrev%3D%26find_infraspecies%3D%26find_includeBasionymAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_modifiedSince%3D%26find_isIKRecord%3Dtrue%26find_species%3D%26output_format%3Dnormal>
> -- Prodr. (DC.) 15(1): 218. 1864 [May 1864]. with Laurus gullavara
> Buch.-Ham. as synonym. Since A. angustifolia Hook.f. & T. is a later
> homonym of A. angustifolia (Blume) Nees, it can't be maintained and
> Actinodaphne gullavara (Buch.-Ham) M R Almeida should be the accepted name.
>
> I have not gone through Flora Maharastra, and I request Neil ji to check
> for the justification given in Fl. Maharashtra when this combination was
> published. This is my analysis of what I could explore.
>
>
> --
> 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Neil Soares <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Dr.Giby,
>> Thanks for your feedback. Have quoted from Dr.Almeida's 'Flora of
>> Maharashtra' Vol 4-A. Actinodaphne gullavara [syn. A. augustifolia, syn.
>> A.hookeri] is the only species of Actinodaphne found in Maharashtra.
>> With regards,
>> Neil Soares.
>>
>> --- On *Thu, 1/12/12, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:103861] Re: identification of Actinodaphne
>> angustifolia
>> To: "Neil Soares" <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com>
>> Cc: "shrikant ingalhalikar" <le...@rediffmail.com>, "efloraofindia" <
>> indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>, "Prashant awale" <pkaw...@gmail.com>,
>> "Satish Nikam" <satish_ni...@yahoo.com>, "navendu page" <
>> navendu.p...@gmail.com>
>> Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 11:33 PM
>>
>>
>> Dear Neil ji,
>>
>> Interesting!
>> I couldn't find *Actinodaphne gullavara* in both "the plant list" or
>> "GRIN"
>> There are 3 different *Actinodaphne angustifolia *listed in the plant
>> list @ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=actinodaphne
>> First one is *Actinodaphne angustifolia* Nees is an accepted name with
>> *Laurus
>> gullavara* Buch.-Ham. ex Nees as a synonym ( but not *A. gullavara).*
>> Second one is *Actinodaphne angustifolia* Benth. listed here as
>> illegitimate and unresolved
>> The third one is *Actinodaphne angustifolia* Hook.f. & Thomson ex Meisn.
>> as a synonym of *Actinodaphne hookeri* Meisn.
>> Further, in GRIN *A. hookeri* is listed as a synonym of *A. angustifolia.
>> *
>> Now it is getting confused.
>> I feel that the leaves of the plant in this thread and the pictures in
>> the link provided by Neilji looks little different.
>> Unless we handle the specimen it would be hard to conclude, I think.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Giby
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12 January 2012 18:40, Neil Soares
>> <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drneilsoa...@yahoo.com>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> Affirmative. This is Actinodaphne gullavara. Have had a previous
>> discussion on this and it is available at this link :
>>
>>
>> https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/df392de7a2165bed/52a541fbd2f49b71?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Actinodaphne+gullavara+Neil+Soares#52a541fbd2f49b71
>>
>> With regards,
>> Neil Soares.
>>
>> --- On *Thu, 1/12/12, Giby Kuriakose
>> <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>
>> >* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Giby Kuriakose
>> <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>
>> >
>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:103861] Re: identification of Actinodaphne
>> angustifolia
>> To: "shrikant ingalhalikar"
>> <le...@rediffmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=le...@rediffmail.com>
>> >
>> Cc: "efloraofindia"
>> <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>>,
>> "Prashant awale"
>> <pkaw...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pkaw...@gmail.com>>,
>> "Satish Nikam"
>> <satish_ni...@yahoo.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=satish_ni...@yahoo.com>
>> >
>> Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 6:30 PM
>>
>>
>> Yes, *Actinodaphne angustifolia *is a synonym of *A. hookeri.*
>> *
>> *
>> Pubescent leaf petiole is an important field character of *A. hookeri*
>> Please refer @
>>
>> https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/432f5657686dcb84/5e74fdc5b8468ce1?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=actinodaphne+giby#5e74fdc5b8468ce1
>> * *
>> *
>> *
>>
>> Regards
>> Giby
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12 January 2012 18:23, shrikant ingalhalikar
>> <le...@rediffmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=le...@rediffmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> I suppose A. angustifolia and A. hookeri are syn. What is the
>> difference observed? Regards, Shrikant
>>
>> On Jan 12, 12:28 pm, Prashant Awale
>> <pkaw...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pkaw...@gmail.com>>
>> wrote:
>> > Could this be Actinodaphne hookeri .Satish ji, will u pl tell me the
>> > location.
>> > I had spotted similar plant at the base of Korigad fort (Lonavala
>> region)
>> > as well as in Matheran Hills.
>> > Regards
>> > Prashant
>> > On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Satish Nikam
>> > <satish_ni...@yahoo.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=satish_ni...@yahoo.com>
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > > Dear Friends,
>> > > I am posting the photo of the same tree as last
>> year
>> > > which was ID'd as Actinodaphne angustifolia.Here is the old link.
>> > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwwssncomphotos/5284817799/
>> > > Also some young saplings around.My observation is that their are both
>> > > light green leaves as well dark green on the same plant>Experts now
>> your
>> > > call.
>> >
>> > > thanks
>> > > regards
>> > > satish nikam- Hide quoted text -
>> >
>> > - Show quoted text -
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD
>> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE),
>> Royal Enclave,
>> Jakkur Post, Srirampura
>> Bangalore- 560064
>> India
>> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile)
>> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD
>> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE),
>> Royal Enclave,
>> Jakkur Post, Srirampura
>> Bangalore- 560064
>> India
>> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile)
>> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
>>
>>
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>
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