SK225DEC07-2016:ID

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Members,

Location: Chobhar Height, Kathmandur , Nepal

Altitude:  4600 ft.

Date: 15 Septemberr 2016

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Saroj ji, for the beautiful images.

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

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From: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Date: 7 December 2016 at 19:10
Subject: SK225DEC07-2016:ID
To: efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>, "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com>

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[D.S Rawat]

Please check for Rhus chinensis (Anacardiaceae).

R.chinensis in eFI.

DSRawat Pantnagar

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Dr D.S. Rawat

Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA

eflorapantnagar displaying wild flora of Pantnagar

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks,  Rawat ji

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Rawat ji!

Rhus chinensis Mill. (accepted name) Rhus javanica Miller ( Synonym) Nepali Names : भकि अमिलो Bhaki Amilo / चुक अमिलो Chuk Amilo / दुधे भलायो Dudhe Bhalaayo  / भङ्गिल Bhangil

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks,  Saroj ji

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Mr. Garg,

it would be presentable if flower images are

included in the main mage of the efi site.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kasaju]

ID OK Ashutosh ?

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Ashutosh,

ID OK ?  I have some confusion about its ID and Syn. of R. javanica and chinensis, however, now accepted as 

Brucea javanica (L.) Merr.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Ashutosh Sharma]

Dear Saroj Kasaju ji,

This is Rhus chinensis Mill. 

Synonym - Rhus javanica var. chinensis (Mill.) T.Yamaz. 

Rhus javanica L. in Sp. Pl.: 265 (1753) is actually a totally different plant from Simaroubaceae currently accepted as Brucea javanica (L.) Merr. having  no distribution in Western & Central Himalayas.

With regards

Ashutosh Sharma

[Saroj Kasaju]

That means it has got no distribution in Nepal, is it ?

Enclosing screen shots from the latest book.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Ashutosh Sharma]

Dear Saroj ji,

The  distribution of this sp. is already well known from Nepal. 

Please see on eflora http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242344727 

The last three synonyms mentioned here actually refer to R. chinensis. In the book you are referring to it is just a nomenclature error, this plant is quite common throughout the Himalayas. 

Also see on gbif & POWO https://www.gbif.org/species/3190553 

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70452-1 

With best regards

Ashutosh Sharma

[Saroj Kasaju]

Actually I have checked all these. So Rhus javanica Mill., Rhus javanica L., Rhus chinensis Mill are the same and the 

accepted name is Brucea javanica (L.) Merr. ??

https://www.ipni.org/n/70622-1

https://www.ipni.org/n/70452-1

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Ashutosh Sharma]

Dear Saroj ji,

Rhus javanica L. is the basionym of Brucea javanica (L.) Merr. while Rhus javanica var. chinensis (Mill.) T.Yamaz. is a synonym of Rhus chinensis Mill.

There seems to be no valid record of B. javanica from Nepal based on GBIF & POWO unlike R. chinensis which is a common species across the Himalayas.

In the book images you shared the authors have made mistake in putting correct accepted name perhaps due to lack of proper investigation as the synonym they mentioned i.e. Rhus amela D.Don is actually a synonym of R. chinensis, so they mingled two different plant names. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70375-1 

With regards

Ashutosh Sharma

[Mandru Ramesh Chowdary]

Thank you for your clarification Ashutosh sir

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Ashutosh !

Saroj Kasaju