SK 3881 27 October 2023 - Grass (Poaceae)

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Members,

Location: Gyaneswor, Kathmandu, Nepal

Altitude: 1400m.

Date: 30 September 2023

Habit : Wild

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kasaju]

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Manoj Ji.

Which would be the correct way Echinochloa colonum (L.) Link or E. colona as all links say Echinochloa colonum (L.) Link ??

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Saroj Kasaju

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Date: Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 10:54 AM
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Echinochloa colona

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Manoj Ji !

Saroj Kasaju

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From: Manoj Chandran <mach...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: SK 3881 27 October 2023 - Grass (Poaceae)
To: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>

As per general rules of naming plants genus and species epithets should rhyme. So, ideally when Panicum colonum was transferred to new genus Echinochloa, the right naming should have been Echinochloa colona. However, certain authors have preferred to conserve the original specific epithet colonum. So, I have seen many authors use Echinochloa colona while many others use Echinochloa colonum.