Barleria prattiana Santapau

[Tabish]

Dear Garg ji,

   The name  Barleria prattensis  is taxonomically incorrect. It is named after some Mr. Pratt, but when you coin an epithet after someone's name, you should never end it as ensis. This ending of an epithet is used when the plant is being named after a place, e.g. yunnanensis, capensis, nilgherrensis etc.

   The ending iana can be used when the epithet is named after a person, e.g., wightiana, hamiltoniana, wallichiana etc. It is against taxonomy rules to name an epithet after a person, and end it with ensis. That's why prattensis is incorrect.

   For correcting such names, a separate paper is not required. The incorrect epithet can just be replaced by the taxonomically  correct epithet. You can see that POWO mentions the exact same publication, Kew Bull. 3: 487 (1948 publ. 1949) , for both the names!

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77220423-1

  You may like to put the correct name, Barleria prattiana Santapau on eFI.

   Tabish

[Dinesh Valke]

Many many thanks, Tabish, for pointing to this fact, and bringing it to light.

Indeed yes, POWO mentions same source of publication for both the names.

In the Barleria prattiana Santapau page, a justifying note would encourage discontinuing use of the name Barleria prattensis Santapau .

Regards.

Dinesh

[Saroj Kasaju]

That is why  none of the databases are not 100 % perfect and reliable. Whenever I point out some mistakes

in GBIF databases they just reply that it is the responsibility of the person / organisation

uploading the data, not the GBIF. How can POWO and GBIF and other databases upload data with two accepted names 

for the same sp.?

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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[Dinesh Valke]

At the International Plant Names Index, IPNI (2025), there is a justification note at the bottom of the "Barleria prattiana Santapau" page.

It is just as Tabish suggested.

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Tabish ji,

I will correct it.

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