Rauwolfia tetraphylla

raju das

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Nov 1, 2010, 1:20:48 PM11/1/10

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Dear all,
Rauwolfia tetraphylla . Photographed during June/09 from Assam

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Gurcharan Singh

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Nov 16, 2010, 5:34:19 PM11/16/10

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Rauvolfia tetraphylla

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Mahadeswara

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Nov 16, 2010, 10:32:27 PM11/16/10

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Yes. It is indeed Rauwolfia tetraphylla. See earlier postings
also, on this site.

On Nov 17, 3:34 am, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Rauvolfia tetraphylla
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> 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

Gurcharan Singh

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Nov 17, 2010, 12:16:18 AM11/17/10

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Mahadeshwara ji

The correct spellings are Rauvolfia and not Rauwolfia, although several people have been using Rauwolfia for our two common species R. serpentina and R. tetraphylla.

Genus name Rauvolfia was given by Linneaus, 1753

It is important to not that according to IPNI there is a distinct genus Rauwolfia from family Verbenaceae, described by Ruiz. & Pav., 1799 with two species Rauwolfia pubescens Willd ex Roem. & Schult. and Rauwolfia spinosa Cav.

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Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089

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Pankaj Kumar

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Nov 17, 2010, 1:08:50 AM11/17/10

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Actually its another case of accepting a wrong name, because it
originated that way by Linnaeus himself.

Rauvolfia is named after Leonhard Rauwolf but it should have been
Rauwolfia which it is not.

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Pankaj

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Gurcharan Singh

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Nov 17, 2010, 1:29:06 AM11/17/10

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Yes it is true but the member of Apocynaceae has be correctly spelled as Rauvolfia.

Code clearly states "A legitimate name must not be rejected merely because it, or its epithet, is inappropriate or disagreeable, or because another is preferable" Scilla peruviana L. does not grow in Peru, but can't be rejected on this count.

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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
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