Saturday, 30 April 2022

Croton chakrabartyi Dhabak & Nandikar

Croton chakrabartyi Dhabak & Nandikar

KROH-tun -- Greek: kroton (tick) due to the seed's similarity in shape ... Dave's Botanary
¿ cha-KRA-bar-tyi ? -- honours Dr. Tapas Chakrabarty, former scientist at Botanical Survey of India ... Mongabay

commonly known as: Chakrabarty's croton


botanical name: Croton chakrabartyi Dhabak & Nandikar ... Journal of Botanical taxonomy and Geobotany, 26 July 2021
Bibliography / etymology
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Chakrabarty's croton
  • Flowers of India
  • the epithet chakrabartyi -- honours Dr. Tapas Chakrabarty, former scientist at Botanical Survey of India for his contribution to the taxonomy of Indian Euphorbiaceae
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