Unofficial Errata for Various Books

This page has been created to point out possible errors which might have crept in various books on flowers and trees. Since the official errata by publishers might not be available for books, we thought such a page would be helpful for those who use the books for identifying flowers and trees.

It should be noted that these corrections are being pointed out by us, and do not necessarily carry the sanction of the original authors/publishers. Readers are requested to send us additions/corrections to this list.

  1. Medicinal Plants of Manipur, S.C. Sinha (MASS: Imphal) 1996
    1. Page 45: Citrus limon is not called Nobab in Manipuri. Nobab is Citrus maxima.
    2. Page 135: Parkia javanica is a synonym of the currently accepted name Parkia timoriana.
  2. Flowers of Sahyadri, S. Ingalhalikar (Corolla: Pune) 2001
    1. Page 35: Flower number 59 - the picture displayed for Barringtonia racemosa may actually be of Barringtonia asiatica.
    2. Page 38: Flower number 229 - the picture displayed for Gardenia resinifera may actually be of Tamilnadia uliginosa
    3. Page 39: Flower number 46 - the picture displayed for Avicennia marina may actually be of Avicennia officinalis
    4. Page 93: Flower number 288 - the picture may not be of Ipomoea marginata
    5. Page 115: Flower number 13 - Aerides maculosum Aerides maculosa
    6. Page 121: Flower number 283 - the picture may not be of Iphigenia indica
    7. Page 125: Flower number 107 - Catharanthus pussilus Catharanthus pusillus
    8. Page 137: Flower number 490 - Wadelia urticaefolia Wedelia urticaefolia.
    9. Page 179: Flower number 409 - The flower picture displayed for Rhynchoglossum obliquum may actually be of Rhynchoglossum notonianum
    10. Page 187: Flower number 253 - The flower picture displayed for Haplanthodes neilgherryensis may actually be of Haplanthodes tentaculatus (Haplanthodes neilgherryensis could be an outdated name of Haplanthodes tentaculatus)
  3. Groves of Beauty and Plenty : An Atlas of Major Flowering Trees in India, 2/e, M.S. Swaminathan & S.L. Kochhar (Macmillan India) 2006
    1. Page 43: The tree described as Pachira rosea is actually Pseudobombax ellipticum.
  4. Concise Flowers of the Himalaya, Oleg Polunin & Adam Stainton (OUP: Delhi)
    1. Plate 45: Rhodiola wallichiana flowers should be yellow in color, and not skyblue as shown.
    2. Plate 45: Rhodiola heterodonta flowers should be yellow-red, and not blue as shown.
    3. Plate 45: Rhodiola himalensis flowers should be red in color, and not violet as shown.
    4. Plate 105: Salvia nubicola flowers should be yellow, with the upper lip reddish, and not bluish as shown. These four species are correctly displayed in the bigger version Flowers of the Himalaya by the same authors. (We do not know if this problem appears in all reprints of the book.)
  5. Flowers of the Himalaya, Oleg Polunin & Adam Stainton (OUP: Delhi)
    1. Page108: Hedysarum kumaonese Hedysarum kumaonense.
    2. Page403: Cymbidium hookeranum Cymbidium hookerianum.
    3. Page412: Iris hookerana Iris hookeriana.
  6. Flowers of the Himalaya: A Supplement, Adam Stainton (OUP: Delhi, 1988)
    1. Page52: Rumex patentia Rumex patientia.
  7. Further Flowers of Sahyadri, S. Ingalhalikar (Corolla: Pune) 2007
    1. Ipomoea indica and Ipomoea learii are treated as different species. Most sources indicate that Ipomoea learii is a synonym of Ipomoea indica, and hence it is just the same species.
    2. Page 257: The picture displayed for Bauhinia purpurea may actually be of Bauhinia x blakeana (B. purpurea has only 3 stamens, and narrow petals).
    3. Page 299: The picture displayed for Tarenna asiatica is not of Tarenna asiatica (T. asiatica doesn't have a long flower-tube, and the flowers are cream to yellow.).
    4. Page 380: The picture displayed for Alpinia galanga may actually be of Alpinia calcarata.
    5. Page 404: The picture displayed for Gynura nitida may actually be of Crassocephalum crepidioides.
    6. Page 424: Volvulopsis nummularia is an outdated name of Evolvulus nummularius.
    7. Page 428: The flowering period of Heliotropium ovalifolium is given as January. The plant actually flowers in July-August.
    8. Page 453: The flower picture displayed for Rhynchoglossum notonianum may actually be of Rhynchoglossum obliquum
    9. Page 514: Sr. no. 68: The words "3 angled" and "Terete" should be interchanged.
  8. Common Indian Wild Flowers, Isaac Kehimkar (BNHS, OUP) 2000
    1. Page 82: Purple Heart Glory - Flowering: March-August September-January. *
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