Reaching to another milestone, 11000 species is a huge number. Thanks to founders, managers and contributors of eFI. DSRawat Pantnagar
On Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 4:33:01 PM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: > > Dear members, > > It's heartening to reiterate that *Efloraofindia* > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#%21forum/indiantreepix>* > is the largest google e-group/ forum in the world *in this field & the > largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with > more than 2,30,000 messages so far & membership currently at more than 2610 > nos. > > > > Efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> website > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> has now been updated > upto 31st August'15 along with completion of resurfacing work upto this > date. *It has the largest database on net on Indian Flora with more than > 2,00,000 pictures of more than 11,000 species. *Members should add > Efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> website > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> link in their > favourites & give species’ links from this while posting or replying in a > thread as lot of discussed data is already available here. > > > > Intent of this website is compilation of all the posts on 'efloraofindia' > e- group along with providing other details so that it’s useful to all > concerned as all the data about a particular species will be available > under a single head &*easily searchable*. However, correctness of data/ > identification in the efloraofindia (earlier indiantreepix) links is > dependent on the members’ inputs in that particular link. Therefore, > errors/ mistakes cannot be ruled out-everyone is requested to point them > out for corrections by sending an e-mail to <itpm...@googlegroups.com>. > Efloraofindia e-group members can also add comments about it after 'signing > in' at the bottom of the page. > > > > More important is the fact that thousands of observations of hundreds of > our members are available here (many of which one will not find documented > anywhere) & easily searchable through general web searches (after adding > efloraofindia) as well as by searching in the Efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> website > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home>. And these are going > to increase with every passing day. These original observations will be a > treasure trove & will a delight to a lot of people. With the pace at which > new species are being added to our database, it should become the premier > resource for taxonomic research in India. As the data is multiplying, we > need more volunteers to take up this work. Details can be seen at Volunteers > required > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/volunteers-required/volunteers-required>. > > > > > > For better viewing of species' pages, colour scheme & formatting is being > followed as below while editing any pages in future: > > Description of the species, Details of other flora species on the same > page, Details of other than flora species on the same page, Uses/harms, > Distribution/Abundance/Location, Habit & Habitat, Etymology& pronunciation, > Other Interesting Information, stories etc., Others, *Botanical names*, > *Common > names, **Main point of discussion below, *Discussion about botanical names > . > > > > These days a lot of inf. about Indian Flora is available under Cc-by > license <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_licenses> (Licensees > may copy, distribute, display and perform the work and make derivative > works based on it only if they give the author or licensor the credits in > the manner specified by these). Due credits/ attributions are to be given. > Such sources include Wikipedia, India Biodiversity Portal, IUCN Red List, > PFAF, Flora of Tibet website, IBIS Flora etc. I am trying to add such inf. > with due credits. I am also trying to add keys & summarizing the > information at the top of the page (for the pages I am coming across while > adding information from current threads). Genera pages are also cleaned up > so that species (due to wrong botanical names or being syn. of some other > species) are deleted or properly connected as per the current accepted name > along with references. Future eFI genera pages will be like *Cyanotis* > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/commelinaceae/cyanotis> > depending > upon the time I get as & when I update a genus page so that we are aware > which are the species which are likely to be found in India (depending on > the net resources) & which are already available in eFI. > > > > Monthly family fortnights > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/monthly-family-weeks> > organized by Dr. Gurcharan Singh among others have become a great source of > information for efloraofindia website. Lots of family experts, from inside > as well as outside, are contributing their expertise during these > fortnights. > > > > Kudos & thanks to The Pillars > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/pillars-of-efloraofindia>, > > Subject Experts > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/subject-experts>, > Moderators > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/moderators>, Major > contributors > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/major-contributors> & > other members who are rendering selfless service on the group & made this > endeavour possible for the benefit of everyone. > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 2500 members & 2,25,000 messages on 18.6.15) or > Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner of > Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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