Dear members, Efi site not only helps in ids and validation, but also provides clues to the id of the plant. To give an example, take this thread: Pali near Khopoli, MH :: Small plant for ID :: ARK2019-64 <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topicsearchin/indiantreepix/subject$3APali$20AND$20subject$3Anear$20AND$20subject$3AKhopoli$2C$20AND$20subject$3AMH$20AND$20subject$3A$3A$3A$20AND$20subject$3ASmall$20AND$20subject$3Aplant$20AND$20subject$3Afor$20AND$20subject$3AID$20AND$20subject$3AARK2019-64/indiantreepix/97rnDn5AhzQ> We all struggled to get the id. On searching efi site on Rakesh ji's clue of Zornia, I found these top results Zornia gibbosa <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/zornia/zornia-gibbosa> Zornia diphylla <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/zornia/zornia-diphylla> Zornia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/zornia> Fabaceae (Leguminosae) <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae> Geissaspis <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/geissaspis> As it was not Zornia, I searched on Geissaspis <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/geissaspis> and found the correct id and advised accordingly.
To give another example, take this thread: For Id Climber- 021109Jm1 <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/whtlensL4L4> - which was earlier wrongly identified as *Uraria rufescens*. Rakesh ji has suggested *Desmodium dichotomum *as id. I searched for *Desmodium dichotomum *in efi site and got two species results: Desmodium dichotomum <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/desmodium/desmodium-dichotomum> Uraria rufescens <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/uraria/uraria-rufescens> In the search results of Uraria rufescens <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/uraria/uraria-rufescens> itself, I see ' ... would it turn out to be *Desmodium dichotomum *?' Thus it shows that Uraria rufescens earlier also has been confused with* Desmodium dichotomum*. So if someone posts *Desmodium dichotomum *in future, I will also check *Uraria rufescens *in efi site, in case somebody has not wrongly identified it and posted. I personally use this methodology widely to get desired results. *So, it is advisable if the members follow this to get desired id and eliminate closely confusing species.* -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than 1,70,000 images are directly displayed). 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. 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. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFAm_LQf5VgiRWYJ27ioG2H-sqe7HqAb56%3DbDQxkHQL9iw%40mail.gmail.com.
