Good idea Raghu ji, Inderjeet, Satish ji and Tanay. Let one of you volunteer to coordinate, choose your month, inform us and go ahead.
-- 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: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:31 AM, raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Wish we have one episode on Mushrooms- the colorful litte umbrellas that > dot our forest paths during monsoon. Guess we have enough photographers who > would be delighted to showcase as many/best of the little known kingdom. We > have with us our Mycologists - Inderjeet ji, Sathish Chili ji and Tanay ji > and others who can assist us in identification, confirmations and insights. > Together we can explore the many facets of the mushrooms- the edible one's, > toxic or the toadstool, fairy & the bio luminance types ..., medicinal > importance, life cycle, tribal knowledge, ethnic botany-.. so on and so > forth. Please do consider in accordance with the group convenience, scope, > norms and time. > > Regards > Raghu > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> > *To:* efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Monday, 12 September 2011 5:56 PM > *Subject:* [efloraofindia:81436] Future Monthly Family Weeks > > Dear friends > After the great success Malvaceae Week, and previous episodes let us plan > for the future. > > Next episode in October will cover Rosaceae. In this family leaf type, > number of leaflets in compound leaves, the presence and size of hypanthium, > number of stamens and carpels and type and size of fruits is crucial in > species determination. Members are requested to keep this in mind while > photographing members of this family. My frequent advice: One photograph of > habit with leaves and inflorescence in focus, one sidewat close up of flower > and one top close up of flower bring out most of these features. Photograph > of fruit is always a bonus. I would like any member to volunteer for > coordinating this episode. > > I was also thinking about having one episode on Spices and Condiments, that > should focus the great variability of spices used in different parts of > India. I wish a coordinator from South-West India (where we find a lot of > spices), or a lady member (who have more interest in spices) to volunteer to > coordinate. We will fix the month accordingly. We would also like to focus > Fabaceae, possibly in two episodes (one covering Faboideae and another > covering Caesalpinioideae and Mimosoideae), Asteraceae (perhaps in three > episodes (discoid heads, ligulate heads and radiate heads), Brassicaceae, > Myrtaceae, Bignoniaceae, etc. Members may suggest more and volunteer for > coordinating inj the month of their choice. > > Information on episodes already covered is provided on the website: > > > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/general-eposts/monthly-family-weeks > > -- > 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: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > >
