Re: [efloraofindia:113696] Most matured person on this Group: my vote Dr. Pankaj Sahni

[Dinesh Valke]

Please accept my vote too.
Regards.
Dinesh



On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 11:30 AM, jmgarg1  wrote:

> Thanks, Singh ji,
> I certainly agree with your views.
> Hat off to Pankaj Sahani ji.
>
> On 18 April 2012 11:00, Gurcharan Singh  wrote:
>
>> Dear friends
>> We have just returned from a five day trip to Nainital, Bhimtal, Kasauni,
>> Chakodi, Almora and other places, and really enjoyed the trip. Here we for
>> the first time met and had the pleasure of company of our member Mrs.
>> Promila Chaturvedi, who at the age of 72 carries the rare combination of
>> great love for nature, environment awareness, great social worker,
>> adjustment to prevailing situation and great entertainer. We all loved her
>> company.
>> A few months ago I, perhaps because of a small lapse by Garg ji, was
>> a party to reading discussion among moderator Group (I was supposed to be
>> out of this discussion, but got included in the mailer list by chance) for
>> giving a suitable title to me. I enjoyed every bit of discussion, and love
>> and regard shown by the members, keeping silent at the same time.
>> In last three years I have seen the evolution of this group. Thanks
>> largely to the Group of our highly refined members, Garg ji, Dinesh ji,
>> Satish ji, Yazdy ji, Mani ji, Prashant ji, Neil ji and others, any
>> aberrations in the Group are tackled with utmost competence, very necessary
>> for the success of any group.
>>  It is always heartening to see how your younger colleagues evolve
>> into highly competent scientists/workers, learn to handle tough situations
>> and attain success in life. I have been greatly impressed by the conduct
>> and progress of professional botanists Ritesh ji, Tanay, Balkar ji, Giby
>> ji, Nidhan ji, and others,  great love for plants by Alok ji, Surajit ji
>> and others, but one person who has impressed me by his evolving into the
>> most matured person over last 2-3 years is Dr. Pankaj Sahni, who in recent
>> months has always involved himself whenever any small or major problem
>> arises, and fortunately handled such situations in most competent manner.
>> My solutes to Pankaj ji. We enjoy small pleasant exchanges and digs at each
>> other, very necessary for healthy atmosphere, earlier largely restricted to
>> me and Tanay.
>>  I wish more and more young members follow such good examples and
>> make this group a learning and enjoyable experience.
>> --
>> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> With regards,
> J.M.Garg
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1
> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna'
> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& 
> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged
> alphabetically & place-wise):
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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:
> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1840 members &
> 1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website:
> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database
> of more than 6500 species).
> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of
> India'.
>
>

Re: [efloraofindia:113695] A strange looking flower... Kalatope id Al041412 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

[Giby Kuriakose]

Dear Alok ji,

These are fruits with persisting calyx.
Persisting calyx either provide protection to the fruit at the young stage
or if it still persist while dispersal it facilitates wind dispersal.
Here I think it is a wind dispersed fruit.


Regards
Giby






On 14 April 2012 23:21, Alok Mahendroo (Google Docs)  wrote:

> [image: Document] Untitled document
> Message from alokisabe...@gmail.com:
>
> Dear friends,
> A strange looking flower from the Chamera Dam side...
>
> Location Kalatope, Chamba
> Altitude 1200 mts
> Habit herb
> Habitat wild
> Height 24-30 inches
> Season April
>
> regards
> Alok
>
>
>
> Google Docs makes it easy to create, store and share online documents,
> spreadsheets and presentations.
> [image: Logo for Google Docs] 
>



-- 
GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE),
Royal Enclave,
Jakkur Post, Srirampura
Bangalore- 560064
India
Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile)
visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby

Re: [efloraofindia:113694] Most matured person on this Group: my vote Dr. Pankaj Sahni

[jmgarg1]

Thanks, Singh ji,
I certainly agree with your views.
Hat off to Pankaj Sahani ji.

On 18 April 2012 11:00, Gurcharan Singh  wrote:

> Dear friends
> We have just returned from a five day trip to Nainital, Bhimtal, Kasauni,
> Chakodi, Almora and other places, and really enjoyed the trip. Here we for
> the first time met and had the pleasure of company of our member Mrs.
> Promila Chaturvedi, who at the age of 72 carries the rare combination of
> great love for nature, environment awareness, great social worker,
> adjustment to prevailing situation and great entertainer. We all loved her
> company.
> A few months ago I, perhaps because of a small lapse by Garg ji, was a
> party to reading discussion among moderator Group (I was supposed to be out
> of this discussion, but got included in the mailer list by chance) for
> giving a suitable title to me. I enjoyed every bit of discussion, and love
> and regard shown by the members, keeping silent at the same time.
> In last three years I have seen the evolution of this group. Thanks
> largely to the Group of our highly refined members, Garg ji, Dinesh ji,
> Satish ji, Yazdy ji, Mani ji, Prashant ji, Neil ji and others, any
> aberrations in the Group are tackled with utmost competence, very necessary
> for the success of any group.
>  It is always heartening to see how your younger colleagues evolve
> into highly competent scientists/workers, learn to handle tough situations
> and attain success in life. I have been greatly impressed by the conduct
> and progress of professional botanists Ritesh ji, Tanay, Balkar ji, Giby
> ji, Nidhan ji, and others,  great love for plants by Alok ji, Surajit ji
> and others, but one person who has impressed me by his evolving into the
> most matured person over last 2-3 years is Dr. Pankaj Sahni, who in recent
> months has always involved himself whenever any small or major problem
> arises, and fortunately handled such situations in most competent manner.
> My solutes to Pankaj ji. We enjoy small pleasant exchanges and digs at each
> other, very necessary for healthy atmosphere, earlier largely restricted to
> me and Tanay.
>  I wish more and more young members follow such good examples and make
> this group a learning and enjoyable experience.
> --
> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
>


-- 
With regards,
J.M.Garg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1
'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna'
The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* &
eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged
alphabetically & place-wise):
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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:
http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1840 members &
1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website:
https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database
of more than 6500 species).
Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of
India'.

Re: [efloraofindia:113693] Most matured person on this Group: my vote Dr. Pankaj Sahni

[ushadi Micromini]

Congratulations, Pankaj Orchid Sahni
usha di


On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Gurcharan Singh wrote:

> Dear friends
> We have just returned from a five day trip to Nainital, Bhimtal, Kasauni,
> Chakodi, Almora and other places, and really enjoyed the trip. Here we for
> the first time met and had the pleasure of company of our member Mrs.
> Promila Chaturvedi, who at the age of 72 carries the rare combination of
> great love for nature, environment awareness, great social worker,
> adjustment to prevailing situation and great entertainer. We all loved her
> company.
> A few months ago I, perhaps because of a small lapse by Garg ji, was a
> party to reading discussion among moderator Group (I was supposed to be out
> of this discussion, but got included in the mailer list by chance) for
> giving a suitable title to me. I enjoyed every bit of discussion, and love
> and regard shown by the members, keeping silent at the same time.
> In last three years I have seen the evolution of this group. Thanks
> largely to the Group of our highly refined members, Garg ji, Dinesh ji,
> Satish ji, Yazdy ji, Mani ji, Prashant ji, Neil ji and others, any
> aberrations in the Group are tackled with utmost competence, very necessary
> for the success of any group.
>  It is always heartening to see how your younger colleagues evolve
> into highly competent scientists/workers, learn to handle tough situations
> and attain success in life. I have been greatly impressed by the conduct
> and progress of professional botanists Ritesh ji, Tanay, Balkar ji, Giby
> ji, Nidhan ji, and others,  great love for plants by Alok ji, Surajit ji
> and others, but one person who has impressed me by his evolving into the
> most matured person over last 2-3 years is Dr. Pankaj Sahni, who in recent
> months has always involved himself whenever any small or major problem
> arises, and fortunately handled such situations in most competent manner.
> My solutes to Pankaj ji. We enjoy small pleasant exchanges and digs at each
> other, very necessary for healthy atmosphere, earlier largely restricted to
> me and Tanay.
>  I wish more and more young members follow such good examples and make
> this group a learning and enjoyable experience.
> --
> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
>


-- 
Usha di
===

[efloraofindia:113692] Re: VALMIKI THE OBSERVER OF NATURE :SINDHUWAR

[ushadi Micromini]

very nice
usha di
==

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Col Bimal Sarkar
wrote:

>
> Dear Friend,
>  After a long time I am posting an image of another plant
> species mentioned by Valmiki as SINDHUWAR in his Ramayan.Scientifically
> this plant is known as *Vitex negundo.This plant is known as Nisinda in
> Bangla and Hindi.*
> Regards
> Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar
> Mobile: 9434194942
>



-- 
Usha di
===

[efloraofindia:113691] Most matured person on this Group: my vote Dr. Pankaj Sahni

[Gurcharan Singh]

Dear friends
We have just returned from a five day trip to Nainital, Bhimtal, Kasauni,
Chakodi, Almora and other places, and really enjoyed the trip. Here we for
the first time met and had the pleasure of company of our member Mrs.
Promila Chaturvedi, who at the age of 72 carries the rare combination of
great love for nature, environment awareness, great social worker,
adjustment to prevailing situation and great entertainer. We all loved her
company.
A few months ago I, perhaps because of a small lapse by Garg ji, was a
party to reading discussion among moderator Group (I was supposed to be out
of this discussion, but got included in the mailer list by chance) for
giving a suitable title to me. I enjoyed every bit of discussion, and love
and regard shown by the members, keeping silent at the same time.
In last three years I have seen the evolution of this group. Thanks
largely to the Group of our highly refined members, Garg ji, Dinesh ji,
Satish ji, Yazdy ji, Mani ji, Prashant ji, Neil ji and others, any
aberrations in the Group are tackled with utmost competence, very necessary
for the success of any group.
 It is always heartening to see how your younger colleagues evolve into
highly competent scientists/workers, learn to handle tough situations and
attain success in life. I have been greatly impressed by the conduct and
progress of professional botanists Ritesh ji, Tanay, Balkar ji, Giby ji,
Nidhan ji, and others,  great love for plants by Alok ji, Surajit ji and
others, but one person who has impressed me by his evolving into the most
matured person over last 2-3 years is Dr. Pankaj Sahni, who in recent
months has always involved himself whenever any small or major problem
arises, and fortunately handled such situations in most competent manner.
My solutes to Pankaj ji. We enjoy small pleasant exchanges and digs at each
other, very necessary for healthy atmosphere, earlier largely restricted to
me and Tanay.
 I wish more and more young members follow such good examples and make
this group a learning and enjoyable experience.
-- 
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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

Re: [efloraofindia:113691] Request Tree ID 088 - Bangalore - RA - Is it some terminalia

[raman]

Thanks Ajinkya ji.

My confusion with Figs continues

Raman

Re: [efloraofindia:113689] Kalatope id (Dam side) Al041612 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

[ushadi Micromini]

New to me, thanks for showing, ALok and thanks for the id Nidhan
Usha di
=

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 6:39 AM, Nidhan Singh wrote:

> Alok Ji,
>
> This looks close to Lepidagathis incurvaI had collected this from
> Morni Hills in Haryana...
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dr. Nidhan Singh
> Department of Botany
> I.B. (PG) College
> Panipat-132103 Haryana
> Ph.: 09416371227
>
>


-- 
Usha di
===

Re: [efloraofindia:113688] Eclipta prostrata ? from Hooghly 15-04-12 SK

[ushadi Micromini]

Dear ALL:
this is the way it should be...
I am glad M has quoted the source and that the writing is from someone
else's efforts...
am proud of you ...M ji.

a good show...
And yes Surajit... it has many uses.. not just for hair darkening and scalp
health...

Usha di


On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 10:01 PM, surajit koley <
surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you Sir very much for appreciating and confirming the ID.
>
> Regards,
>
> Surajit
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy <
> brspa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Beautiful pictures.
>> Thanks for sharing.
>> BRS
>>
>>
>> --
>> B. Rathinasabapathy
>> Project Co-ordinator
>> Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park
>> 1388, Avinashi Road
>> Peelamedu
>> Coimbatore-641004
>>
>> 
>>
>>
>>
>>
>


-- 
Usha di
===

[efloraofindia:113686] Re: Discovered something strange

[jmgarg1]

Same thing possibly happened with Nitesh Joshi's post at (as images not
available):
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/kKPLRyInoIQ


On 10 April 2012 10:09, jmgarg1  wrote:

> Dear all,
> I think this is very interesting- I checked up her posts. It seems
> pictures were inserted in the mail through google groups.
> In such cases, one has to be careful not to delete their pictures in their
> picasa albums.
>
> On 9 April 2012 23:14, Aarti S. Khale  wrote:
>
>> Sir ji,
>> I had posted some pictures during Cucurbitaceae Week couple of days ago.
>> Today when I went to upload some pictures on my Picasa Web Albums of
>> trees recently taken at Rani Bagh, Mumbai, I found that each picture I had
>> posted on our group had converted into an one picture album on Picasa.
>> So I deleted them(the single picture albums) as these were not required
>> as albums.
>> When i just checked my posts on our group, the inserted pictures are
>> missing from the posts as well.
>> That means each time I post a picture,it will get added to my Picasa
>> album,and if deleted, the picture goes missing from the post as well.
>> I hope I'm able to explain properly.
>> Kindly find a way out.
>> Regards,
>> Aarti
>>
>
>
>
> --
> With regards,
> J.M.Garg
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1
> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna'
> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& 
> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged
> alphabetically & place-wise):
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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:
> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1840 members &
> 1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website:
> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database
> of more than 6000 species).
> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of
> India'.
>
>


-- 
With regards,
J.M.Garg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1
'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna'
The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* &
eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged
alphabetically & place-wise):
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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:
http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1840 members &
1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website:
https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database
of more than 6500 species).
Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of
India'.

Re: [efloraofindia:113685] Al041712 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Stellaria media

-- 
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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/


On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 5:25 AM, Nidhan Singh wrote:

> Alok Ji,
>
> This looks like Stellaria media, a common sight here, this is a nearby
> guess, the flowers in Stellaria are tiny, with white, bilobed
> petalslook for opened flowers nearby to confirm the identity...--
> Regards,
>
> Dr. Nidhan Singh
> Department of Botany
> I.B. (PG) College
> Panipat-132103 Haryana
> Ph.: 09416371227
>
>

Re: [efloraofindia:113684] Valley of Flowers ; permission/registration required?

[jmgarg1]

Hi, Rajesh ji,
I visited in 2010.
I think no advance permission is required for entry into Valley of Flowers,
but one has to come back on the same day.

For Rest Houses, booking has to be done in advance.

On 17 April 2012 13:17, Rajesh Sachdev  wrote:

> Dear efI members,
>
> Kindly suggest if any permission or earlier registration is required t be
> done for Valley of Flowers at forest department or GMVN (Garhwal Mandal
> Vikas Nigam rest houses)?
>
> --
> Regards
> Rajesh Sachdev
> http://project-matheran.webs.com/
> http://www.facebook.com/leopardguy
>
>
>


-- 
With regards,
J.M.Garg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1
'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna'
The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* &
eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged
alphabetically & place-wise):
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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:
http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1840 members &
1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website:
https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database
of more than 6500 species).
Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of
India'.

Re: [efloraofindia:113683] Re: A strange looking flower... Kalatope id Al041412 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

[Gurcharan Singh]

Alok ji
Here are the links to older threads

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Roylea$20cinerea/indiantreepix/89l7PQD6890/3GplaN9-Qr8J


https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Roylea$20cinerea/indiantreepix/-OoVEVPRyhI/YG675hZRihgJ


https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Roylea$20cinerea/indiantreepix/izI5l68QhAs/5We9f5OUmFQJ


-- 
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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/


On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Alok Mahendroo wrote:

> Thank you Nidhan ji But somehow I cannot access the older discussions
> and it does not show up in the searches in the group... :(
> regards
> Alok
>
>
>
> On Sunday, 15 April 2012 08:43:53 UTC+5:30, Nidhan Singh wrote:
>>
>> Alok Ji,
>>
>> This one is for sure Roylea cinerariaLamiaceae, a plant much
>> disccused earlier.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dr. Nidhan Singh
>> Department of Botany
>> I.B. (PG) College
>> Panipat-132103 Haryana
>> Ph.: 09416371227
>>
>>

Re: [efloraofindia:113682] Re: Spiranthes sinensis from Manali HP

[Pankaj Kumar]

hehehehe thank you sir...
I am here till I am alive... :)
Pankaj



On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote:

> Pankaj Sahni ji
> Hamen Iss Group menh aap ki bahut zarurat hai
> Bhaghwan apne bhagton ko naraz nahi  karen gai.
>
>
> --
> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Pankaj Kumar wrote:
>
>> Hey bhagwaan utha le mujhko..
>> Often is used here because earlier authors used it saying sinensis OFTEN
>> has hairs
>> So Mrs Barretto said the one which often has hairs are hongkongensis and
>> not sinensis.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Pankaj Oudhia wrote:
>>
>>> Quoting the original text
>>>
>>> Since it *(i.e.Spiranthes honkongensis)* was first described, this
>>> species has largely been ignored
>>> by subsequent authors who have referred it to synonymy of Spiranthes
>>> sinensis. However, Hu and Barretto (Chung Chi J. 13(2): 4–6. 1976)
>>> identified the often densely glandular pubescent rachis, glandular
>>> pubescent
>>> floral bracts and sepals, and the broad, distinctly 3-lobed stigma as
>>> clear morphological characters that distinguish it from S. sinensis.
>>>
>>> --
>>> "Often densely glandular pubescent rachis" is for S. honkongensis not
>>> for S.sinensis. "Often" is with meaning in this line. I repeat Often is not
>>> synonym for Always.
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
>>> Pankaj Oudhia
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Pankaj Kumar 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 There is a reason why I said that. Because,
 1. People think that Spiranthes sinensis is often pubescent so they
 described both glabrous one and the non glabrous one as S. sinensis.
  2. But according to the original descriptions only the glabrous one
 should have been Spiranthes sinensis.
 3. On the contrary, Spiranthes australis and Spiranthes hongkongensis
 are pubescent and sometimes even with glandular hairs. So the plant with
 hairs from India cant be sinensis.


 On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Pankaj Kumar 
 wrote:

> There is a reason why I said that. Because,
> 1. People think that Spiranthes sinensis is often pubescent so they
> described both glabrous one and the non glabrous one as S. sinensis.
> 2. But to the original descriptions only the glabrous one should have
> been Spiranthes sinensis.
> 3. O
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Pankaj Oudhia  > wrote:
>
>> Thanks. I am quoting your two statements from this thread.
>>
>> Earlier
>>
>>
>> "S. sinensis is not supposed to be pubescent originally. But your
>> plant seems pubescent."
>>
>> Now
>>
>> "Often densly pubescent hairs with reference to sinensis which was
>> often present with densely pubescent hairs."
>>
>> Both are not same quotes. Isn't it?
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Pankaj Oudhia
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Pankaj Kumar <
>> sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It has been written in different sense sir. Often densly pubescent
>>> hairs with reference to sinensis which was often present with densely
>>> pubescent hairs.
>>> So they made a new species of the one which had hairs.
>>> I have not met Mrs Barretto but happened to have met Dr Sun
>>> recently. She is the one who evoked my doubts.
>>> Best regards
>>> Pankaj
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <
>>> pankajoud...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
 Flora of China Vol.25.  Chapter on Spiranthes.

 regards

 Pankaj Oudhia

 On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 6:35 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <
 sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Which reference are you talking about?
> Pankaj
>
>
> On Tuesday, 8 December 2009 00:47:53 UTC+8, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
>>
>> Sending Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames (syn: S. australis (R.
>> Br.) Lindley) from Manali, HP
>>
>> Pankaj ji and Nayan ji, one of the very few orchids I know, and
>> that too if it is correct identity.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
>> 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/
>>
>>

>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> **
>>> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficie

Re: [efloraofindia:113681] Re: Spiranthes sinensis from Manali HP

[Gurcharan Singh]

Pankaj Sahni ji
Hamen Iss Group menh aap ki bahut zarurat hai
Bhaghwan apne bhagton ko naraz nahi  karen gai.


-- 
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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/


On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Pankaj Kumar wrote:

> Hey bhagwaan utha le mujhko..
> Often is used here because earlier authors used it saying sinensis OFTEN
> has hairs
> So Mrs Barretto said the one which often has hairs are hongkongensis and
> not sinensis.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Pankaj Oudhia wrote:
>
>> Quoting the original text
>>
>> Since it *(i.e.Spiranthes honkongensis)* was first described, this
>> species has largely been ignored
>> by subsequent authors who have referred it to synonymy of Spiranthes
>> sinensis. However, Hu and Barretto (Chung Chi J. 13(2): 4–6. 1976)
>> identified the often densely glandular pubescent rachis, glandular
>> pubescent
>> floral bracts and sepals, and the broad, distinctly 3-lobed stigma as
>> clear morphological characters that distinguish it from S. sinensis.
>>
>> --
>> "Often densely glandular pubescent rachis" is for S. honkongensis not for
>> S.sinensis. "Often" is with meaning in this line. I repeat Often is not
>> synonym for Always.
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Pankaj Oudhia
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Pankaj Kumar wrote:
>>
>>> There is a reason why I said that. Because,
>>> 1. People think that Spiranthes sinensis is often pubescent so they
>>> described both glabrous one and the non glabrous one as S. sinensis.
>>>  2. But according to the original descriptions only the glabrous one
>>> should have been Spiranthes sinensis.
>>> 3. On the contrary, Spiranthes australis and Spiranthes hongkongensis
>>> are pubescent and sometimes even with glandular hairs. So the plant with
>>> hairs from India cant be sinensis.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Pankaj Kumar wrote:
>>>
 There is a reason why I said that. Because,
 1. People think that Spiranthes sinensis is often pubescent so they
 described both glabrous one and the non glabrous one as S. sinensis.
 2. But to the original descriptions only the glabrous one should have
 been Spiranthes sinensis.
 3. O


 On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Pankaj Oudhia 
 wrote:

> Thanks. I am quoting your two statements from this thread.
>
> Earlier
>
>
> "S. sinensis is not supposed to be pubescent originally. But your
> plant seems pubescent."
>
> Now
>
> "Often densly pubescent hairs with reference to sinensis which was
> often present with densely pubescent hairs."
>
> Both are not same quotes. Isn't it?
>
> regards
>
> Pankaj Oudhia
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Pankaj Kumar  > wrote:
>
>> It has been written in different sense sir. Often densly pubescent
>> hairs with reference to sinensis which was often present with densely
>> pubescent hairs.
>> So they made a new species of the one which had hairs.
>> I have not met Mrs Barretto but happened to have met Dr Sun recently.
>> She is the one who evoked my doubts.
>> Best regards
>> Pankaj
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <
>> pankajoud...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Flora of China Vol.25.  Chapter on Spiranthes.
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
>>> Pankaj Oudhia
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 6:35 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <
>>> sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
 Which reference are you talking about?
 Pankaj


 On Tuesday, 8 December 2009 00:47:53 UTC+8, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
>
> Sending Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames (syn: S. australis (R.
> Br.) Lindley) from Manali, HP
>
> Pankaj ji and Nayan ji, one of the very few orchids I know, and
> that too if it is correct identity.
>
>
> --
> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
> 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/
>
>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> **
>> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!"
>>
>>
>> Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D.
>> Conservation Officer
>>
>> Office:
>> Orchid Conservation Section
>> Flora Conservation Department
>> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation
>> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.
>>
>> Residence:
>> 36C, Ng Tung Ch

Re: [efloraofindia:113680] Spiranthes from India

[Pankaj Kumar]

Thanks a lot sir for the images. Yes yours are hairy and hence they should
be actually Spiranthes australis and not Spiranthes sinensis. Yours labels
are already correct :).
But many treat them as synonym which is wrong. Me and Sid are looking for
both, may be we have both in India.
Pankaj


On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote:

> Pankaj ji
> Here are mine from Manali shot in 2009. Images may not reach the group
> being larger in size.
>
>
> --
> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 8:08 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar 
> wrote:
>
>> Dear all
>> I am looking for whatever Spiranthes pics any of the members or their
>> friends have. I would be grateful for your help. Please contribute a full
>> plant pic and a closeup.
>> Pankaj
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
>


-- 
**
"Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!"


Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D.
Conservation Officer

Office:
Orchid Conservation Section
Flora Conservation Department
Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation
Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Residence:
36C, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun
Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.

email: pku...@kbfg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com; pankajsah...@rediffmail.com
Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 (mobile).
Fax: +852 2483 7194

Re: [efloraofindia:113679] Seeking tips for macro photography

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Satish ji for valuable tips.
I am slowly learning to get better and better results with tips from
friends and trying different options. I was mostly using Aperture priority
option. While on trip my son suggested fully auto feature, manual focus and
flash. It worked well. The flash pops up whenever needed, and I am getting
better results when keeping object at reasonable distance, say 40-60 cm.
Once I bring it nearer say 30-35 cm, I have to hold the camera with both
hands to make it steady, otherwise if I hold the object in one hand and
camera in another hands, it shakes when I click.
   One thing I have known that Canon 550D  and 100 mm macro are good
combination, only I have to understand them better.


-- 
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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/



On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Satish Phadke wrote:

> You have shared the same problem as I had when I purchased the same macro
> lens.
> Initially I also thought that life is easy for macro photography with this
> lens. It is not fully true.
> 1) Small Aperture(2.8 or 3.2 etc.) will keep only a part of the large
> flower like anther in focus while the flower becomes blur.
> 2) If the aperture setting is high say 15 or more all parts of the flower
> will be in focus including some surroundings but to get adequate light the
> shutter will remain open for a longer time and one can't keep the hand
> steady for that long and the end result is burred pictured if the camera is
> hand held. To prevent this you need to use the flash(Accepting some of its
> limitations)
> OR
> If light is bright and good say a sunny bright morning and actual sun rays
> not falling on flowers. You can get good depth accepting Aperture of 5.6 or
> 4.5 getting a reasonable shutter speed to prevent hand shake(and flower
> shake due to wind)
> This macro lens is a telephoto lens and one has to go away from the object
> to get it into the field of vision.
> I hope I have shared what I do with same lens as you are using.
> Tripod is not practical in most field visits though it may be ideal.
> Satish Phadke
>
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Gerris2  wrote:
>
>> I am actually an avid manual focus lens user and 99% of the time I use
>> even my autofocus lenses in manual mode for macro photography. I feel I
>> have more control in making the photograph. So, in this regard we are alike
>> :-) .
>
>
>
>
> --
> Dr Satish Phadke
>

Re: [efloraofindia:113678] Re: Kalatope Solanum id Al041312A (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

[Gurcharan Singh]

I hope Alok ji is right, Solanum torvum


-- 
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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/


On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 10:47 AM, surajit koley <
surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Sir,
>
> I have posted a similar plant in February, this year, maybe will be some
> use in this regard -
> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/gD3lvrjSX1Y
>
> Thank you & Regards,
>
> Surajit Koley
>
>
>
> On Friday, 13 April 2012 21:37:31 UTC+5:30, Alok Mahendroo wrote:
>
>> [image: Document] Untitled document
>> Message from alokisabe...@gmail.com:
>>
>> Dear friends,
>> A solanum Sp for id
>>
>> Location Kalatope, Chamba
>> Altitude 1100 mts
>> Habit Shrub
>> Habitat wild
>> Height 6 feet
>> Season April
>>
>> Regards
>> Alok
>>
>>
>>
>> Google Docs makes it easy to create, store and share online documents,
>> spreadsheets and presentations.
>> [image: Logo for Google Docs] 
>>
>
> On Friday, 13 April 2012 21:37:31 UTC+5:30, Alok Mahendroo wrote:
>
>> [image: Document] Untitled document
>> Message from alokisabe...@gmail.com:
>>
>> Dear friends,
>> A solanum Sp for id
>>
>> Location Kalatope, Chamba
>> Altitude 1100 mts
>> Habit Shrub
>> Habitat wild
>> Height 6 feet
>> Season April
>>
>> Regards
>> Alok
>>
>>
>>
>> Google Docs makes it easy to create, store and share online documents,
>> spreadsheets and presentations.
>> [image: Logo for Google Docs] 
>>
>
> On Friday, 13 April 2012 21:37:31 UTC+5:30, Alok Mahendroo wrote:
>
>> [image: Document] Untitled document
>> Message from alokisabe...@gmail.com:
>>
>> Dear friends,
>> A solanum Sp for id
>>
>> Location Kalatope, Chamba
>> Altitude 1100 mts
>> Habit Shrub
>> Habitat wild
>> Height 6 feet
>> Season April
>>
>> Regards
>> Alok
>>
>>
>>
>> Google Docs makes it easy to create, store and share online documents,
>> spreadsheets and presentations.
>> [image: Logo for Google Docs] 
>>
>
> On Friday, 13 April 2012 21:37:31 UTC+5:30, Alok Mahendroo wrote:
>
>> [image: Document] Untitled document
>> Message from alokisabe...@gmail.com:
>>
>> Dear friends,
>> A solanum Sp for id
>>
>> Location Kalatope, Chamba
>> Altitude 1100 mts
>> Habit Shrub
>> Habitat wild
>> Height 6 feet
>> Season April
>>
>> Regards
>> Alok
>>
>>
>>
>> Google Docs makes it easy to create, store and share online documents,
>> spreadsheets and presentations.
>> [image: Logo for Google Docs] 
>>
>
> On Friday, 13 April 2012 21:37:31 UTC+5:30, Alok Mahendroo wrote:
>
>> [image: Document] Untitled document
>> Message from alokisabe...@gmail.com:
>>
>> Dear friends,
>> A solanum Sp for id
>>
>> Location Kalatope, Chamba
>> Altitude 1100 mts
>> Habit Shrub
>> Habitat wild
>> Height 6 feet
>> Season April
>>
>> Regards
>> Alok
>>
>>
>>
>> Google Docs makes it easy to create, store and share online documents,
>> spreadsheets and presentations.
>> [image: Logo for Google Docs] 
>>
>

Re: [efloraofindia:113677] Re: Spergularia rubra from Panipat for Validation

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Spergularia rubra


-- 
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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/



On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 7:32 AM, surajit koley <
surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Beautiful flowers, beautiful shots
>
> Regards,
>
> Surajit
>

Re: [efloraofindia:113676] seed : Ricinus communis L. from Hooghly

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Surajit ji
Nice photographs


-- 
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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/


On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 10:54 PM, surajit koley <
surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Sir / Madam
> Attaching images of seeds of *Ricinus* *communis* L.
>
> Species : *Ricinus* *communis* L.
> Habit & Habitat : wild herb
> Date : 14-04-2012, 12.05 p.m.
> Place : Hooghly, WB
>
>
>
> 
>
>
> 
>
>
> 
>
>
> 
>
>
> Thank you & Regards,
>
> Surajit Koley
>

Re: [efloraofindia:113675] seed : Celosia argentea var. cristata from Hooghly

[Gurcharan Singh]

A photograph of habit should help in confirmation.


-- 
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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/


On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 10:45 PM, surajit koley <
surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Madam / Sir,
>
> Attaching images of seeds of *Celosia* *argentea* var. *cristata*.
>
> Species : *Celosia* *argentea* var. *cristata*
> Habit & Habitat : Garden herb
> Date : 14-04-2012, 1.10 p.m.
> Place : Hooghly, WB
>
>
>
> 
>
>
> 
>
>
> Thank you & Regards,
>
> Surajit Koley
>
>

Re: [efloraofindia:113674] Kalatope Dam side id Al041312 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

[Gurcharan Singh]

Dear Surajit ji and Nidhan ji
This is neither G. rotundifolium (now known as G. elegans, which has hooked
hairs on fruits but leaves are 3-nerved) nor G. acutum (which has smaller
leaves and smooth fruits). This one should be Galium aparine.


-- 
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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/



On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 10:41 PM, Alok Mahendroo wrote:

> Thank you very much Nidhan ji. I think this is G. acutum which I also
> found at higher altitudes.. but flowering in September... My mistake in
> repetition, but your id reminded me of Gurcharan ji's id of this...
> Thank you and regards
> Alok
>
>
>
>
> On Saturday, 14 April 2012 07:30:22 UTC+5:30, Nidhan Singh wrote:
>>
>> Alok Ji,
>>
>> This is a Galium species, may be G. rotundifolium..
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dr. Nidhan Singh
>> Department of Botany
>> I.B. (PG) College
>> Panipat-132103 Haryana
>> Ph.: 09416371227
>>
>>


-- 
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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

Re: [efloraofindia:113673] fruit : Luffa aegyptiaca from Hooghly

[Gurcharan Singh]

Great photographs Surajit ji


-- 
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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/


On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 8:07 PM, surajit koley <
surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Madam / Sir,
>
> It is interesting to note that the image in wikipedia shows a 
> 4-chambered
> *Luffa* *aegyptiaca*. but mine is a 3-chambered as in -
> http://culture-maghrebine.clictopic.com/t2739-luffa
>
> Species :
> Habit & Habitat : wild climber
> Date : 13-04-2012, 9.20 a.m.
> Place : Hooghly, WB
>
>
> 
> (i didn't cut it, it is natural opening - to spread seeds ?)
>
>
>
> 
>
>
> 
>
>
> 
>
>
> 
>
>
> 
>
>
> Thank you & Regards,
>
> Surajit Koley
>
>

Re: [efloraofindia:113672] Kalatope id Al041212 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Eranthemum pulchellum (syn: E. nervosum).

-- 
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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/


On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Alok Mahendroo wrote:

> Thank you very much Nidhan ji... As usual you have given good advice...
> Regards
> ALok
>
>
> On Fri, 2012-04-13 at 10:09 +0530, Nidhan Singh wrote:
> > Eranthemum nervosum
> --
> Himalayan Village Education Trust
> Village Khudgot,
> P.O. Dalhousie
> District Chamba
> H.P. 176304, India
>
> www.hivetrust.wordpress.com
> www.forwildlife.wordpress.com
>
> http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user?_js=on&_new=true&id=2186
>
>

Re: [efloraofindia:113671] seedpod : Bauhinia x blakeana from Hooghly

[Gurcharan Singh]

Such reports often appear but one is not sure whether the person is talking
about the real B. x blakeana or some cultivar of B. variegata which also
has larger flowers with five stamens and broader petals, and does show
variation in colour.

-- 
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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/





On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 11:00 PM, surajit koley <
surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Sir,
>
> This new laptop behaves erratic, thereby pasting the link at the top of my
> earlier mail. Sorry for the inconvenience.
>
> Regards,
>
> Surajit
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: surajit koley 
> Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 10:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:113424] seedpod : Bauhinia x blakeana from
> Hooghly
> To: Gurcharan Singh 
>
>
>
> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/bauhinia$20x$20blakeana/indiantreepix/2fer1UHmLTI/X2wqPw3W38kJ
> Sir,
>
> Thank you for drawing my attention to the fact that *B.* *blakeana* is a
> sterile plant. I also read, in January, about the sterile flowers of *B.
> blakeana* in wikipedia and other websites.
>
> But there is a discussion at - http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53664/ 
> where
> someone claims that it bears seedpod. Again there is an image claiming to
> be seedpod of the same plant -
> http://www.hear.org/starr/images/image/?q=030702-0067&o=plants
>
> So, if it is not the *B. x blakeana* then my earlier post (
> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/bauhinia$20x$20blakeana/indiantreepix/2fer1UHmLTI/X2wqPw3W38kJ)
>  should
> also be some other species, might be *B. variegata*.
>
> Regards,
>
> Surajit Koley
>
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 9:09 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
>
>> Surajit ji
>> As far as I know Bauhinia x blakeana is a hybrid propagated vegetatively.
>> It does not set seeds.
>>
>> Your tree must be some thing different.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhinia_blakeana
>>
>>
>> --
>> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 8:23 PM, surajit koley <
>> surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Sir,
>>>
>>> Attaching seedpod images of the same tree that i uploaded sometimes in
>>> January this year -
>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/bauhinia$20x$20blakeana/indiantreepix/2fer1UHmLTI/X2wqPw3W38kJ
>>>
>>> Species : *Bauhinia* *x* *blakeana*
>>> Habit & Habitat : garden tree
>>> Date : 01-04-2012 & 12-04-2012
>>> Place : Nalikul (Hooghly), WB
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> Thank you & Regards,
>>>
>>> Surajit Koley
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Re: [efloraofindia:113670] Physalis sp. ID from Hooghly 17-04-12 SK

[surajit koley]

Good morning Sir and thank you for confirming.

Will take a note of that heart shaped mark whenever i see one again.

A nice day to you and all

Regards,

Surajit


On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 5:28 AM, Nidhan Singh wrote:

> Surajit Ji,
>
> Nice pics. Cardiospermum helicacabum indeed, look for a heart shaped scar
> on the seeds where they are attached to the fruit wallclearly visible
> in ripe fruits, when you forcefully remove the seeds...
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dr. Nidhan Singh
> Department of Botany
> I.B. (PG) College
> Panipat-132103 Haryana
> Ph.: 09416371227
>
>

Re: [efloraofindia:113669] Physalis sp. ID from Hooghly 17-04-12 SK

[surajit koley]

Good morning Sir
Thank you for confirming... i searched a lot on *Physalis* :)

Regards,

Surajit


On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 12:23 AM, Giby Kuriakose
wrote:

> Yes it is  *Cardiospermum halicacabum *
>
> Regards
> Giby
>
>
>
>
> On 18 April 2012 00:09, surajit koley wrote:
>
>> Oh! searched the net for various *Physalis* sp. for an hour and
>> was thinking why i failed to get any positive result !!!
>>
>> Thank you very much Tanay Sir :)
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Surajit
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 11:53 PM, Tanay Bose wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Surajit Ji.
>>> This not a Physalis sp. from Solanaceae rather Cardiospermum
>>> halicacabum from the family
>>> Sapindaceae.
>>> Cheers
>>> Tanay
>>>
>>>
>>> On 17 April 2012 11:08, surajit koley wrote:
>>>
 Sir,

 Attaching 2 sets of images, recorded on different dates and on
 different places, but maybe of the same species. Please identify this/these
 plant(s).

 Species : UNKNOWN
 Habit & Habitat : wild climber (twiner?), roadside, waste places
 Date : set-1 = 21-12-2011; set-2 = 22-03-2012
 Place : Hooghly

 SET-1

 


 
 



 SET-2

 


 


 


 yet another image (recorded on 12-03-2012)...


 




 Thank you & Regards,

 Surajit Koley

>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> *Tanay Bose*
>>> Research & Teaching Assistant.
>>> Department of Botany.
>>> University of British Columbia .
>>> 6270 University Blvd.
>>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
>>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
>>>   604-822-2019 (Lab)
>>>   604-822-6089  (Fax)
>>> tanay.b...@botany.ubc.ca 
>>> *Webpages:*
>>> UBC Botany , Berbee Lab 
>>> UBC Botany, People 
>>> EfloraofIndia 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD
> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE),
> Royal Enclave,
> Jakkur Post, Srirampura
> Bangalore- 560064
> India
> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile)
> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
>

Re: [efloraofindia:113668] Re: ID Assistance please

[Nidhan Singh]

Definitely a Sonchus sp. , leaves should be there to reach to sp.
id...still a guess, this can be S. oleraceous..

-- 
Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:113667] Physalis sp. ID from Hooghly 17-04-12 SK

[Nidhan Singh]

Surajit Ji,

Nice pics. Cardiospermum helicacabum indeed, look for a heart shaped scar
on the seeds where they are attached to the fruit wallclearly visible
in ripe fruits, when you forcefully remove the seeds...
-- 
Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:113666] Al041712 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

[Nidhan Singh]

Alok Ji,

This looks like Stellaria media, a common sight here, this is a nearby
guess, the flowers in Stellaria are tiny, with white, bilobed
petalslook for opened flowers nearby to confirm the identity...--
Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Re: [efloraofindia:113665] Physalis sp. ID from Hooghly 17-04-12 SK

[Giby Kuriakose]

Yes it is  *Cardiospermum halicacabum *

Regards
Giby




On 18 April 2012 00:09, surajit koley  wrote:

> Oh! searched the net for various *Physalis* sp. for an hour and
> was thinking why i failed to get any positive result !!!
>
> Thank you very much Tanay Sir :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Surajit
>
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 11:53 PM, Tanay Bose wrote:
>
>> Hi Surajit Ji.
>> This not a Physalis sp. from Solanaceae rather Cardiospermum
>> halicacabum from the family
>> Sapindaceae.
>> Cheers
>> Tanay
>>
>>
>> On 17 April 2012 11:08, surajit koley wrote:
>>
>>> Sir,
>>>
>>> Attaching 2 sets of images, recorded on different dates and on different
>>> places, but maybe of the same species. Please identify this/these plant(s).
>>>
>>> Species : UNKNOWN
>>> Habit & Habitat : wild climber (twiner?), roadside, waste places
>>> Date : set-1 = 21-12-2011; set-2 = 22-03-2012
>>> Place : Hooghly
>>>
>>> SET-1
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>> 
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> SET-2
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>> yet another image (recorded on 12-03-2012)...
>>>
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you & Regards,
>>>
>>> Surajit Koley
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Tanay Bose*
>> Research & Teaching Assistant.
>> Department of Botany.
>> University of British Columbia .
>> 6270 University Blvd.
>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
>>   604-822-2019 (Lab)
>>   604-822-6089  (Fax)
>> tanay.b...@botany.ubc.ca 
>> *Webpages:*
>> UBC Botany , Berbee Lab 
>> UBC Botany, People 
>> EfloraofIndia 
>>
>>
>>
>


-- 
GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE),
Royal Enclave,
Jakkur Post, Srirampura
Bangalore- 560064
India
Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile)
visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby

Re: [efloraofindia:113664] Physalis sp. ID from Hooghly 17-04-12 SK

[surajit koley]

Oh! searched the net for various *Physalis* sp. for an hour and
was thinking why i failed to get any positive result !!!

Thank you very much Tanay Sir :)

Regards,

Surajit

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 11:53 PM, Tanay Bose  wrote:

> Hi Surajit Ji.
> This not a Physalis sp. from Solanaceae rather Cardiospermum
> halicacabum from the family
> Sapindaceae.
> Cheers
> Tanay
>
>
> On 17 April 2012 11:08, surajit koley wrote:
>
>> Sir,
>>
>> Attaching 2 sets of images, recorded on different dates and on different
>> places, but maybe of the same species. Please identify this/these plant(s).
>>
>> Species : UNKNOWN
>> Habit & Habitat : wild climber (twiner?), roadside, waste places
>> Date : set-1 = 21-12-2011; set-2 = 22-03-2012
>> Place : Hooghly
>>
>> SET-1
>>
>> 
>>
>>
>> 
>> 
>>
>>
>>
>> SET-2
>>
>> 
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>>
>> yet another image (recorded on 12-03-2012)...
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you & Regards,
>>
>> Surajit Koley
>>
>
>
>
> --
> *Tanay Bose*
> Research & Teaching Assistant.
> Department of Botany.
> University of British Columbia .
> 6270 University Blvd.
> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
>   604-822-2019 (Lab)
>   604-822-6089  (Fax)
> tanay.b...@botany.ubc.ca 
> *Webpages:*
> UBC Botany , Berbee Lab 
> UBC Botany, People 
> EfloraofIndia 
>
>
>

Re: [efloraofindia:113663] Physalis sp. ID from Hooghly 17-04-12 SK

[Tanay Bose]

Hi Surajit Ji.
This not a Physalis sp. from Solanaceae rather Cardiospermum
halicacabum from the family
Sapindaceae.
Cheers
Tanay


On 17 April 2012 11:08, surajit koley  wrote:

> Sir,
>
> Attaching 2 sets of images, recorded on different dates and on different
> places, but maybe of the same species. Please identify this/these plant(s).
>
> Species : UNKNOWN
> Habit & Habitat : wild climber (twiner?), roadside, waste places
> Date : set-1 = 21-12-2011; set-2 = 22-03-2012
> Place : Hooghly
>
> SET-1
>
>
> 
>
>
> 
>
> 
>
>
>
> SET-2
>
>
> 
>
>
> 
>
>
> 
>
>
> yet another image (recorded on 12-03-2012)...
>
>
> 
>
>
>
>
> Thank you & Regards,
>
> Surajit Koley
>



-- 
*Tanay Bose*
Research & Teaching Assistant.
Department of Botany.
University of British Columbia .
6270 University Blvd.
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
  604-822-2019 (Lab)
  604-822-6089  (Fax)
tanay.b...@botany.ubc.ca 
*Webpages:*
UBC Botany , Berbee Lab 
UBC Botany, People 
EfloraofIndia 

[efloraofindia:113662] Re: Hydnocarpus ¿ pentandra OR pentandrus ?

[ajmal]

thanks for the info Dr.pankaj kumar
can you get the pdf version of the above document please.
{Hydnocarpus pentandra (Buch.-Ham.) Oken Allg. Naturgesch. iii. (2) 1381 
(1841)}


On Tuesday, 3 May 2011 00:15:47 UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke wrote:
>
> Dear friends,
>
> Would like to know the reasoning for both spellings being used: *Hydnocarpus 
> pentandra* AND *Hydnocarpus pentandrus.**
>
> *Sites like NPGS / GRIN, The Plants List maintain *Hydnocarpus pentandrus*
> .
> Am sure, Tabish and Shrikant ji have given a thought too, to this 
> discrepancy and have reasoned to keep *Hydnocarpus pentandra *in their 
> notes*.
>
> *Regards.
> Dinesh*
> * 

[efloraofindia:113662] Physalis sp. ID from Hooghly 17-04-12 SK

[surajit koley]

Sir,
 
Attaching 2 sets of images, recorded on different dates and on different 
places, but maybe of the same species. Please identify this/these plant(s).
 
Species : UNKNOWN
Habit & Habitat : wild climber (twiner?), roadside, waste places
Date : set-1 = 21-12-2011; set-2 = 22-03-2012
Place : Hooghly
 
SET-1





 
 
 
SET-2






 
 
yet another image (recorded on 12-03-2012)...


 
 
 
 
Thank you & Regards,
 
Surajit Koley

Re: [efloraofindia:113660] Re: Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st March'11- around 6500 species

[Balkar Singh]

Congrts to Garg ji and All

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 2:14 PM, satish nikam wrote:

> Congratulations!Wish you the best!
> satish nikam
>
>
> On Monday, April 16, 2012 8:11:23 AM UTC+5:30, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote:
>>
>> Too good. I think after Sir. J.D.Hooker, this is the largest collection.
>> Of course he had plants, we have pics :)
>> Congratulations to all the members and special thanks to Garg sir for
>> making us a part of this wonderful community.
>> Pankaj
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, 10 April 2012 13:14:35 UTC+8, JM Garg wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear members,
>>>
>>> It's heartening to state again that *Efloraofindia is the largest
>>> google e-group in the world *in this field & the largest nature related
>>> e-group (and the most constructive) in India with more than 1,10,000
>>> messages so far & membership currently more than 1840 nos.
>>>
>>> The Efloraofindia website has now been updated upto 31st March'12 along
>>> with completion of resurfacing work upto this date.* *Threads from
>>> 22.3.11 to 29 Feb.’12 could not updated as I am unable to go to old threads
>>> threads quickly due to changed settings of new google groups in efi.* **It
>>> has the largest database on net on Indian Flora with pictures of more than
>>> 6500 species.** *You can see it at any time at
>>> https://sites.google.com/site/**efloraofindia/home.
>>> Members should add this 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. This will also help the site move up in search
>>> results.
>>>
>>> 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 add
>>> comments about it after 'signing in' at the bottom of the page.
>>>
>>> What is more important is that thousands of observations of hundreds of
>>> our members (many of which one will not find documented anywhere) are
>>> available here & easily searchable through general web searches as well as
>>> search in the efloraofindia. And these are going to increase with every
>>> passing day. These original observations will be a treasure trove & will a
>>> delight to 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 https://sites.google.com/site/**efloraofindia/volunteers-
>>> **required/volunteers-required
>>>
>>> Kudos & thanks to the moderators, experts & other members who are
>>> rendering selfless service on the group & made this endeavor possible for
>>> the benefit of everyone.
>>> --
>>> With regards,
>>> J.M.Garg
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**User:Jmgarg1
>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna'
>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& 
>>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged
>>> alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/**
>>> wiki/Category:J.M.Garg.
>>>  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:
>>> http://groups.google.co.in/**group/indiantreepix(more
>>>  than 1840 members & 1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia
>>> website: 
>>> https://sites.google.com/site/**efloraofindia/
>>>  (with
>>> a species database of more than 6000 species).
>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of
>>> India'.
>>>
>>>


-- 
Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

Re: [efloraofindia:113659] aquatic herb ID from Hooghly 17-04-12 SK

[surajit koley]

Yes Sir, it is another species, your document (
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tOb9St_zAQymFT3J2B1yOuKuE9cxa9U9reVfpK-Yurw/edit)
tells me so. But, as i said earlier, i thought both were same. However,
i will post a seperate document seeking ID of this one too.

Regards,

Surajit

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Neil Soares wrote:

> Hi,
>  This plant is clearly distinct from the one in your previous post.
> With regards,
>   Neil Soares.
>
> --- On *Tue, 4/17/12, surajit koley *wrote:
>
>
> From: surajit koley 
> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:113650] aquatic herb ID from Hooghly 17-04-12
> SK
> To: "Neil Soares" 
> Cc: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 9:45 PM
>
>  Thank you Sir for the plant & butterfly ID.
>
> Your *Polygonum* *glabrum* inflorescence pictures are superb.
>
> Attaching here a small sized pic of another aquatic plant that i thought
> was the same as this one (with the monkey-puzzle-butterfly). but this
> attached pic doesn't tally with yours shots.
>
> Regards,
>
> Surajit Koley
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Neil Soares 
> http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drneilsoa...@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
>
>   Hi,
>  My photographs of the C. Marsh Buckwheat :
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tOb9St_zAQymFT3J2B1yOuKuE9cxa9U9reVfpK-Yurw/edit
>
>  With regards,
>Neil Soares.
>
> --- On *Tue, 4/17/12, Neil Soares 
> http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drneilsoa...@yahoo.com>
> >* wrote:
>
>
> From: Neil Soares 
> http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drneilsoa...@yahoo.com>
> >
> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:113630] aquatic herb ID from Hooghly 17-04-12
> SK
> To: 
> indiantreepix@googlegroups.com,
> "surajit koley" 
> http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com>
> >
> Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 9:22 AM
>
>Hi,
>  This is the Monkey Puzzle butterfly on Common Marsh Buckwheat [Polygonum
> glabrum].
>   With regards,
> Neil Soares.
>
>

Re: [efloraofindia:113658] DV :: 08APR12 - 1023 :: ¿ Heterophragma quadriloculare ? at Yeoor Hills

[Dinesh Valke]

Am convinced Neil ji with your thought.
Many thanks.
Regards.
Dinesh



On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 10:34 PM, Neil Soares wrote:

> Hi Dinesh,
>   It is more likely to be Kharsing [Radermachera xylocarpa]. Please refer
> to my mail on this dated 2nd March 2012 in the thread :
>
> Re: MS-020312 -79 ID requested - Bignoniaceae
>
>With regards,
>  Neil.
>
>
> --- On *Tue, 4/17/12, Dinesh Valke * wrote:
>
>
> From: Dinesh Valke 
> Subject: [efloraofindia:113648] DV :: 08APR12 - 1023 :: ¿ Heterophragma
> quadriloculare ? at Yeoor Hills
> To: "efloraofindia" 
> Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 8:57 PM
>
>
>  Dear friends ... would like to know if this plant is *Heterophragma
> quadriloculare* OR some other member of Bignoniaceae
> *Place*: at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park), Mumbai.
> *Time*: April 8, 2012 at 10.23am
> *Habit*: deciduous tree
> *Habitat*: mixed deciduous forest
>
>
> [image: ¿ Heterophragma quadriloculare 
> ?]
> ... *more views*:
>
> [image: ¿ Heterophragma quadriloculare 
> ?]
>  [image:
> ¿ Heterophragma quadriloculare 
> ?]
>  [image:
> ¿ Heterophragma quadriloculare 
> ?]
>  [image:
> ¿ Heterophragma quadriloculare 
> ?]
>  [image:
> ¿ Heterophragma quadriloculare 
> ?]
>
>
>
> Regards.
> Dinesh
>
>

Re: [efloraofindia:113657] aquatic herb ID from Hooghly 17-04-12 SK

[Neil Soares]

Hi, 
 This plant is clearly distinct from the one in your previous post.
    With regards,
  Neil Soares.

--- On Tue, 4/17/12, surajit koley  wrote:


From: surajit koley 
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:113650] aquatic herb ID from Hooghly 17-04-12 SK
To: "Neil Soares" 
Cc: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 9:45 PM



Thank you Sir for the plant & butterfly ID.


Your Polygonum glabrum inflorescence pictures are superb.


Attaching here a small sized pic of another aquatic plant that i thought was 
the same as this one (with the monkey-puzzle-butterfly). but this attached pic 
doesn't tally with yours shots.


Regards,


Surajit Koley




On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Neil Soares  wrote:






Hi,
 My photographs of the C. Marsh Buckwheat :
   
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tOb9St_zAQymFT3J2B1yOuKuE9cxa9U9reVfpK-Yurw/edit
 
 With regards,
   Neil Soares.

--- On Tue, 4/17/12, Neil Soares  wrote:


From: Neil Soares 
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:113630] aquatic herb ID from Hooghly 17-04-12 SK
To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com, "surajit koley" 

Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 9:22 AM







Hi,
 This is the Monkey Puzzle butterfly on Common Marsh Buckwheat [Polygonum 
glabrum].
  With regards,
    Neil Soares. 

Re: [efloraofindia:113656] DV :: 08APR12 - 1023 :: ¿ Heterophragma quadriloculare ? at Yeoor Hills

[Neil Soares]

Hi Dinesh, 
  It is more likely to be Kharsing [Radermachera xylocarpa]. Please refer to my 
mail on this dated 2nd March 2012 in the thread :
 
Re: MS-020312 -79 ID requested - Bignoniaceae
 
   With regards,
 Neil.
  

--- On Tue, 4/17/12, Dinesh Valke  wrote:


From: Dinesh Valke 
Subject: [efloraofindia:113648] DV :: 08APR12 - 1023 :: ¿ Heterophragma 
quadriloculare ? at Yeoor Hills
To: "efloraofindia" 
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 8:57 PM



Dear friends ... would like to know if this plant is Heterophragma 
quadriloculare OR some other member of Bignoniaceae

Place: at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park), Mumbai.
Time: April 8, 2012 at 10.23am
Habit: deciduous tree
Habitat: mixed deciduous forest


 
... more views:

 


Regards.
Dinesh 

Re: [efloraofindia:113655] Re: plant id from ludhiana

[RANJIT AHLUWALIA]

thank you very much  ji for your kind help
thanks and regards

On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 8:32 PM, Satish Phadke  wrote:

> *Strophanthus* species indeed. Not sure about the species.
> Family : Apocynaceae
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Tabish  wrote:
>
>> Goat Horns (Strophanthus divaricatus)
>>
>> http://www.efloras.org/gallery_image.aspx?flora_id=600&gallery_id=1109&image_id=1550
>>   - Tabish
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>> www.flowersofindia.net
>> The waterhole of flower lovers.
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Re: [efloraofindia:113654] Eclipta prostrata ? from Hooghly 15-04-12 SK

[surajit koley]

Thank you Sir very much for appreciating and confirming the ID.

Regards,

Surajit


On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy <
brspa...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Beautiful pictures.
> Thanks for sharing.
> BRS
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> Project Co-ordinator
> Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park
> 1388, Avinashi Road
> Peelamedu
> Coimbatore-641004
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[efloraofindia:113653] Al041712 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

[Alok Mahendroo (Google Docs)]

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Dear friends,
Another one of those tiny flowers from Chamera Dam for id...

Location Kalatope, Chamba
Altitude 1200 mts
Habit Herb
Habitat wild
Height 12 inches
Season April

regards
Alok

Re: [efloraofindia:113652] Re: Eclipta prostrata ? from Hooghly 15-04-12 SK

[surajit koley]

Thank you very much Sir for all these informations on this plant.

It helped me in various ways -

1) Books are of little use : while going through the text book 'Plant
Groups' for the ID of this plant i noticed that the Bengali name given to
this plant was mentioned as KESUTTI. But your mail confirms that it is
KESHUT, the name we are familiar with.

2) Very little info on medicinal properties : i was only aware of its use
in hair care. Didn't know its other uses.

3) Vernacular names : now i know that KESHUT & BHRINGRAJ are names of the
same plant.

Regards,

Surajit


On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Mahadeswara  wrote:

> Very important medicinal plant.  Some common names  are : Keshut, Maka,
> False Daisy, Marsh Daisy, yerba de tago, bhangra, Trailing eclipta • Hindi:
> भ्रिंगराज Bhringaraj, केशराज Kesharaj • Manipuri: Uchi-sumbal • Tamil:
> கரிசிலாங்கண்ணி Karisilanganni, Kavanthakara • Malayalam: Kannunni • Telugu:
> Galagara • Kannada: Ajagara • Oriya: Kesarda • Sanskrit: भ्रिंगराज
> Bhringaraj -
> In the *Tamil* tradition of Siddha medicine the plant is used for many
> diseases .  In *ayurvedic* medicine, the leaf extract is considered a
> powerful liver tonic, rejuvenate, and especially good for the hair. A black
> dye obtained from *Eclipta prostrata* is used for dyeing hair and
> tattooing. *Eclipta prostrata* also has traditional external uses, such
> as for athlete's foot, eczema and dermatitis, and on the scalp to address
> hair loss; the leaves have been used in the treatment of scorpion stings.
> It is used as anti-venom against snakebite in China and Brazil (Mors,
> 1991). It is reported to improve hair growth and color (Kritikar and Basu
> 1975 and Chopra *et al.* 1955)
> (The above text is quoted from wikipedia etc. from the websites).
>
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Re: [efloraofindia:113651] Mussaenda frondosa L. from Hooghly

[surajit koley]

Thank you Sir for appreciation and confirming the ID as well.

Regards,

Surajit Koley


On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 8:10 AM, Nidhan Singh wrote:

> Thanks for very nice pics Surajit Ji...
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dr. Nidhan Singh
> Department of Botany
> I.B. (PG) College
> Panipat-132103 Haryana
> Ph.: 09416371227
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Re: [efloraofindia:113649] Kalatope id (Dam side) Al041612 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

[Alok Mahendroo]

Thank you very much Nidhan ji... as usual your valuable learning is a
big help...
regards
Alok


On Tue, 2012-04-17 at 06:39 +0530, Nidhan Singh wrote:
> Lepidagathis incurva
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Village Khudgot,
P.O. Dalhousie
District Chamba
H.P. 176304, India

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Re: [efloraofindia:113646] Request Tree ID 088 - Bangalore - RA - Is it some terminalia

[ajinkya gadave]

*Ficus lyrata*

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[efloraofindia:113646] Request Tree ID 088 - Bangalore - RA - Is it some terminalia

[raman]

Indiranagar, Bangalore

Thanks,
Raman

[efloraofindia:113645] Re: Efloraofindia website updated upto 31st March'11- around 6500 species

[satish nikam]

Congratulations!Wish you the best!
satish nikam

On Monday, April 16, 2012 8:11:23 AM UTC+5:30, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote:
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> Too good. I think after Sir. J.D.Hooker, this is the largest collection. 
> Of course he had plants, we have pics :)
> Congratulations to all the members and special thanks to Garg sir for 
> making us a part of this wonderful community.
> Pankaj
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> On Tuesday, 10 April 2012 13:14:35 UTC+8, JM Garg wrote:
>>
>> Dear members, 
>>
>> It's heartening to state again that *Efloraofindia is the largest google 
>> e-group in the world *in this field & the largest nature related e-group 
>> (and the most constructive) in India with more than 1,10,000 messages so 
>> far & membership currently more than 1840 nos. 
>>
>> The Efloraofindia website has now been updated upto 31st March'12 along 
>> with completion of resurfacing work upto this date.* *Threads from 
>> 22.3.11 to 29 Feb.’12 could not updated as I am unable to go to old threads 
>> threads quickly due to changed settings of new google groups in efi.* **It 
>> has the largest database on net on Indian Flora with pictures of more than 
>> 6500 species.** *You can see it at any time at 
>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home. Members should add 
>> this 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.This will also help the site move up in search results.
>>  
>>  
>> 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 . 
>> Efloraofindia e-group members can add comments about it after 'signing in' 
>> at the bottom of the page.
>>
>> What is more important is that thousands of observations of hundreds of 
>> our members (many of which one will not find documented anywhere) are 
>> available here & easily searchable through general web searches as well as 
>> search in the efloraofindia. And these are going to increase with every 
>> passing day. These original observations will be a treasure trove & will a 
>> delight to 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 
>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/volunteers-required/volunteers-required
>>  
>> Kudos & thanks to the moderators, experts & other members who are 
>> rendering selfless service on the group & made this endeavor possible for 
>> the benefit of everyone.
>> -- 
>> With regards,
>> J.M.Garg
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1
>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna'
>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& 
>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged 
>> alphabetically & place-wise): 
>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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: 
>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1840 members & 
>> 1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website: 
>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database 
>> of more than 6000 species).
>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of 
>> India'. 
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Re: [efloraofindia:113643] Star gooseberry from Dombivli-MN150412 (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

[mani nair]

Thanks Rathina ji for the appreciation.
Regards,
Mani

On 4/17/12, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy  wrote:
> Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.
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> On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 10:26 AM, mani nair (Google Docs) <
> mani.na...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>[image: Document] I've shared Star gooseberry from
>> Dombivli-MN150412
>> Click to open:
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>>- Star gooseberry from
>> Dombivli-MN150412
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>> Google Docs makes it easy to create, store and share online documents,
>> spreadsheets and presentations.
>> [image: Logo for Google Docs] 
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> B. Rathinasabapathy
> Project Co-ordinator
> Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park
> 1388, Avinashi Road
> Peelamedu
> Coimbatore-641004
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[efloraofindia:113642] Valley of Flowers ; permission/registration required?

[Rajesh Sachdev]

Dear efI members,

Kindly suggest if any permission or earlier registration is required t be
done for Valley of Flowers at forest department or GMVN (Garhwal Mandal
Vikas Nigam rest houses)?

-- 
Regards
Rajesh Sachdev
http://project-matheran.webs.com/
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