[efloraofindia:114885] Re: Some more memories of Nainital, Almora, Kausani trip

[ayush]

Sir,
Nice pics.
Dont forget this where ever you go.  


 

On Friday, April 27, 2012 8:05:35 PM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
>
>
> http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.409369552420991.96274.10438499553&type=1&l=254e08833f
>  
>
> -- 
> 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/ 
>
>

[efloraofindia:115369] Re: Plant for ID

[ayush]

*Thanks to everyone. *
 I found the following posts on same plant

Dr. Gurcharan Singh ji's posts 
(Red flowers)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Plumeria$20rubra/indiantreepix/svzL5pOaAVo/lJVUR2UtHm8J
(Tri colour flowres)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Plumeria$20rubra/indiantreepix/3y1FtjOM7cw/zM0UsmAYnzQJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Plumeria$20rubra/indiantreepix/J21PGePg6PU/kGQ_kWsZRVoJ

Sri Surajit koley ji's posts
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Plumeria$20rubra/indiantreepix/jjS3rjy7CwM/N48Pn2VjdV8J
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Plumeria$20rubra/indiantreepix/-Gc-T3_MiCE/vkSVVygObGgJ

Dr Balkar Singh ji's post
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Plumeria$20rubra/indiantreepix/-m1cq1_WD6w/sVmt-cEkOSMJ

Radha Krishna Reddy

On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 12:58:44 AM UTC+5:30, ayush wrote:
>
> Sir,
>
> This plant is photographed at Chennai on 1st May 2012. 
>
> Botanically I am a layman.  Dont know any further details
>
> Regards
> Radha Krishna Reddy
>
>

[efloraofindia:117017] Jatropha gossipifolia

[ayush]

Jatropha gossipifolia.  Pl. confirm 

Photo from Hyderabad on 13.5.2012. 

Regards
D. Radha Krishna Reddy
Central Council for Research in Siddha
Chennai

Following Two threads found in this forum on this plant.

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/Jatropha$20gossipifolia/indiantreepix/hLsShDFgKIU/nXTJjluPXlgJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/Jatropha$20gossipifolia/indiantreepix/Z4-GiDEBRW8/o8qGM2QO1HcJ

Re: [efloraofindia:117605] Calotropis species

[ayush]

Sri Neil Soares ji

Thank you very much sir.

Regards
Radha Krishna Reddy
---

On Friday, May 25, 2012 6:41:18 PM UTC+5:30, Neil wrote:
>
> Hi,
>  This is Calotropis gigantea.
>With regards,
>  Neil Soares.
>
> --- On *Fri, 5/25/12, ayush * wrote:
>
>
> From: ayush 
> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:117602] Calotropis species
> To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
> Cc: "Satish Phadke" , singh...@gmail.com
> Date: Friday, May 25, 2012, 6:23 PM
>
> Sir, 
>
> Pl. confirm which species is the attached image ( i.e. calotropis gigantea 
> or calotropis procera)
>
> Regards
> Radha Krishna Reddy
>
>

Re: [efloraofindia:117625] Calotropis species

[ayush]

<https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gJSVF7wVVII/T7_LRDIRiZI/DXQ/qPd_2SNJiDA/s1600/Calotropis.jpg>
Thanks to all for replies.
Close up comparision of flowers (Photos by Mrs. A. Lalithamba)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45835639@N04/5098982665/in/set-72157626405145698/

Regards
Radha Krishna Reddy

On Friday, May 25, 2012 10:46:22 PM UTC+5:30, Giby Kuriakose wrote:
>
> Very good Pictures, Neil ji.
>
> Regards
> Giby
>
>
>
> On 25 May 2012 22:41, Neil Soares  wrote:
>
>> Interesting Dr.Shinde. Sending some of my photographs. My previous 
>> photographs are available in the archives of this group. [Wish 
>> someone would tell me how to copy & paste a previous mail in this new 
>> format while using a Yahoo account or else wish Mr. Garg would revert to 
>> the original format when it was so much easier].
>>With regards,
>>  Neil Soares.
>>
>>
>> --- On *Fri, 5/25/12, Rajendra Shinde * wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Rajendra Shinde 
>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:117612] Calotropis species
>> To: "Gurcharan Singh" 
>> Cc: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
>> Date: Friday, May 25, 2012, 9:56 PM
>>
>>
>> Another way to differentiate would be -  
>>
>> Flower buds like "modak" (during Ganesha festival, modaks are made) - C. 
>> gigantea
>> Flower buds like "pedha" .(I am sure every one knows the shape of 
>> Pedha...C.
>>  
>> procera..
>>
>> I found this differentiation is very easy to identify these species.
>>
>> Rajendra Shinde
>>
>> On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Gurcharan Singh 
>> http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=singh...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> Yes Calotropis gigantea 
>>
>>  
>> -- 
>> 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, May 25, 2012 at 8:00 PM, ayush 
>> http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=anandkumarre...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> Sri Neil Soares ji
>>
>> Thank you very much sir.
>>
>> Regards
>> Radha Krishna Reddy
>> --- 
>>
>>
>> On Friday, May 25, 2012 6:41:18 PM UTC+5:30, Neil wrote: 
>>
>>   Hi,
>>  This is Calotropis gigantea.
>>With regards,
>>  Neil Soares.
>>
>> --- On *Fri, 5/25/12, ayush 
>> http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=anandkumarre...@gmail.com>
>> >* wrote:
>>  
>>
>> From: ayush 
>> http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=anandkumarre...@gmail.com>
>> >
>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:117602] Calotropis species
>> To: 
>> indiantreepix@googlegroups.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>
>> Cc: "Satish Phadke" 
>> http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drsmpha...@gmail.com>>,
>>  
>> singh...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=singh...@gmail.com>
>> Date: Friday, May 25, 2012, 6:23 PM
>>
>> Sir, 
>>
>> Pl. confirm which species is the attached image ( i.e. calotropis 
>> gigantea or calotropis procera)
>>
>> Regards
>> Radha Krishna Reddy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> -- 
> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD
> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), 
> Royal Enclave,
> Jakkur Post, Srirampura
> Bangalore- 560064
> India
> Phone - +91 9448714856 +919947109987 (Mobile)
> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
>  

[efloraofindia:117705] Re: Bacopa

[ayush]

Sir,

Telugu script is missing in the above link. I am giving Telugu version for 
the words you used. " *Sambrareni aaku*" I dont think is it is a valid word 
therefore I not posting teugu script for it.

Neeri sambraani mokka, నీరి సాంబ్రాని మొక్క, [3] [31], Sambraanichettu  
సాంబ్రానిచెట్టు,  [3], Sambrani chettu సాంబ్రాని చెట్టు,[3] [31], 
Sambrareni aaku [3], Saraswathi aku  సరస్వతి ఆకు

Radha Krishna Reddy



On Saturday, May 26, 2012 1:13:34 PM UTC+5:30, OZmic wrote:
>
> Dear all,
> For those interested I have integrated all comments into this page. Please 
> let me know if I have forgotten a comment of yours. It is by no means 
> completed so if you know of a scripted name matching a romanized version of 
> it, please post it on this forum.
> http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Bacopa.html#monnieri
> It is not all "gospel", so please point out the spelling mistakes as well.
> Finally if you know how to quote the string of postings related to this 
> topic, please let me know.
> Thanks
> Mic
>

[efloraofindia:117707] Re: help in finding Latin names for trees reg,.

[ayush]

Tamil words while writting in English,  many people use different 
spellings.  Ex: Thuduvalai, Tuduvalai and so on.. Therefore it is difficult 
to understand the words correctly in your excel file.

Give yourself a try here

http://envis.frlht.org/ver_search.php
http://www.ladydoakcollege.edu.in/meddb/tamilnamesearch.php

Radha Krishna Reddy
Chennai

On Saturday, May 26, 2012 2:03:15 PM UTC+5:30, Muthu Karthick, N wrote:
>
> Dear all, 
> I need help in finding out the botanical name for the trees listed in 
> attached excel sheet. I do not have any photographs of these and so it is 
> very difficult to narrow down. I will be happy if I get some Latin names 
> for these, at least at Genus level. The list was done by my colleague and 
> local tracker in Sathyamangalam RF. The species are commonly seen in 
> Eastern Ghats. Thank you very much. 
>
> -- 
> Muthu Karthick, N
> Care Earth Trust
> #15, second main road,
> Thillai ganga nagar,
> Chennai - 600 061
> Mob: 0091 96268 33911
> www.careearthtrust.org
>
>  

[efloraofindia:117863] Re: Names of plants in India - mini lexique

[ayush]

TELUGU : 1.Leaf - ఆకు (Aaku), 2. Leaves - ఆకులు (Aakulu), 3 Flower: పువ్వు 
(Puvvu), flowers పూలు Poolu, పుష్పములు Pushpamulu, 4. Fruit - పండు Pandu, 
Fruits పండ్లు Pandlu, 5. Tree - చెట్టు Chettu, మ్రాను Mraanu, Trees - 
చెట్లు Chetlu, 

Tamil: Leaf - இலை - ILAI, 3. Flower- மலர் - Malar, பூ Poo
D. Radha Krishna Reddy

--
On Sunday, May 20, 2012 2:02:39 PM UTC+5:30, OZmic wrote:
>
> Dear all,
> It would be useful to every one to have a kind of mini lexique covering 
> the basic words which can be found in plant names. Something like this:
> ASSAMESE:
> BENGALI :
> ENGLISH : 1.Leaf, 2. leaves, 3 flower, 4. fruit, 5. tree
> GUJARATI : 
> HINDI :  1. , 2. फूल  phula, 3. , 4. फल  phala  5. पेड़ per
> KANNADA :  
> MALAYALAM :  
> MARATHI : 
> NEPALI : 
> ORIYA : 
> PUNJABI :  
> SANSKRIT :  
> TAMIL : 1.,  2. இலைகள் ilaikal, 3 மலர் , 4. பழம் palam, 5. மரம் maram
> TELUGU : 
> URDU :  
> + Any other language.
> Basic colors as well or combinations such as red-leaved, green-leaved, 
> blue-flowered, white-flowered etc.
> Your imagination is the limit. They must be name components that are 
> common in plant names however.
> I leave this basic idea with you all.
> Thanks
> Mic
>

[efloraofindia:118010] Re: Names of plants in India - mini lexique

[ayush]

Malayalam: 1.Leaf - ഇല ILA, 2. Leaves - ഇലകള്‍ ILAKAL, 3 Flower: പൂവ്‌ 
Poovu, flowers പൂവുകള്‍ Poovukal; 4. Fruit - പഴം Pazham, Fruits പഴങ്ങള്‍ 
Pazhangal, 5. Tree - - മരം maram, Trees: മരങ്ങള്‍ marangal, Plant - ചെടി 
chedi; Plants: ചെടികള്‍ - Chedikal; Root: വേര് Ver‍; Roots: വേരുകള്‍ 
verukal,
Credit to my collegue: Mr. B. Remanan Pillai

[efloraofindia:134996] Re: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

[ayush]

How to reduce image size to upload in this group to avoid bounce:

1. Open image in Photoshop
2. Press Alt+Ctrl+Shift +S (or file-> Save for web)
3. Choose Image quality as medium
4. Image size either width or height not more than 2000 px
5. Click save.

Regards
Radha Krishna Reddy
---

-- 

[efloraofindia:139539] Free Access to Plant Science Journals Till Dec. 2012 from Springer

[ayush]

Plant Sciences 

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Plantarum
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Research
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Pathology
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Evolution
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Culture
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Ecology
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Regulation
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Reporter
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Evolution
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Review
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Research

Apart from Plant Science, many journlas on medicine, chemistry etc are also 
free till the end of Dec. 

[efloraofindia:119600] Re: for id 160612niju1

[ayush]

Niyas ji,
For fast viewing of your images by other members, I suggest you to open 
your image in photoshop and press alt+ctrl+shift (i.e. save for web option 
from file menu) keep hieght or width not more than 2000 pixels. 

Downloading 6-8 mb images is a difficult task for many.

Regards
D. Radha Krishna Reddy
--
On Saturday, June 16, 2012 6:21:36 PM UTC+5:30, Niyas forestry wrote:
>
>
>
> -- hai...
> this is a plant twig collected from peechi forest, Thrissur ..Kerala.
> shrub with trifoliate leaf,pubescent,axillary flower stalk
>
> *niju*
>
>
>  

[efloraofindia:119601] Re: for id 160612niju1

[ayush]

Correction: *Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S*



On Saturday, June 16, 2012 6:21:36 PM UTC+5:30, Niyas forestry wrote:
>
>
>
> -- hai...
> this is a plant twig collected from peechi forest, Thrissur ..Kerala.
> shrub with trifoliate leaf,pubescent,axillary flower stalk
>
> *niju*
>
>
>  

Re: [efloraofindia:119611] Re: Almond for ID

[ayush]

Thanks to Dr. Giby Kuriakose ji, Ms. Sandhya ji and Dr.Gurcharan Singh ji 
for confirmation and clarification

Regards
Radha Krishna Reddy
-
On Saturday, June 16, 2012 8:06:05 PM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
>
> Of course not to be confused with real almond or badam, which is Prunus 
> amygalus Batsch (syn: p. dulcis (Mill.) Webb.)
> this is Indian Almond-tree, desi badam (Hindi), Bangla badam (Beng.), 
> Badamuchettu (Tel), Natvadam (Tam.).
>
>
> -- 
> 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, Jun 16, 2012 at 7:52 PM, harithasandhya 
> wrote:
>
>> Yes, Terminalia catappa. 
>> The fruits are relished by fruit bats and they help in dispersing the 
>> seeds widely. 
>>
>> Regards,
>> Sandhya
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, 16 June 2012 17:02:01 UTC+5:30, ayush wrote:
>>>
>>> This almond is locally known as badam.  There seems to be various 
>>> species for almond.
>>> Photo taken at Gadwal, Andhra Pradesh on 14.06.2012 at a guest house
>>> What is this speices.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> D. Radha Krishna Reddy
>>> Chennai
>>>
>>
>
>
>  

Re: [efloraofindia:119774] Req. for Plant ID

[ayush]

Dr Satish Phadke ji,

Thank you verymuch for identification.

Regards
D. Radha Krishna Reddy

[efloraofindia:120553] Re: Typha sp. from Hooghly 12/6/12 SK2

[ayush]

Sir,

In telugu it is called jammu ( జమ్ము) Almost in all water logging area it 
is growing in AP.  Also available in Chennai city. (FRLHT search results 
for Jammu are Typha angustata BORY & CHAUB, Typha angustifolia L., Typha 
australis SCHUM. & THONN., Typha elephantina GRAH, NON ROXB.) 

Regards
Radha Krishna Reddy

On Tuesday, June 12, 2012 12:21:13 AM UTC+5:30, surajit koley wrote:
>
> Sir / Madam,
>
> Found this *Typha* sp. in village outskirt.
>
> Species : *Typha elephantina* Roxb. ???
> Habit & Habitat : wild herb, about 6 feet high
> Date : 11/6/12, 12.50 p.m.
> Place : Hooghly
>
> Thank you & Regards,
>
> Surajit Koley
>

Re: [efloraofindia:121133] Req. Leucas Species for ID

[ayush]

Thanks to Dr. Neil Soares ji & Sri Dinesh Valke ji

Regards
DRK Reddy
--

On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 11:01:09 PM UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke wrote:
>
> Radha ji,
>
> My sightings of *Leucas lavandulifolia* need validation.
> I think them to be *Leucas lavandulifolia *based on description in 
> Monograph on Indian Leucas R.Br. (Dronapushpi) by V. Singh
> But I could be wrong; my sightings could be *Leucas aspera*.
> Both *L. lavandulifolia and **L. aspera* are confusing me.
>
>
> Your plant is not *Leucas cephalotes* ... the leaves here are linear.
>
>
> About *Leucas indica*:
>
> *Leucas lavandulifolia* Sm. (syn. *Leucas indica* (L.) Vatke 
> [Illegitimate])
> *Leucas zeylanica* var. *zeylanica* (syn. *Leucas indica* (L.) R.Br. ex 
> Sm.)
> **
> Synonyms referred from The Plants List
> *
>
> *About *dronapushpi *- this is a generic name for most of the species of *
> Leucas.
>
>
> *Regards.
> Dinesh*
>
> *
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 9:41 PM, ayush  wrote:
>
>> Request: Leucas Species for ID
>>
>> Sir / Madam
>>
>> In Telugu this plant is called Tummi (తుమ్మి) Ayurveda: Drona Pushpi.
>> Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India mentioned it as: Leucas cephalotes, Sri 
>> Dinesh ji in Flickr wrote as Leucas lavandulifolia some others as leucas 
>> indica.  
>> Whether all these are synonyms for one plant or are they different 
>> species. 
>>
>> Regards
>> Radha krishna Reddy
>>
>
>

[efloraofindia:121293] Re: eFl man for the month of April, 2012: Dr. Gurcharan Singh

[ayush]

Congratulation Sir

Regards
Radha Krishna Reddy


On Thursday, July 5, 2012 8:57:21 PM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
>
> Dear friends
> In line with policy of two months gap, permit me to announce that I 
> qualify for nomination for the month of April, as the member with highest 
> posts, Mr. Surajit Koley was nominated in the month of February. 
>
> -- 
> 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/ 
>
>  

[efloraofindia:121294] Re: efL. man for the month of May, 2012: Mr. J. M. Garg

[ayush]

Congratulations Garg Sir

Regards
Radha Krishna Reddy
-
On Thursday, July 5, 2012 9:09:37 PM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
>
> Dear members
> Even if Mr. Garg may not like it but I declare him as the eFl. man for the 
> month of May, 2012. I am both happy and proud to announce that he has 
> posted highest mails during a month. He has been consistently resurfacing 
> older mails and making the database as complete as possible. We are all 
> indebted and grateful to him.
> Congrats Garg ji, a small token of appreciation.  
>
> -- 
> 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:121847] Request for ID 012.07.2012

[ayush]

Sri Vijayasankar avl., Thank you verymuch for ID

Regards
Radha Krishna Reddy
-

On Thursday, July 12, 2012 11:57:17 PM UTC+5:30, Vijayasankar wrote:
>
> It is *Crotalaria pallida* var. *obovata*.
>  
> Regards  
>  
> Vijayasankar Raman
> National Center for Natural Products Research
> University of Mississippi
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:55 AM, ayush  wrote:
>
>> Sir / Madam,
>>
>> Request for ID
>> This plant was photographed near Chennai on road side on 1.7.2012
>>
>> Regards
>> Radha Krishna Reddy
>>
>
>

[efloraofindia:122880] Re: The most talented member of our Group: My vote Dr. Vijayasankar Raman

[ayush]

Dr. Vijayasankar Raman sir, congratulation. 

[efloraofindia:123331] Re: D.C.S.RAJU - A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

[ayush]

 surajit koley ji,

Happy to know more about Dr. DCS Raju garu.

Regards
Radha Krishna Reddu

On Wednesday, August 1, 2012 9:05:02 PM UTC+5:30, surajit koley wrote:
>
> [image: Document] I've shared D.C.S.RAJU - A BIOGRAPHICAL 
> SKETCH
>  Click to open: 
>
>- D.C.S.RAJU - A BIOGRAPHICAL 
> SKETCH
>
>
> D.C.S.RAJU - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
>
> Datla Chiranjeevi Subrahmanyam Raju, born on 15th August 1936 at 
> Penumantra of Andhrapradesh in India. Educated at Bhimavaram for B.Sc of 
> Andhra University(1955-57) and M.Sc. at Banaras Hindu University(57-59). 
> Attended courses in Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany at Lucknow and 
> Plant Taxonomy at Reading University,U.K(70) and  Plant Tissue Culture at 
> Kew(71) in London.
>
> Joined The Botanical Survey of India at Eastern Circle, Shillong in 1959 
> and as Botanist in 1961 to continue until Aug 94 and retire as Jt Director, 
> BSI and as Head of Central National Herbarium. Performed curatorial duties 
> and taxonomic studies on Indian Flora besides field studies in the States 
> of Assam, Meghalaya, Bhutan, Sikkim, West Bengal, Orissa and Andhrapradesh. 
> Also visited some areas of Karnataka, Tanjore Himachal, Uttaranchal, 
> Rajasthan, Parasnath Hills, Ranchi, Daman, Khandala, Nandi Hills, Kolar, 
> Peechi, and Nilgiris. Visited submergible areas of dams for environmental 
> clearance by Government of India, Ministry of Environment.
>
> Liaised with Indian Universities on joint programmes for preparation of 
> district floras coordinated by Central National Herbarium. Furnished notes 
> on vegetation and floristic analyses for revision of many District 
> Gazetteers of Orissa; Inspected Copper, Aluminium and Iron ore mining areas 
> prior to  establishment of defence and industrial establishments in parts 
> of Orissa and Andhra regions of Eastern Ghats. Exchanged duplicate 
> specimens of Indian Plants with all major Herbaria of the World -Asia, 
> Australia, Africa, Europe, USA, Canada and Japan besides maintaining  loans 
> to monographers at various institutes and foreign universities. Planned and 
> organised all new sections for historical collections, Icones, Type 
> specimens, Wallichian catalogue, full microfiche collection, archives of 
> handwritten correspondence of  Roxburgh, integrated library, 
> art-photography units, auditorium, electron microscope, new steel herbarium 
> cabinets, air conditioning plant for  The New Herbarium Building opened in 
> 1971. 
>
> As the Directorate of Botanical Survey of India was relocated to Indian 
> Botanic Garden, many developmental activities were initiated in 1977 to 
> make The Roxburgh House(1795) and  two storied Kew type Old Herbarium of 
> Sir George King as National Heritage Buildings at the suggestion of 
> Professor M.G.K.Menon, Secretary, Dept of Science, Govt of India. Following 
> Heirarchial System in strict sense for both plant classification and 
> administration of human resources it is Dr S.K.Jain, Dr M.P.Nayar and Sri 
> D.C.S.Raju who made all efforts to focus the importance of Botanical 
> Survey(1890) by celebrating Bicentenary of Linnaeus in India(1978) and 
> jointly holding exhibition on Life and Works of Linnaeus  in Indian 
> Universities. As Dr J. G. Koenig laid foundation for Science in India and 
> Botany with its beginnings at Samalkota on Coramandel Coast, a  visit to 
> Yanam and Kakinada in 1993 by Raju  coincided with cyclone and floods 
> similar  to the day  when Koenig was laid to rest by Roxburgh at Kakinada 
> in 1785. 
>
> Family historical background  led D.C.S.Raju to make Company Garden as 
> chosen place of work for 33 yrs and to learn about plant wealth of the 
> world with unique Herbarium and Library in the Indian Botanic Garden. An 
> elected Fellow of Linnaean Society and  member of many associations took 
> part in conferences, meetings and national seminars. Chaired many sessions 
> of taxonomy at Botanical Conferences and Indian Science Congress besides 
> National Seminar on Ecosystems at Waltair and PlantTaxonomy at Surat. 
> Displayed live collection of Oryza jeyporensis, O.granulata, Atylosia 
> cajanifolia, Amomum subulatum, Coffea benghalensis, Indian Ginseng, and 
> other wild relatives of crop plants at International Conference on 
> Genetics. Rare and threatened  plants like Red Sanders, Tirupati Cycad, 
> Slipper Orchids of Sikkim Himalayas, Pitcher plant and native medicinal 
> herbs were also exhibited at The National Museum of Natural History and 
> introduced in the gardens of Teen Murti Bhavan  after labelling all plants 
> there as part of National Environment Day celebrations in Delhi.
>
> Highlights of experience include -
>
>1. (1) A visit to Mawsynram-Cherrapunjee areas with highest rainfall 
>in the world,
>2. (2) Exploration of Tsolamo l

[efloraofindia:123332] Re: D.C.S.RAJU - A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH (indiantreepix@googlegroups.com)

[ayush]

 surajit koley ji,

Happy to know more about Dr. DCS Raju garu.

Regards
Radha Krishna Reddy

On Wednesday, August 1, 2012 9:05:02 PM UTC+5:30, surajit koley wrote:
>
> [image: Document] I've shared D.C.S.RAJU - A BIOGRAPHICAL 
> SKETCH
>  Click to open: 
>
>- D.C.S.RAJU - A BIOGRAPHICAL 
> SKETCH
>
>
> D.C.S.RAJU - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
>
> Datla Chiranjeevi Subrahmanyam Raju, born on 15th August 1936 at 
> Penumantra of Andhrapradesh in India. Educated at Bhimavaram for B.Sc of 
> Andhra University(1955-57) and M.Sc. at Banaras Hindu University(57-59). 
> Attended courses in Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany at Lucknow and 
> Plant Taxonomy at Reading University,U.K(70) and  Plant Tissue Culture at 
> Kew(71) in London.
>
> Joined The Botanical Survey of India at Eastern Circle, Shillong in 1959 
> and as Botanist in 1961 to continue until Aug 94 and retire as Jt Director, 
> BSI and as Head of Central National Herbarium. Performed curatorial duties 
> and taxonomic studies on Indian Flora besides field studies in the States 
> of Assam, Meghalaya, Bhutan, Sikkim, West Bengal, Orissa and Andhrapradesh. 
> Also visited some areas of Karnataka, Tanjore Himachal, Uttaranchal, 
> Rajasthan, Parasnath Hills, Ranchi, Daman, Khandala, Nandi Hills, Kolar, 
> Peechi, and Nilgiris. Visited submergible areas of dams for environmental 
> clearance by Government of India, Ministry of Environment.
>
> Liaised with Indian Universities on joint programmes for preparation of 
> district floras coordinated by Central National Herbarium. Furnished notes 
> on vegetation and floristic analyses for revision of many District 
> Gazetteers of Orissa; Inspected Copper, Aluminium and Iron ore mining areas 
> prior to  establishment of defence and industrial establishments in parts 
> of Orissa and Andhra regions of Eastern Ghats. Exchanged duplicate 
> specimens of Indian Plants with all major Herbaria of the World -Asia, 
> Australia, Africa, Europe, USA, Canada and Japan besides maintaining  loans 
> to monographers at various institutes and foreign universities. Planned and 
> organised all new sections for historical collections, Icones, Type 
> specimens, Wallichian catalogue, full microfiche collection, archives of 
> handwritten correspondence of  Roxburgh, integrated library, 
> art-photography units, auditorium, electron microscope, new steel herbarium 
> cabinets, air conditioning plant for  The New Herbarium Building opened in 
> 1971. 
>
> As the Directorate of Botanical Survey of India was relocated to Indian 
> Botanic Garden, many developmental activities were initiated in 1977 to 
> make The Roxburgh House(1795) and  two storied Kew type Old Herbarium of 
> Sir George King as National Heritage Buildings at the suggestion of 
> Professor M.G.K.Menon, Secretary, Dept of Science, Govt of India. Following 
> Heirarchial System in strict sense for both plant classification and 
> administration of human resources it is Dr S.K.Jain, Dr M.P.Nayar and Sri 
> D.C.S.Raju who made all efforts to focus the importance of Botanical 
> Survey(1890) by celebrating Bicentenary of Linnaeus in India(1978) and 
> jointly holding exhibition on Life and Works of Linnaeus  in Indian 
> Universities. As Dr J. G. Koenig laid foundation for Science in India and 
> Botany with its beginnings at Samalkota on Coramandel Coast, a  visit to 
> Yanam and Kakinada in 1993 by Raju  coincided with cyclone and floods 
> similar  to the day  when Koenig was laid to rest by Roxburgh at Kakinada 
> in 1785. 
>
> Family historical background  led D.C.S.Raju to make Company Garden as 
> chosen place of work for 33 yrs and to learn about plant wealth of the 
> world with unique Herbarium and Library in the Indian Botanic Garden. An 
> elected Fellow of Linnaean Society and  member of many associations took 
> part in conferences, meetings and national seminars. Chaired many sessions 
> of taxonomy at Botanical Conferences and Indian Science Congress besides 
> National Seminar on Ecosystems at Waltair and PlantTaxonomy at Surat. 
> Displayed live collection of Oryza jeyporensis, O.granulata, Atylosia 
> cajanifolia, Amomum subulatum, Coffea benghalensis, Indian Ginseng, and 
> other wild relatives of crop plants at International Conference on 
> Genetics. Rare and threatened  plants like Red Sanders, Tirupati Cycad, 
> Slipper Orchids of Sikkim Himalayas, Pitcher plant and native medicinal 
> herbs were also exhibited at The National Museum of Natural History and 
> introduced in the gardens of Teen Murti Bhavan  after labelling all plants 
> there as part of National Environment Day celebrations in Delhi.
>
> Highlights of experience include -
>
>1. (1) A visit to Mawsynram-Cherrapunjee areas with highest rainfall 
>in the world,
>2. (2) Exploration of Tsolamo l

[efloraofindia:124448] Re: ... my trip to VoF photos.

[ayush]

Sir,
Really enjoyed your photographs

Radha Krishna Reddy

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[efloraofindia:125690] Re: Blessed with a Grand daughter, August 21, 2012

[ayush]

Congratulations Sir.  

Regards
Radha Krishna Reddy
Chennai

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[efloraofindia:126881] 613 Plants information

[ayush]

Put the following words in google search box:

site:worldagroforestry.org/treedb/ filetype:pdf

613 plants information results appeared.

Regards
Radha Krishna Reddy

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[efloraofindia:128316] Re: VOF Week: Tiny herb for identification

[ayush]

Sir,

One more reference by same author:

KOENIGIA-DELICATULA-SSP-RELICTA NEW-SUBSPECIES POLYGONACEAE A NEW TAXON 
LINKING THE GENERA KOENIGIA L. AND PERSICARIA MILL
Author: HEDBERG O - Journal of Japanese Botany  Volume: 63   Issue: 3 
  Pages: 71-77   Published: 1988

On Monday, August 27, 2012 6:08:39 PM UTC+5:30, Nidhan Singh wrote:
>
> Dear All, 
>
> This very small herb was shot from one or two localities in the 
> area...(cannot exactly recollect)...identification please 
>
> -- 
> Regards, 
>
> Dr. Nidhan Singh 
> Department of Botany 
> I.B. (PG) College 
> Panipat-132103 Haryana 
> Ph.: 09416371227 
>

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Re: [efloraofindia:128320] The Plant list - server problem

[ayush]

Rajeshji

Searched some species.  Working

Regards
Radha Krishna Reddy
-
On Monday, September 3, 2012 1:37:20 PM UTC+5:30, Rajesh Sachdev wrote:
>
> Garg ji,
> Please try searching for any species
>
> On 3 September 2012 13:35, jmgarg1 > wrote:
>
>> Hi, Rajesh ji,
>> It's working fine now.
>> It gives problem at a particular time every day (for say 15 minutes) as 
>> it remains in maintenance at that point of time every day. 
>>  On 3 September 2012 13:31, Rajesh Sachdev 
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>  Dear eFI members,
>>> Since today morning, I am not avle to access the data on  
>>> http://www.theplantlist.org/  . It shows some server problem. Do you 
>>> also face similar notification from this website?
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Regards
>>> Rajesh Sachdev
>>> https://www.facebook.com/leopardguy
>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/indianflora/ 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  -- 
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> 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 1950 members & 
>> 1,27,800 messages on 31/8/12) or Efloraofindia website: 
>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database 
>> of more than 7000 species).
>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of 
>> India'. 
>>
>>
>
>
> -- 
> Regards
> Rajesh Sachdev
> https://www.facebook.com/leopardguy
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/indianflora/ 
>
>
>
>  

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