[indiantreepix:21180] Re: Thespesia populnea

2009-10-19 Thread M. Sundararaman
My dear Friends, Thanks for the information furnished.My Hobby is "Picking Seeds on the Roadside".I pick lots of this Thespesia Populnea seeds and supply to whosoever wants the same.They are a very sturdy Tree in my opinion .This is called "Poorman's Teak"in Tamil Nadu Anybody who wants seeds ca

[indiantreepix:21179] Re: Hygrophila

2009-10-19 Thread Vijayasankar Raman
Nice photograph Nayan ji, any idea about its population size or commonness or other intermediate forms etc.? -- With regards R. Vijayasankar FRLHT, Bangalore --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantr

[indiantreepix:21178] Re: Hygrophila

2009-10-19 Thread Vijayasankar Raman
Thanks Dr. Santhosh & Dr. Pankaj, As you rightly said, traditionally the white (flowered) variety of several plants have been considered more efficacious. e.g. Calotropis, Clitoria, Hygrophila, Abrus, Martynia, Desmodium gangeticum etc. While this feature (only two colours) is distinct in some plan

[indiantreepix:21177] Re: Plant from Chhattisgarh 6

2009-10-19 Thread Vijayasankar Raman
Thanks a lot for the enriching notes, Dr. Pankaj ji! -- With regards R. Vijayasankar FRLHT, Bangalore --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to indi

[indiantreepix:21176] Re: Plant from Chhattisgarh 6

2009-10-19 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
Thanks Vijayshankar ji for identification. It is locally known as Van Siliyari. Celosia argentea is known as Siliyari. I have just checked that *Trichuriella's *synonym is *Celosia* *monsoniae*. It is used in Traditional Healing both internally as well as externally. Also in Tantra activities. Sur

[indiantreepix:21175] Re: Request Species ID 171009 DKV 1

2009-10-19 Thread Vijayasankar Raman
The tender leaves of Achyranthes aspera can be used as green vegetable. The rootstock is used as tooth brush also to treat any dental problems. -- With regards R. Vijayasankar FRLHT, Bangalore --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscri

[indiantreepix:21174] Re: ID for this herb

2009-10-19 Thread Vijayasankar Raman
Dear jnana murthy ji, this can also be* Corallocarpus epigaeus* (Garudan kizhangu in Tamil) of Cucurbitaceae whose tubers are used for the treatment of poisonous bites. -- With regards R. Vijayasankar FRLHT, Bangalore --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this messag

[indiantreepix:21173] Re: Request for ID

2009-10-19 Thread Nudrat Sayed
Hello, Thank you all for the identification On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Dr Santhosh Kumar < drsanthosh1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Satish Ji, > > You are right. It is of course Ophiopogon intermedius not Chlorophytum. > Thanks for correctng me. I have never seen Ophiopogon flowers without > le

[indiantreepix:21172] Re: Plant from Chhattisgarh 6

2009-10-19 Thread Vijayasankar Raman
Dr. Pankaj ji, this is *Trichuriella monsoniae* of Amaranthaceae. Earlier known as Aerva monsoniae. -- With regards R. Vijayasankar FRLHT, Bangalore --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" g

[indiantreepix:21170] Re: 2 pictures for id

2009-10-19 Thread Pardeshi S.
Hello all it is Basella alba var. cordifolia (Lamk.) Almeida, Fl. Mah. 4: 217, 2003. Synonyms: B. cordifolia Lamk. var. rubra Voight, Hort. Suburb. Cal. 322, 1845. B. cordifolia Lamk., Encyclop. 1: 382, 1785. B. rubra L. Sp. Pl. 272, 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 20, 1886; Cooke, Fl. Pres.

[indiantreepix:21171] Mimusops elengi

2009-10-19 Thread Alok Goyal
can anyone guide me on this ? Male and female plants in Mimusops elengi are same or different ? i think they are different as a flowering flush in all the trees in my locality (Chandigarh) leaves many plants with fruits and many without any ? Alok --~--~-~--~~~---~--~-

[indiantreepix:21169] Re: Peristrophe sp from Satpur a – NSD 62

2009-10-19 Thread Pardeshi S.
it is Peristrophe paniculata (Forsk.) Brummitt, Fl. Bull. 38(3): 451, 1983; Almeida, Fl. Mah. 4: 78, 2003; Pradhan et al, Fl. SGNP 490, 2005. Synonyms: Diananthera paniculata Forsk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 7, 1768. D. bicalyculata Retz. in Vet. Acad. Hand. 297, 1775. P. bicalyculata (Retz.) Nees in Wal

[indiantreepix:21168] Re: Biophytum sensitivum from Satpura – NSD 64

2009-10-19 Thread Pardeshi S.
recently i encountered a plant of Biophytum at Beed, Maharashtra. the main difference in that plant was that the stem was very small and the rosette of leaves were at the ground level. can you put some light on it? is it some other species of Biophytum? regards Satish Pardeshi On Oct 20, 9:32 am

[indiantreepix:21166] Re: Request for ID

2009-10-19 Thread Dr Santhosh Kumar
Satish Ji, You are right. It is of course Ophiopogon intermedius not Chlorophytum. Thanks for correctng me. I have never seen Ophiopogon flowers without leaves. But I assume that the leaves may be hidden by the surrounding plants. Cheers Santhosh 2009/10/19 Satish Phadke > Most probably > *Op

[indiantreepix:21165] Re: Biophytum sensitivum from Satpura – NSD 64

2009-10-19 Thread Dr Santhosh Kumar
Dear Sir, This is not Biophytum sensitivum, It is Biophytum nervifolium. The main difference is sepals are more or less equal to petals in B.sensitivum whereas in B. nervifolium sepals are half the length of petals. Santhosh 2009/10/19 Nayan Singh > This herb is from Satpura tiger Reserve >

[indiantreepix:21163] Re: (191009SCS1) Ipomoea species, Haryana

2009-10-19 Thread Suresh C. Sharma
Thank you so much. Flowers were small in compariton with the Railway Creeper. Best, Suresh On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > *I. triloba* with so many variations; cropped photos attached. > Regards. > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 11:11 PM, Satish Phadke > wrote:

[indiantreepix:21162] Re: 2 pictures for id

2009-10-19 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
Poi is used in treatment of Pathri (Renal Calculi) in Traditional Healing. http://www.botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/62_pathri.html [Same article with new comments, 2005 onwards, is available in Ecoport] Pankaj Oudhia On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 10:31 PM, Tabish wrote: > > The correct botanic

[indiantreepix:21158] Re: ID Pls- Insectivorous plant?

2009-10-19 Thread Dr. Pankaj Kumar
Thats a grass, Setaria may be !!! but no idea abt grasses basically !! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com To unsu

[indiantreepix:21157] Re: Request for ID

2009-10-19 Thread Satish Phadke
Most probably *Ophiopogon intermedius* Regards Satish Phadke 2009/10/19 Nudrat Sayed > Hello, > > I observed this particular plant at a height of about 2000mtrs in HP. > The entire inflorescence was approximately 6 inches. The flowers were > abt 1 cm across. The leaves were not visible. Please h

[indiantreepix:21155] Re: (191009SCS1) Ipomoea species, Haryana

2009-10-19 Thread Satish Phadke
*Ipomoea triloba.* Satish Phadke 2009/10/19 Suresh C. Sharma > Some Ipomoea species, growing on the cart track between two canals. > Sonepat, Haryana, 19 Oct 09. > Regards, > Suresh C Sharma > > > > -- http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Y

[indiantreepix:21154] Re: Could some one advice me?(Samir Takaochi)

2009-10-19 Thread Tabish
With so many knowledgeable people around, it has become "fastest fingers first"! ;-) - Tabish On Oct 19, 5:10 pm, "Gurcharan Singh" wrote: > Dinesh ji > You are really quick!  I was just typing the identification when I saw yours. > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa Co

[indiantreepix:21153] Re: (191009SCS1) Ipomoea species, Haryana

2009-10-19 Thread Dinesh Valke
*Ipomoea triloba* Regards. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 10:15 PM, Tabish wrote: > > My guess is Ipomoea triloba (wonder what is the size of the flower) > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Little%20Bell.html > - Tabish > > On Oct 19, 8:19 pm, "Gurcharan Singh" wrote: > > Probably Ipomo

[indiantreepix:21152] Re: 2 pictures for id

2009-10-19 Thread Tabish
The correct botanical name is Basella alba var. rubra. The normal white-flowered plant is Basella alba. There is a red-flowered and red- stemmed variant of this plant, which you have photographed, called Basella alba var. rubra. It is commonly called Malabar Spinach. Is popular among Bengalis as

[indiantreepix:21150] Re: (191009SCS1) Ipomoea species, Haryana

2009-10-19 Thread Tabish
My guess is Ipomoea triloba (wonder what is the size of the flower) http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Little%20Bell.html - Tabish On Oct 19, 8:19 pm, "Gurcharan Singh" wrote: > Probably Ipomoea nil > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College > University

[indiantreepix:21148] Re: (191009SCS2) Flowering grass species, Haryana

2009-10-19 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Mostly Persicaria (posumbu?), grass probably Iseilema laxum Dr. Gurcharan Singh Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi, Delhi India http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 - Original Message - From: Suresh C. Sharma To: indiantreepix Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009

[indiantreepix:21146] Re: (191009SCS1) Ipomoea species, Haryana

2009-10-19 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Probably Ipomoea nil Dr. Gurcharan Singh Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi, Delhi India http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 - Original Message - From: Suresh C. Sharma To: indiantreepix Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 8:28 PM Subject: [indiantreepix:21144

[indiantreepix:21143] Re: Plectranthus rugosus from Satpura – NSD 61

2009-10-19 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Plectranthus, I feel has longer lower lip. Any way we are going for five day educational trip to Kullu and Manali from 20th October. May be I am able to photograph this plant and confirm. It is slightly late for Himalayan Flora, but let us hope I am able to report back some interesting plants fr

[indiantreepix:21142] Re: Plectranthus rugosus from Satpura – NSD 61

2009-10-19 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Nayan ji Plectranthus rugosus is now Isodon rugosus I am not very sure whether this one is same. This species is one of the very common plants in Kashmir valley, a favourite plant of honey bees. That plant to me looked different. But I am not very sure, not having seen the plant for last 35 ye

[indiantreepix:21140] Re: Most fragrant flower- Request ID please 190909

2009-10-19 Thread ranjini kamath
Hi Rashida & Dinesh ji, i always find that these traditional flowers raise such a wave of good feeling! When young i helped my mother make gajras -bending the stalk into half & tying them using plantain pith fibre-because the stalks are too tender to be tied using anything else. Thanks for the

[indiantreepix:21139] Re: Herb from Satpur a – NSD 59

2009-10-19 Thread Nayan Singh
yes Gurcharan Singh ji there are two species Bupleurum wightii and Bupleurum plantaginifolium are reported from Bori and Pachamari area in Flora of Pachmari and Bori Reserves by BSI, I think this is Bupleurum wightii. thanks for giving id clue thanks again Nayan. ... 

[indiantreepix:21138] Re: Thespesia populnea

2009-10-19 Thread rashida atthar
Thank you Dinesh ji and Vijadas ji for the various names and synonyms. Dinseh ji the leaves resemble Pipal but I did not know they are used for food untill I read it in Trees of Mumbai! You have listed so many interesting names. It is really a beautiful tree, but most of the time we take this

[indiantreepix:21137] Re: Most fragrant flower- Request ID please 190909

2009-10-19 Thread rashida atthar
Thanks for the appreciation. I am so happy to know it is one of your favourite flowers and am glad I uploaded them today! The fragrance is unbeatable even by Kamini's and sonchampa's which I find very fragrant. You seem to be good at growing these at different places. Maybe Tabish ji should ta

[indiantreepix:21136] Re: Could some one advice me?(Samir Takaochi)

2009-10-19 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Dinesh ji You are really quick! I was just typing the identification when I saw yours. Dr. Gurcharan Singh Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi, Delhi India http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 - Original Message - From: Dinesh Valke To: Samir Takaochi Cc:

[indiantreepix:21135] Re: Could some one advice me?(Samir Takaochi)

2009-10-19 Thread Dinesh Valke
Looks like ... *Euphorbia cotinifolia*, native to Central and South America, commonly known as: Caribbean copper plant, Mexican shrubby spurge, red spurge. Regards. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Samir Takaochi wrote: > Hello, friends! Could some one advice me about name of this plant? I

[indiantreepix:21134] Re: Scientists trying to identify 'sanjivani' herb

2009-10-19 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Aparna ji and vijayadas ji I remember once seeing the photograph of Cheilanthes farinosa on the net labelled as Selaginella bryopteris. I then suggested the correction. Dr. Gurcharan Singh Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi, Delhi India http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45

[indiantreepix:21132] Re: Herb for ID - TQ18oct

2009-10-19 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Dinesh ji and Tanbish ji It is Aerva lanata, Nothosaerva brachiata (it has s) has opposite leaves. Dr. Gurcharan Singh Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi, Delhi India http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 - Original Message - From: Dinesh Valke To: Tabish Cc

[indiantreepix:21131] Re: indiantreepix - 59 new messages in 22 topics - abridged

2009-10-19 Thread Dinesh Valke
I think, they are garden lilies ... species of ¿ *Hemerocallis* ? ... but why *Aster* Marias !! Regards. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Marianne de Nazareth < mde.nazar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Could anyone identify the pictures attached please. They were taken in > Kodaikanal.The head gardener

[indiantreepix:21130] Re: 2 pictures for id

2009-10-19 Thread Chithra V
Sorry, one more question are rubra and alba one and the same - somehow I have been associating rubra with red and alba with white (wherever I have come across these names) Chithra --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goog

[indiantreepix:21129] Re: 2 pictures for id

2009-10-19 Thread Chithra V
Thanks everyone for helping me with the id-ying. Chithra --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from t

[indiantreepix:21127] Re: Herb from Satpura – NSD 5 9

2009-10-19 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Some species of Bupleurum, I suppose I wonder whether this genus is recorded from the area. Dr. Gurcharan Singh Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi, Delhi India http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 - Original Message - From: Nayan Singh To: indiantreepix Cc:

[indiantreepix:21126] links for current accepted names

2009-10-19 Thread bmb
Dear all, here are two very good links for current accepted names. http://www.sp2000.org/ http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/queries.pl you can request CD of annual checklist 2009 from sp2000 for offline use. They are very prompt, i got mine in 3 weeks. regards --~--~-~--~~---

[indiantreepix:21125] Re: Most fragrant flower- Request ID please 190909

2009-10-19 Thread ranjini kamath
So nice to see an old favourite,Rashida.Thanks!! Am v. nostalgic about this flower.Wonderfully fragrant.I grew this in Goa-both white & yellow varieties.It is v. commonly grown in Mangalorean homes-being a traditional favourite.There is a special way of weaving it into gajras.We called it Basmati

[indiantreepix:21124] Re: Most fragrant flower- Request ID please 190909

2009-10-19 Thread Tabish
I have always felt that this is a highly under-appreciated plant. With it heady frgrance, I thought it would be more popular as a house plant. But I am yet to see it growing in Delhi. I used to think, maybe it doesn't do well in hot weather like that of Delhi's, but if it can grow in Chhattisgarh,

[indiantreepix:21123] Re: Herb for ID - TQ18oct

2009-10-19 Thread Tabish
Aerva lanata seems to be the universal view on this plant. As Dinesh says, tt looks like the woolliness of the leaves depends on the habitat. I take this plant to be identified as Aerva lanata. - Tabish On Oct 19, 12:18 pm, Nudrat wrote: > Hello > > The plant in pic is Aerva lantana > > On Oct

[indiantreepix:21121] Re: Thespesia populnea

2009-10-19 Thread Vijayadas D
Dear all, In malayalam it is known as cheelanthi On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > ... commonly known as: aden apple, bhendi tree, cork tree, Indian tulip > tree, John-Bull tree, king of flowers, large-leaved tulip tree, mangrove, > milo (in Hawaii), Pacific rosewood, port

[indiantreepix:21120] Re: Most fragrant flower- Request ID please 190909

2009-10-19 Thread Vijayadas D
Dear all, In malayalam it is known as Kalyana souganthigham. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 8:49 AM, rashida atthar wrote: > > > These beautiful and very fragrant blooms are from Mumbai, taken in the > past two days. Request ID of the same please. Thank you. > > regards, > Rashida. > > > > --

[indiantreepix:21119] Re: 2 pictures for id

2009-10-19 Thread Satish Phadke
Mayalu : a vegetable plant climber. *Basella rubra* Discussed in an earlier thread. http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/411569e6a20e741c/1bc2f6996178aab0?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=mayalu#1bc2f6996178aab0 Regards Satish Phadke 2009/10/19 Chithra V > Hi, > Can someone please

[indiantreepix:21118] Re: Thespesia populnea

2009-10-19 Thread Dinesh Valke
... commonly known as: aden apple, bhendi tree, cork tree, Indian tulip tree, John-Bull tree, king of flowers, large-leaved tulip tree, mangrove, milo (in Hawaii), Pacific rosewood, portia tree, seaside mahoe (in Florida), umbrella tree • Bengali: gajashundi, palaspipal, poresh • Gujarati: પારસ પિપ

[indiantreepix:21117] Re: Herb for ID - TQ18oct

2009-10-19 Thread Nudrat
Hello The plant in pic is Aerva lantana On Oct 19, 9:50 am, Dinesh Valke wrote: > ... perhaps my plant's woolliness is affected by creek-side habitat. > Regards. > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Dr Santhosh Kumar > > wrote: > >  This may be Aerva lanata > > > Santhosh > > > 2009/10/18 Tabi

[indiantreepix:21116] Re: Plant from Chhattisgarh 5

2009-10-19 Thread Nayan Singh
Waltheria indica from Sterculaceae thanks  N.S.Dungriyal IFS Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad M.P. 09424792100 From: Pankaj Oudhia To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, 19 October, 2009 11:24:07 AM Subje