[efloraofindia:27220] Re: id please- 31012010_Goa_SSN_5

2010-02-03 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
P. dichotoma has stem minutely prickled and stem without prickles will be P. auriculata. This minute character may not be clearly visible in the picture. A specimen will help in this typical case where 2 species are very close to each other. Must appreciate for going thru the text besides just pict

[efloraofindia:27219] Re: id of pink flowers - 31012010_Goa_SSN_8

2010-02-03 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
Canscora perfoliata, rgds, Shrikant Ingalhalikar On Feb 4, 11:27 am, shubhada nikharge wrote: > Hi, > request for id of pink flowers at Mahavir sanctuary, Goa on 30th Jan 2010. > Cheers, > Shubhada > > "I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can > do something; I

Re: [efloraofindia:27218] id please - 30012010_Goa_SSN_9

2010-02-03 Thread Dinesh Valke
... probably ornamental grass, the umbrella sedge, *Cyperus alternifolius*... native of Madagascar, Reunion Island, Mauritius http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Umbrella%20Palm.html Regards. On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 12:02 PM, shubhada nikharge < shubhada_nikha...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:27215] Re: Nag-Kuda?030210-PKA1

2010-02-03 Thread Prashant awale
Dear Shubhada ji, Nice photos. Thanks for sharing. best wishes Prashant On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 11:18 AM, shubhada nikharge < shubhada_nikha...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > Prashantji, > I have seen fruits of nag kuda when i visited Matheran in June 2009. > Attached pics of follicles. > i had visited Ma

[efloraofindia:27213] SOS Bambusa

2010-02-03 Thread Alok Goyal
Hallo everyone, Sorry Garg Sir for sending this mail. I have worked on chemotaxonomic studies in some Indian bamboos in my PhD and presently in a phase of chalking out a paper on Bambusa vulgaris. can anyone please help me with the morphological characteristic details of three varieties of Bambus

Re: [efloraofindia:27212] Re: Nag-Kuda?030210-PKA1

2010-02-03 Thread Prashant awale
Thanks Satish ji. Looks like early flowering. best wishes Prashant On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Pardeshi S. wrote: > Yes Prashant JI it is > Tabernaemontana alternifolia L. Sp. Pl. 211, 1753; (T. alternifolia > (Roxb.) Nicols. & Suresh in Taxon 35: 354, 1986) Singh et al, Fl. Mah. > St. 2: 32

[efloraofindia:27211] Re: id please - 300110_Goa_SSN_6

2010-02-03 Thread Pardeshi S.
it is Ixora brachiata Roxb. Regards Satish Pardeshi On Feb 3, 6:47 pm, Dinesh Valke wrote: > ... would it be *Ixora* species: *I. pavetta* OR *I. brachiata* ? > > Regards. > > On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 7:04 PM, shubhada nikharge < > > > > shubhada_nikha...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > >  Hi, > > request f

[efloraofindia:27210] Re: Nag-Kuda?030210-PKA1

2010-02-03 Thread Pardeshi S.
Yes Prashant JI it is Tabernaemontana alternifolia L. Sp. Pl. 211, 1753; (T. alternifolia (Roxb.) Nicols. & Suresh in Taxon 35: 354, 1986) Singh et al, Fl. Mah. St. 2: 326, 2001; Yadav & Sardesai, Fl. Kolhapur Dist. 278, 2002. Synonyms: Ervatamia alternifolia (L.) Almeida, Fl. Savantwadi 252, 1990

Re: [efloraofindia:27209] Dicliptera sp??030210-PKA3

2010-02-03 Thread Satish Phadke
What about *Peristrophe paniculata*? On 3 February 2010 23:34, Prashant awale wrote: > Dear Friends, > Came across this prostrate herb with hairy stem at the forest cover near > Patharpunj (Chandoli region). 23-01-2010. > > Looks like Dicliptera sp. (Acanthaceae family). > > Thanks & best wishes

[efloraofindia:27208] One song, image & video

2010-02-03 Thread Tejal V.
Do Check out... Song ; http://www.seizetheday.org/music.cfm?albumID=2&trackID=24 Image ; http://gefreebc.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/monsanto_labelling.jpg Video ; http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4687000/12525766 Lyrics of the song attached. say no to bt brinjal Tejal -- < Nurturing

Re: [efloraofindia:27207] Re: id please- 31012010_Goa_SSN_5

2010-02-03 Thread shubhada nikharge
Shrikant ji & Dineshji, thanx for id. A small query. description in your book as well as on the site of flowers of India tallies with both P. chinensis & P. dichotomain some aspects. P. dichotoma - stem erect, grooved and prickly. but what i saw was not so. pics. attached will confirm this too

[efloraofindia:27203] Re: Request for ID: 030210-AK-1

2010-02-03 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Dear Satish ji, Pankaj ji, Promila ji Thanks a lot for the name. Regards, Aarti On Feb 3, 3:26 pm, promila chaturvedi wrote: > This is Dracaena fragrans. > Promila > > Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:37:25 +0400 > Subject: [efloraofindia:27146] Request for ID: 030210-AK-1 > From: aarti.kh...@gmail.com >

[efloraofindia:27202] Re: id please - 300110_Goa_SSN_7

2010-02-03 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
Wendlandia thyrsoidea, Rubiaceae, Pervi ( leaves resemble guava leaves) since leaves are whorled and filaments are not exserted. Regds, Shrikant Ingalhalikar On Feb 3, 6:37 pm, shubhada nikharge wrote: > Hi, > request for id. > pics taken at Mahavir sanctuary, Mollem, Goa on 30th Jan 2010. > Che

[efloraofindia:27201] Re: id please- 31012010_Goa_SSN_5

2010-02-03 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
Persicaria dichotoma. Rgds, Shrikant Ingalhalikar On Feb 3, 6:32 pm, shubhada nikharge wrote: > Hi, > request for id. > pics taken at Mahavir sanctuary, Mollem, Goa on 30th Jan 2010. > > Cheers, > Shubhada > > "I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can > do somet

Re: [efloraofindia:27200] id please - 300110_Goa_SSN_6

2010-02-03 Thread Dinesh Valke
... would it be *Ixora* species: *I. pavetta* OR *I. brachiata* ? Regards. On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 7:04 PM, shubhada nikharge < shubhada_nikha...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > Hi, > request for id. > pics taken at Mahavir sanctuary, Mollem, Goa on 30th Jan 2010. > Cheers, > Shubhada > > > "I am only one

Re: [efloraofindia:27199] id please- 31012010_Goa_SSN_5

2010-02-03 Thread Dinesh Valke
... possibly the Chinese Knotweed ... *Persicaria chinensis* (syn. *Polygonum chinense*, *Polygonum auriculata*) http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chinese%20Knotweed.html Regards. On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 7:02 PM, shubhada nikharge < shubhada_nikha...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > Hi, > reques

[efloraofindia:27195] Re: Fwd: [indiantreepix:23976] Commelinaceae member for id 251109MK3

2010-02-03 Thread Pardeshi S.
it is Cyanotis cristata Regards Satish Pardeshi On Feb 3, 1:19 pm, "J.M. Garg" wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl. > > Earlier relevant feedback: > > “Some species of Cyanotis > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh” > > “*Could it be Cyanotis cristata* ?" from Muthu ji. > > > >

[efloraofindia:27194] Re: Saplings of Devdaru

2010-02-03 Thread Devi
"The Useful Plants of India" {a CSIR Publication] gives two listings for Devadaru/Devataru. One is Cedrus Deodara and the other is Erythroxylum monogynum [ Red cedar, Bastard Sandal]. The leaves are said to be edible and the oil resembling the fragrance of Sandalwood. Since the Kannada, Tamil, Telu

RE: [efloraofindia:27193] Identification Part 6: Amaranth species

2010-02-03 Thread promila chaturvedi
The last picture looks like Chaulai- Amaranthus- a leafy veg. May be Ramdana is its seed-but I am not very sure whether the chaulai the vegetable and the ramdana the seeds are part of same var. of Amaranthus. Promila Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 16:01:15 +0530 Subject: [efloraofindia:27187] Ident

RE: [efloraofindia:27192] Request for ID: 030210-AK-1

2010-02-03 Thread promila chaturvedi
This is Dracaena fragrans. Promila Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:37:25 +0400 Subject: [efloraofindia:27146] Request for ID: 030210-AK-1 From: aarti.kh...@gmail.com To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Picture taken on the 9th July, 08 at Mumbai. Can you please help in identifying it? Thanks Aart

[efloraofindia:27191] Efloraofindia Database upto 20th Dec.'09 (MS Excel, about 9.4 MB)

2010-02-03 Thread J.M. Garg
Dear friends, It's heartening to reiterate again that *"Efloraofindia" is the largest e-group in India* with more than 1500 messages per month on an average in 2009 (unprecedented in Indian e-group history) & membership currently more than 1170 nos. Efloraofindia Database upto 20th Dec.'09 (MS Ex

RE: [efloraofindia:27190] Request for ID: 030210-AK-2

2010-02-03 Thread MAX OVERTON
It is a Cycad, not a palm. Cheers, Max Novels by Max and/or Ariana Overton http://www.maxoverton.com The Lion of Scythia Trilogy (Lion of Scythia, The Golden King, Funeral in Babylon); The Glass House Trilogy (Glass House, A Glass Darkly, Looking Glass); A Cry of Shadows, The Devil

[efloraofindia:27189] Pl. follow posting guidelines

2010-02-03 Thread J.M. Garg
Hi, Nanu ji, Pl. follow the following posting guidelines: “1. *Maximum 3 posts per day- with one plant per mail, with different subject lines* only are allowed. 3*. Mention the date & place (at least upto state level) *of the pictures posted. It is useful to add your name and location. Please t

[efloraofindia:27181] Re: [indiantreepix:21195] Request for identification ABUTILON species

2010-02-03 Thread J.M. Garg
Further feedback: "this is long awaited id. i again checked flora of Maharashtra--the description of plant points towards Hibiscus, Abutilon. but could not get through. Regard Satish Pardeshi" On 3 February 2010 13:55, J.M. Garg wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance pl. > > Earlier releva

[efloraofindia:27180] Re: [indiantreepix:23555] Id201109phk 1

2010-02-03 Thread J.M. Garg
A reply: "Garg ji it is *Stylosanthes fruticosa (Retz.) Alston*---Fabaceae i observed this plant at Osmanabad, and Beed during monsoon. Regards Satish Pardeshi' On 3 February 2010 13:53, J.M. Garg wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance pl. > > Earlier relevant feedback: > > “*Could this be

Re: [efloraofindia:27179] Request for Species Id 03022010 DKV 2

2010-02-03 Thread Dev Kumar
You could be right as I have seen bael trees in the graveyard On 03/02/2010, Neil Soares wrote: > > Hi, > Difficult, but it could be a sapling of Bael [Aegle marmelos]. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Wed, 2/3/10, Dev Kumar * wrote: > > > > From:

[efloraofindia:27178] Re: Saplings of Devdaru

2010-02-03 Thread Nudrat
Hello Thank you so much Dr. Pankaj for your good wishes. People prefer Quercus to Deodar because Quercus yields fodder and has better survival and adaptibility. Whereas Deodar cannot be used as fodder. It is also a slow grower. The population of Deodar is on a decline as the environment effects th

[efloraofindia:27170] Re: Saplings of Devdaru

2010-02-03 Thread Devi
I fully agree it's better to allow the local species to grow. My curiousity stems from a small booklet I have [ printed in Kerala] where among other trees they have listed Devadaru as one of the good trees to plant in the house compound. Maybe it's the local name for some other tree. The botanical