*93% of wild medicinal plants in endangered list: Study *
PTI, Apr 4, 2010, 12.50pm IST
NEW DELHI: Ninety three per cent of wild medicinal plants used for making
ayurvedic medicines in the country are endangered and the government is
trying to relocate them from their usual habitat to protect the
Welcome, Chile ji.
Thanks for your invaluable inputs.
On 9 April 2010 12:25, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
>
> Dear friends
> We seem to have got a new expert on the group. We already had Shrikant ji,
> Vijayasankar ji, Muthu ji, Balkar ji, Satish Pardesi ji Parjanya ji,
> Kenneth, Vijayadas ji, Aparna
.. We hope, Satish Chile jee will add much more to the group..!
.. Let we advance...
:)
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 2:07 PM, J.M. Garg wrote:
> Welcome, Chile ji.
> Thanks for your invaluable inputs.
>
> On 9 April 2010 12:25, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear friends
>> We seem to have got a new
Dear All,
Thank you very much for your compliments. Well I,m officiating as Principal
in Govt. P.G.College Seoni (M.P.) so getting little time for botany because
of heavy workload of the(data) exchange of the official information as
required by high placed officials. Any way my interest in the subj
Dear Gargji and Friends
The Tree Appreciation Walk on 4thApril
at Sagar Upwan conucted by Katie,
Shubhada,Renee,Sheila and myself
was attended by about 3o people
including 2 children.
As promissed we showed 40 plants.
About 27 were flowering.
At the sight of Flowering Amaltas
people were overjo
Any chance for *Odina wodier* Roxb. ?
.. A guess as I've seen them in deciduous and blooming condition in Coastal
Karnataka last week.
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 4:15 PM, raghu ananth wrote:
> *
> Tree's sporting the summer look #7 of 15
>
> Date/Time-27 Mar 2010, 11:06:48
> Location- Place, Altit
Pravin ji
A member of Fabaceae. High medicinal value.Tubers are used for the treatment
of Dysuria, cough, rheumatism, erysipelas and malarial fever. The roots are
to be used in Medicine as a demulcent and refrigerant in fevers as cataplasm
for swellings of joints ad as lacto gouge.
Good Photographs
Dear all,
Impossible for *Odina wodifer*; as the capsule shown differentiates.
>From the dry fruit I could possibly arrive on *Chloroxylon swietenia* DC.
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 4:30 PM, Parjanya guru wrote:
>
> Any chance for *Odina wodier* Roxb. ?
> .. A guess as I've seen them in deciduous a
*
Dear Dinesh ji,
I 've also read the mentioned paper "The myth of “minima” and “maxima”, the
species of Physalis". This way u are right ur photograph matche with P.
lagascae
Satish
*
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Dinesh Valke wrote:
> Dear friends,
> *Physalis minima* for discussion.
>
>
> *Da
Muthu ji
*Chloroxylon swietenia Rutaceae is correct. It is found in forest Seoni and
Balaghat ditricts and I frequently watch it in morning walk.*
***Satish
*
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 4:40 AM, Muthu Karthick wrote:
> Dear all,
> Impossible for *Odina wodifer*; as the capsule shown differentiates.
>
Thank you much for the clarification sir.
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Satish Chile wrote:
> Muthu ji
> *Chloroxylon swietenia Rutaceae is correct. It is found in forest Seoni
> and Balaghat ditricts and I frequently watch it in morning walk.*
> ***Satish
> *
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 4:40 AM,
Nice pictures Raghuji.
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 5:28 PM, raghu ananth wrote:
> Tree's sporting the summer look #8 of 15
>
> Strychnos Nux Vomia
> Mushti
> Orange red fruit, One can see some of the fruits eeaten up. The fruits are
> considered Poisonous - both pulp and seed. But, this does not pr
Thanks, Usha ji, for organising such wonderful walks like Sh. Pradip Kishen
in Delhi.
I request others also to organise such walks in other cities & announce them
on /Efloraofindia' so that others can join & get benefited.
On 9 April 2010 16:25, Usha Desai wrote:
>
> Dear Gargji and Friends
> Th
Typo correction- Pls read Strychnos Nux Vomia as Strychnos Nux Vomica
But, Is it used in making a person to vomit ? Please clarify.
Little bit literature on Strychnos Nux Vomica literature, thought of sharing
with you.
Few decades back the seeds were exported to Australia in a large scale -
Many thanks Satish ji for validation.
Seeking comments and thoughts -- is it valid to consider *P. lagascae* as a
separate identity, and not as a synonym of *P. minima* until such fact is
reflected at NPGS / GRIN, KEW, and such authoritative sites ?
Regards.
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 5:15 PM, S
Shri Garg Ji,
as I mentioned to you that I am unable to mail to Indian treepix group, I am
mailing you a leaf of t atree to be identified.
date/Time9.04.2010
GPS Khirki Village in South Delhi
Tree, shrub/climber
Excellent set of pictures with illustrations Raghu ji. Thanks for sharing.
Dr Phadke
On 9 April 2010 17:28, raghu ananth wrote:
> Tree's sporting the summer look #8 of 15
>
> Strychnos Nux Vomia
> Mushti
> Orange red fruit, One can see some of the fruits eeaten up. The fruits are
> considered P
Dear all,
*'Pueraria tuberosa' *is called* 'Dar' 'दार' / 'Vendar' 'वेंदर' / 'Ghodvel'
'घोडवेल' *in Marathi.
Regards,
~Swagat
9223217568 / 9422317979
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2010/4/9, Satish Chile :
>
> Pravin ji
> A member of Fabaceae. High medici
Dear Muthu Karthick jee and Dr. Satish jee..
.. thank you both for the correct identification..
Somewhere, a guess turns to bluff too.!!!.. And it did with me.!
raghu jee.. I apologise for it.!
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Muthu Karthick wrote:
>
> Thank you much for the clarification sir.
>
Promila ji
We can see your post on Efloraindia (Indiantreepix group) though I can't
comment on the leaf now.
Dr Phadke
On 9 April 2010 18:56, promila chaturvedi wrote:
>
> Shri Garg Ji,
> as I mentioned to you that I am unable to mail to Indian treepix group, I
> am mailing you a leaf of t atree
Nice to read all the descriptions as well as the links.
The plant posted earlier by me also appears to be same *P. lagascae
*Dr Phadke*
*
On 9 April 2010 18:46, Dinesh Valke wrote:
> Many thanks Satish ji for validation.
>
> Seeking comments and thoughts -- is it valid to consider *P. lagascae* a
Satish--
It's always helpful to have an additional set of eyes here. Welcome, and
thanks in advance.
Regards--
Ken Greby.
From: Satish Chile
To: Parjanya guru
Cc: J.M. Garg ; Gurcharan Singh ;
efloraofindia
Sent: Fri, April 9, 2010 2:13:12 AM
Subject: Re
Dear Gurcharan Ji, Satish Ji, Tabish Ji and Ken Ji
Thanks a lot for the id
Regards
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Dear Satish Ji and Tabish Ji
Thanks a lot
Regards
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Dear Vijayasankar Ji,
The closeup photo of this plant is really very nice and distinctive. Thanks
for sharing the photo with us.
Regards
Tanay
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
> Nice catch, Vijayasankar ji
>
> --
> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
> Retired Associate Professor
> SGTB
*Dear Pravin Ji,
Nice shot thank you for sharing the photos with all. Truly a
pictures with wide botanical scene.
Regards
Tanay*
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Pravin Kawale wrote:
> Hi,
> Species:Celastrus paniculatus .
> Family :Celastraceae
> Common Name : Malkangon
*Thank you,
Raghu Ji for sharing pictures. At least I never got a chance to see this
plant so closely as it's not native to my state.
Tanay*
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 2:33 PM, raghu ananth wrote:
> Thu, 8 April, 2010 10:33:02 AM
> Red Sanders Tree or Red Sandal wood | Tree's sporting the summer loo
Dear Raghu Ji I will not only appreciate your pictures but also for the
really nice but short illustration of the plant with the medically important
secondary metabolites.
Thank you very very much
Tanay
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 7:00 PM, Satish Phadke wrote:
> Excellent set of pictures with ill
NICE SHOT PRAVIN JI
YOU ARE CHARGED UP TODAY SENDING AL LOTS OF GREAT PLANT PHOTOS OF GREAT
QUALITIES.
THANK YOU SATISH JI FOR THE EXTRA INFORMATION WHICH WAS VERY HELPFUL TO ME.
REGARDS
TANAY
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Swagat wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> *'Pueraria tuberosa' *is called* 'Dar
This plant was complete unknown to me, thanks to everyone for the
identification and also for a loads of photographs
Tanay
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 7:45 PM, Satish Phadke wrote:
> Raghu ji
> I was not aware of the named tree (*Chloroxylon swietenia*) until I could
> see one flowering in Botanical
Dear All,
Undoubtedly this plant is* Physalis* * lagascae* very common around Kolkata
and West Bengal along with *Physalis minima*. P minima is always given in
B.Sc classes for taxonomic studies even I did it.
Regards
Tanay
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Satish Phadke wrote:
> Nice to read all
Dear Satish Ji,
I really appreciate your knowledge and the enthusiasm and eager to share the
knowledge with all the member of the group. People like you increase the
fellow feeling of the group to a great extent. I think time is not always
important but the interest is much much important which has
Dear All,
I also support for *Campsis radicans*. please from the link below which
provides good closeup of this plant.
http://www.missouriplants.com/Redopp/Campsis_radicans_page.html
Regards
Tanay
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Balkar Arya wrote:
> Dear Gurcharan Ji, Satish Ji, Tabish Ji and
Undoubtedly *Bacopa monniera *"Bhrambhi" the natural brain tonic.*
Tanay
*
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Balkar Arya wrote:
>
> Dear Satish Ji and Tabish Ji
> Thanks a lot
>
> Regards
> Balkar Singh
>
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Tanay ji,
Do you mean to say you are already treating them as separate species ?
What are your thoughts about their synonymy at
1) NPGS / GRIN ... http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?401798
2) PIER ... http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/physalis_minima.htm
Regards.
On Fri, Apr 9
Dear Prasant Ji,
Can this plant be *Cuscuta gigantea* Griffith, Not. Pl. Asiat. 1: 243. 1847.
I am suggesting beacuse the stout nature of the stem. Please validate
Regards
Tanay
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Prashant awale wrote:
> Dear Friends,
>
> Came across this Cuscuta sp. on the beach
Cassytha fliformis of Lauraceae. Regards, Shrikant
On Apr 9, 9:31 pm, Prashant awale wrote:
> Dear Friends,
>
> Came across this Cuscuta sp. on the beach of Ganapatipule.
>
> *Botanical name:*
>
> *Cuscuta sp???***
>
> *Local name:*
>
> *Amarvel??*
>
> *Date/Time-*
>
> 27-03-2010 /12:55 PM
>
>
Yes, you are right. Pls note the characteristic purple patch on the
leaves. Regards, Shrikant
On Apr 9, 10:39 pm, Prashant awale wrote:
> Dear Friends,
> Came across this climber at Ganapatipule. Kindly validate the ID..(Ipomoea
> marginata???).
>
> *Botanical name:*
>
> Ipomoea sp??**
>
> *Fam
yes, strongly believing it to be I. marginata ... commonly known as: hedge
bind-weed, purple heart glory • Bengali: বন কলমি ban kalami • Gujarati:
હનુમાન વેલ hanuman-vel • Hindi: बन कलमी ban kalmi • Kannada: ಲಕ್ಶಮನ
lakshamana • Konkani: आमटी वेल amti-vel • Malayalam: തിരുതാളി thiruthali •
Marathi:
It could have been said to be Populus deltoides if the size was given
(It can not be judged from even a good picture). Regards, Shrikant
On Apr 9, 6:26 pm, promila chaturvedi wrote:
> Shri Garg Ji,
>
> as I mentioned to you that I am unable to mail to Indian treepix group, I am
> mailing you a l
*Cassytha fliformis* ... commonly known as: air creeper, devil's gut,
dodder-laurel, green thread creeper, love vine, moss creeper, princess hair,
Sita's yarn • Hindi: आकास बेल akas bel • Kannada: ಆಕಾಶ ಬಳ್ಳೀ aakaasha balli,
ಅಮರ ಬಳ್ಳಿ amara balli, ಬೀಳು ಬಳ್ಳಿ bilu balli, ದಾರದ ಬಳ್ಳಿ daarada balli,
ಜನಿ
Dear Members
After lots of search on the net and with the help of friends, i could get
links for the following book
*Botany Illustrated: Introduction to Plants, Major Groups, Flowering Plant
Families*
278 pages | Springer; 2nd edition | ISBN: 0387288708 | PDF | 18 Mb
http://depositfiles.com/fil
Balkar ji
Atleast I don't have any objection if group gets more information on plants
or books related to plants. I welcome it.
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Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-
I appears to be B. lycium
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Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 7:29 AM, Balkar
Thanks a lot Sir
3 more links please
*Clive Innes, Charles Glass “The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cacti" *
Knickerbocker Press | 1997-11 | ISBN: 1577150171 | 320 pages | PDF | 59,6 MB
http://depositfiles.com/files/tudi2xlmo
or
http://uploading.com/files/FJN1BM3R/Illustrated_encyclopedia_cacti.r
And yes colleagues
Two more things to be noted in my specimens. The anthers seem to be bluish
in colour (P. angulata) whereas they are yellow in Dinesh ji's specimen (P.
minima/lagascae). Another feature to note is that Flora of China keys out
the two species on the basis of fruiting pedicel being
Dear all
find a hint for the id of this cactus
from the book THE CACTUS FAMILY by
Edward F. Anderson
photo from this book attached herewith
pls validate
regards
Balkar Singh
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Sorry for the wrong ref
dear all
the link of the photo was from
the book Cacti - The Illustrated Dictionary by Rod and Ken Preston-Mafham
>
> regards
> Balkar Singh
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This plant would be P. longifolia Nutt. since corolla has brown spots
at base. This plant was named as P. minima in FOS later corrected to
above. P. minima is included in FFOS. Regards, Shrikant
On Apr 9, 10:53 am, Dinesh Valke wrote:
> Dear friends,
> *Physalis minima* for discussion.
>
> *Date/
Sir, your plant too seems P. longifolia Nutt. as the one posted by
Dineshji. Anthers are said to be greenish-blue. Regards, Shrikant
On Apr 10, 6:59 am, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
> Dinesh ji's upload has put me in dilemma. If we go by the paper kindly
> suggested by Muthu ji (and it can't be ignored
Possibly Cereus peruvianus or Lemaireocereus thuberi? (I'm not an expert in
this group, but these are occasionally grown here in California, USA).
Regards--
Ken.
From: Balkar Arya
To: indiantreepix
Sent: Fri, April 9, 2010 7:51:10 PM
Subject: [efloraofindia:
Dear Prashant Ji,
I am adding a description of the plant.*
Ipomoea marginata* (Desrousseaux) Verdcourt, Kew Bull. 42: 658. 1987.
*Synonym: **Convolvulus marginatus* Desrousseaux in Lamarck, Encycl. Meth.
3: 558. 1792; *C. verrucosus* (Blume) D. Dietrich; *Ipomoea sepiaria* Koenig
ex Ro
Thanks Shrikant ji, Dinesh ji and Tanay ji for validating the ID.
regards
Prashant
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 11:21 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar wrote:
> Yes, you are right. Pls note the characteristic purple patch on the
> leaves. Regards, Shrikant
>
> On Apr 9, 10:39 pm, Prashant awale wrote:
> > D
Dear Shrikant ji & Dinesh ji ,
Thank you for the name . I have never came across this plant. I hope there
is a typographical error in the specific epithet of this plant in both cases
i.e. Dinesh Ji & Shrikant Ji's Suggestion. The corrected name is...
*Cassytha filiformis* Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 35.
Dear Gurcharan Ji,
I as think this plant is Indian Barbery ..
*Berberis lycium* Royle
**
Shrub, 2-3(-4) m tall, erect or suberect, semideciduous; stem and branches
pale, whitish to greyish, terete to subsulcate, glabrescent, younger ones
obscurely to distinctly puberulous; internodes 1.5-3
Thank you Shrikant Ji,
For indicating the difference and focusing on the minor point which was
important for the identification.
Regards
Tanay
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 8:24 AM, shrikant ingalhalikar wrote:
> This plant would be P. longifolia Nutt. since corolla has brown spots
> at base. This pla
Thank you very much, Shrikant ji ... this is an interesting turn to the ID
!!.
But, slightly confused ... Missouri Plants site [
http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowalt/Physalis_longifolia_page.html ]
describes the flower *to be pendant*, have purple at base (in the photo
illustrated however looks
Dear Gurcharan ji And Shrikant ji ,
I am adding complete description of the plant and also other details and
using bold text for similar character with these photos
*Physalis minima Linn.*
*Family:* Solanaceae
*English names:* Wild capegooseberry
*Indian names:* *kupanti, budda, budamma* (Andhr
Dear Ken,
I think your first suggestion is better I am quit confident that this
plant is Cereus peruvianus.
Regards
Tanay
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Kenneth Greby wrote:
> Possibly Cereus peruvianus or Lemaireocereus thuberi? (I'm not an expert
> in this group, but these are occasiona
WELCOME PRASHANT JI
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Prashant awale wrote:
> Thanks Shrikant ji, Dinesh ji and Tanay ji for validating the ID.
>
> regards
> Prashant
>
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 11:21 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar <
> le...@rediffmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes, you are right. Pls note the
Dear Prasant ji,
*L lutea* has yellow flower hence there is no chance for this name for your
plant.
I think this plant can be
*Lepidagathis cuspidata* Nees in Wall.,
An erect, up to 1 m tall undershrub with 4-angled, glandular-pubescent
Leaves dimorphic, basal main stem leaves oblong-lanceolate,
Dear Tanay and others, i feel, if the information is taken from some
other site or publication, and* if it goes into the group's database*, i
think we have to provide/acknowledge the source or the original authors'
names, as a courtesy and also to avoid copyright issues. Thanks for your
kind servic
Dear Gurcharan ji and Tanay ji,
I am sure that this is not Crassocephalum crepedioides which is
characterised by its nodding (and mango-smelling) heads. pl see the links
http://www.iewf.org/weedid/images/Crassocephalum_crepidioides/Crassocephalum%20crepidioides%20FOM%201204%20flowers.JPG
http://i
Amla (Phyllanthus emblica), the top traded medicinal plant in India and the
annual market demand is more than 5000 tonnes (source: FRLHT database). An
ingredient of the famous ayurvedic formulation 'triphala' (others being
Terminalia bellirica and T. chebula).
On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 1:28 AM, raghu
Thank you sir for the effort you made to send links.
Some of the links are not working here sir, is this the same case for all?
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 7:46 AM, Balkar Arya wrote:
> Thanks a lot Sir
> 3 more links please
>
> *Clive Innes, Charles Glass “The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cacti" *
There are two ways to confirm the id:
1. If the inflorescence is more or less sessile (stalkless) and the fruits
are ripening blue (pl check Mathew, 1983), then it is Memecylong umbellatum.
In M. edule the umbels are long stalked and the fruits are yellowish.
2. When you taste the leaves of M. um
Me too thinks this is not Crassocephalum crepidioides - the heads look
different in shape. However, no clue to its true identity yet.
- Tabish
On Apr 10, 11:06 am, "R. Vijayasankar"
wrote:
> Dear Gurcharan ji and Tanay ji,
>
> I am sure that this is not Crassocephalum crepedioides which is
>
The taxonomy of this *Physalis* spp. triggering out many inputs and
questions.
As Vijayasankarji suggested, why don't we include a line of 'source' to the
material referred?
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 11:15 AM, R. Vijayasankar
wrote:
> Dear Tanay and others, i feel, if the information is taken from
If it is *Stereospermum chelonoides *(lot of synonyms but not S. colais),
then its an important medicinal plant, one of the 10 ingredients (roots) of
'dasamoola arishtam' a popular ayurvedic medicine.
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 7:27 AM, Anantanarayan Rajaram <
rajaram_an...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Attn
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