Re: [efloraofindia:34185] Is this Albizia amara?

2010-05-06 Thread R. Vijayasankar
Hi Padmini ji, the fruits appear, to me, that of *Ceasalpinia coriaria*(Divi-Divi tree) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Caesalpinia_coriaria.jpg. The flowering specimen belongs to probably *Leucaena leucocephala*. http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/agpc/doc/gallery/pictures/leuleu.htm Can you provide th

Re: [efloraofindia:34180] Fwd: [indiantreepix:26001] Emailing: DSC06220

2010-05-06 Thread tanay bose
*Aleurites moluccana. (L.) Willd *from the family Euphorbiaceae from me too Tanay On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Resurfacing again for ID > > Earlier feedback > > Vijayasankar ji.Aleurites mollucana > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retire

Re: [efloraofindia:34179] Allium cernuum-060510-PKA1

2010-05-06 Thread tanay bose
Prasant ji getting hold of many onions from Mizoram !! GREAT Tanay On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Prashant awale wrote: > Dear Friends, > > Wild Onion from Mizoram. > > Bot. name: *Allium cernuum** > *Family: Alliaceae > Date/Time: 08-11-2008 / 06:50AM > Location: Aizawl, Mizoram > Habitat: Wi

Re: [efloraofindia:34178] Terminalia bellerica from Delhi

2010-05-06 Thread tanay bose
Nice set Gucharan ji Tanay On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 8:40 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Terminalia bellerica from Delhi, growing in Herbal Garden, Punjabi Bagh, > New Delhi > This completes my collection of Terminalia in Delhi > I may request members to upload photographs of T. Elliptica (T. tomento

Re: [efloraofindia:34175] Calotropis species

2010-05-06 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks Satish ji for simplifying the differentiation. -- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Thu, May

Re: [efloraofindia:34172] Calotropis species

2010-05-06 Thread Satish Phadke
Gurcharan ji Very nicely illustrated photographs of both the species. The easiest way to remember the difference in simple words. The corona highly elevated like a pyramid sometimes even above the petals.*C.gigantea.* Petals high above the corona which is near bottom of the flower..

Re: [efloraofindia:34171] Re: Terminalia-another confusion T. catappa???

2010-05-06 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Dear members Thanks for removing another confusion of mine. I think I have now sorted my specimens of Terminalia. Since what I thought as T. tomentosa (extended wings, broader fruit, longer leaves and inflorescence) turned out finally as T. cuneata (T. arjuna), and Trees of Delhi (Pradip Kishen) no

Re: [efloraofindia:34170] Re: Terminalia-another confusion T. catappa???

2010-05-06 Thread R. Vijayasankar
Dear Gurcharan ji, this is again Terminalia chebula only. It is a highly variable plant in terms of size and shape of fruits. With regards R. Vijayasankar On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 6:20 AM, Dr. Hari Venkatesh K Rajaraman < ayurharivenkat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Dear Guru ji...am sure it is T.c

Re: [efloraofindia:34169] Terminalia-another confusion????

2010-05-06 Thread R. Vijayasankar
Agreed for T. chebula. (The petiolar glands are prominent). Certainly its not T. catappa. With regards R. Vijayasankar On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Kenneth Greby wrote: > Dr. Singh-- > > I don't know too many of this genus, but I'm pretty sure that this one > isn't T. catappa. Leaves loo

Re: [efloraofindia:34168] Terminalia chebula from Delhi

2010-05-06 Thread tanay bose
Thanks for sharing Sir in Bengali we call it " HARTUKI" !!! used in puja and even has medicinal value . if you chew a bit of it and drink water you will feel cool !! Tanay On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Terminalia chebula from Delhi, growing in Delhi University Nursery.

Re: [efloraofindia:34167] Re: Terminalia-another confusion T. muelleri???

2010-05-06 Thread tanay bose
A new plant to me thanks Gurcharan Ji for sharing Tanay On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Anil ji > This as well as the other two are same area in front of Physics Department. > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University o

Re: [efloraofindia:34165] Terminalia-another confusion????

2010-05-06 Thread Kenneth Greby
Dr. Singh-- I don't know too many of this genus, but I'm pretty sure that this one isn't T. catappa. Leaves look too small. Regards-- Ken. From: Gurcharan Singh To: efloraofindia Sent: Thu, May 6, 2010 3:36:59 AM Subject: [efloraofindia:34151] Terminalia-

[efloraofindia:34163] Re: Terminalia-another confusion T. catappa???

2010-05-06 Thread Dr. Hari Venkatesh K Rajaraman
Dear Guru ji...am sure it is T.chebula itself...the ridges become more prominent after drying only T.catappa could be very easily differentiated from T.chebula. . . .In T. catappa the glands at the base will not be stalked...In T.chebula i would be stalked and also the leaves in T.catappa ar

Re: [efloraofindia:34161] Terminalia-another confusion T. catappa???

2010-05-06 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
Terminalia catappa in Mysore http://www.pankajoudhia.com/biod/bioset16.pdf Pankaj Oudhia On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Neil Soares wrote: > Hi Prof. Singh, > Some more photographs of the flowers of T.chebulia . [Just for the > record - T.catappa {The Indian Almond / Badam} is an exotic

Re: [efloraofindia:34159] Terminalia-another confusion T. catappa???

2010-05-06 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
My pictures of Harra http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_PAO1062&res=640 http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=102117 http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=98795 Pankaj Oudhia On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Neil Soares wrote: > Hi Prof.Singh, > Sending you my photographs

Re: [efloraofindia:34156] Terminalia-another confusion????

2010-05-06 Thread Neil Soares
Hi Prof. Singh,   This is also T.chebulia.     Regards,   Neil. --- On Thu, 5/6/10, Gurcharan Singh wrote: From: Gurcharan Singh Subject: [efloraofindia:34151] Terminalia-another confusion To: "efloraofindia" Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010, 4:06 PM This tree was

Re: [efloraofindia:34155] Terminalia-another confusion T. catappa???

2010-05-06 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Neil ji I think fruits of T. chebula have distinct ridges. I could not catch it in flower but have fruits, kindly compare, I am uploading them separately. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, Ne

Re: [efloraofindia:34154] Re: Lamiaceae for ID fom Delhi

2010-05-06 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Anil ji Perhaps you are right Salvia farinacea 'Victoria blue' Thanks for identification. -- 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://peopl

Re: [efloraofindia:34153] Terminalia-another confusion T. catappa???

2010-05-06 Thread Neil Soares
Hi Prof. Singh,     This looks like Hirda [Terminalia chebulia]. Regards,    Neil. --- On Thu, 5/6/10, Gurcharan Singh wrote: From: Gurcharan Singh Subject: [efloraofindia:34148] Terminalia-another confusion T. catappa??? To: "efloraofindia" Date: Thur

Re: [efloraofindia:34152] Re: Terminalia-another confusion T. muelleri???

2010-05-06 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Anil ji This as well as the other two are same area in front of Physics Department. -- 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://people.du.a

[efloraofindia:34150] Re: Terminalia-another confusion T. muelleri???

2010-05-06 Thread Dr.ANIL KUMAR
If i am right this plant is growing in dept of physics and astrophysics. probably native of brazil. fruits edible when ripe looks like Jamun On May 6, 3:18 pm, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > While sorting my Terminalia species I seem to have another set of mix up. I > had all smooth fruited photograph

[efloraofindia:34149] Re: Lamiaceae for ID fom Delhi

2010-05-06 Thread Dr.ANIL KUMAR
dear sir it might be a cultivar victoria of Salvia farinacea. On May 5, 10:14 am, tanay bose wrote: > Hope you are right Sir !! > Tanay > > > > > > On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > Tanay > > Not Lavandula angustifolia > > See my photos on Flowers of India > > >http://

Re: [efloraofindia:34145] Calotropis species

2010-05-06 Thread Madhuri Pejaver
hey forgot the colour? one is white and the other purple Madhuri From: Gurcharan Singh To: efloraofindia Sent: Wed, 5 May, 2010 9:56:49 PM Subject: [efloraofindia:34112] Calotropis species I have dug out differences between two species of Calotropis C. procer

Re: [efloraofindia:34144] Re: Terminalia-1 from Delhi

2010-05-06 Thread Parjanya guru
May Nudrat jee add some more informations on the tree.? Ha.? :) Parjanya Guru +919738723392 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group,

[efloraofindia:34143] Re: Terminalia-1 from Delhi

2010-05-06 Thread Nudrat
Hello, It is indeed T. arjuna. Can identify this tree without any doubts as my PhD is on this one On May 5, 6:25 pm, Parjanya guru wrote: > . I too agree with*  T. arjuna * > * *Fruits are characteristi.. almost lacking the wings...but with strong > ribs... > >   Parjanya Guru > +919738723392 >

Re: [efloraofindia:34142] trees for birds

2010-05-06 Thread J.M. Garg
Hi, Arjun ji, Pl. see earlier links in this regard: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/83a2d68397a1cca2 http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/63ca702457842b2b?pli=1 On 7 April 2010 06:31, arjunan wrote: > Dear friends, > > I am in the

Re: [efloraofindia:34140] Re: Calotropis species

2010-05-06 Thread satish pardeshi
Yes Singh ji one point i want to share..C. gigantea can be found quite commonly in Mumbai areas. i used to wonder and search for the other species ie. C. procera in the same area during my Research period, but when i came to Pune, i could found quite number of C. procera. it was also observed at

Re: [efloraofindia:34139] Re: Riparian Trees | ID 06Mar2010AR01

2010-05-06 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
Leaves of Terminalia alata (Please see the leaves at right side. Click on any part of image to see enlarged version.) http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_PAO2529&res=640 Terminalia arjuna leaves http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=95710 Terminalia alata fruit http://ecoport.org/ep

Re: [efloraofindia:34138] Re: Riparian Trees | ID 06Mar2010AR01

2010-05-06 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Neil ji I will be looking forward for photographs, especially the fruits. -- 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://people.du.ac.in/~sin

Re: [efloraofindia:34137] Re: Riparian Trees | ID 06Mar2010AR01

2010-05-06 Thread Neil Soares
Hi Prof. Singh,   Am not a trained botanist, but can tell the diference between the two by looking at the leaves. Generally T.elliptica leaves are darker, larger, thicker and with a more pointed apex than T.arjuna which have light green leaves with rounder tips.    Will send photographs on Sunda

Re: [efloraofindia:34136] Re: Terminalia-2 from Delhi

2010-05-06 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks friends for finally clearing my doubt. I had for last 7-8 months considered this to be T. tomentosa especially on the basis of broader fruits with much extended wings, longer leaves and longer inflorescence, but doubt came when I noticed smooth bark (which I deliberately held back so that ot

Fwd: [efloraofindia:34134] Fwd: NGO's in Delhi and across for Tree plantation

2010-05-06 Thread J.M. Garg
Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. -- Forwarded message -- From: raghu ananth Date: 5 April 2010 14:23 Subject: [efloraofindia:31550] Fwd: NGO's in Delhi and across for Tree plantation To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Fwd: Hi , Is anyone aware of a

Re: [efloraofindia:34133] Re: Riparian Trees | ID 06Mar2010AR01

2010-05-06 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Dear Neil ji and Pardeshi ji Now a million dollar question, especially to Neil ji. I knew about both differences between T. cuneata (T.arjuna) and T. elliptica (T. tomentosa): bark and nerves on fruit wings, but some books mention about longer leaves, longer infl, and much extended wings (1-1.5 cm

[efloraofindia:34132] Mother’s Day @ CEC (Sunday, 9th May)

2010-05-06 Thread CEC
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