Re: [efloraofindia:43324] Advice please

2010-08-04 Thread mani nair
Nalini ji, I recommend to use the seeds from nurseries instead of using the seeds which we use to make curry powder, because the seeds are not fully ripe and will not germinate often. Dry the seeds in sun before sowing. There are two seeds in one fruit. Germination can be improved by rubbing

[efloraofindia:43325] Re: please id this medicinal plant

2010-08-04 Thread Smilax004
Dear all, It is Kalanchoe pinnata. You know one interesting thing about this plant? It has the capacity to produce young plants from the edges of the leaves! A very interesting way of vegetative propagation. Please refer the following link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe_pinnata Regards

Re: [efloraofindia:43326] please help in identification-3001

2010-08-04 Thread Muthu Karthick
For me, this looks like *Hybanthus* sp. On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 9:57 AM, sheji ramkumar wrote: > herb up to 10-15 cm height, cultivated. -- Muthu Karthick, N Junior Research Fellow Care Earth Trust Chennai - 61 www.careearthtrust.org

Re: [efloraofindia:43327] Some Latin Colour Codes: BLACK

2010-08-04 Thread Muthu Karthick
Dear Dr.Pakaj ji, Your Latin name series is very useful. Many thanks for sharing. On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > u r welcome > -- Muthu Karthick, N Junior Research Fellow Care Earth Trust Chennai - 61 www.careearthtrust.org

Re: [efloraofindia:43329] ornamental plant for id 040710MK1

2010-08-04 Thread Dinesh Valke
... a member of Lamiaceae ? Regards. On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Muthu Karthick wrote: > Dear all, > Please help to id this horticultural shrub, taken at Ooty Botanical Garden. > > Corolla length: ca. 2cm > leaves: scrabous > > Date: 01 Jan 2010 > Location: Ooty, Nilgiris, Tn > Altitude:

Re: [efloraofindia:43330] ornamental plant for id 040710MK1

2010-08-04 Thread Kenneth Greby
Looks like a Plectranthus species or cultivar--sorry, I don't know which one. Regards-- Ken. From: Muthu Karthick To: indiantreepix Sent: Wed, August 4, 2010 2:29:21 AM Subject: [efloraofindia:43328] ornamental plant for id 040710MK1 Dear all, Please help to

Re: [efloraofindia:43334] Kaas is Beautiful - 6

2010-08-04 Thread Rohit Patel
Please try with Capparaceae family (Cleome sp?) regards ROhit On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Swagat wrote: > Dear all, > > Request for ID > > Date/Time- *30th Jully 2010, 07.50 a.m.* > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- *Kaas Pathar, Dist. Satara, Maharashtra > कास पठार, जि.- सातारा, म

Re: [efloraofindia:43335] Kaas is Beautiful - 4

2010-08-04 Thread Rohit Patel
member of Liliaceae family ???/ regrads rohit On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Swagat wrote: > > Dear all, > > Request for ID > > Date/Time- *30th Jully 2010, 08.35 a.m.* > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- *Kaas Pathar, Dist. Satara, Maharashtra > कास पठार, जि.- सातारा, महाराष्‍ट्र* > >

Re: [efloraofindia:43336] Kaas is Beautiful - 4

2010-08-04 Thread Dinesh Valke
...* Iphigenia stellata* ... guessing by referring Shrikant ji's Futher Flowers of Sahyadri. Regards. On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Rohit Patel wrote: > member of Liliaceae family ???/ > > regrads > rohit > > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Swagat wrote: > > > > Dear all, > > > > Reques

Re: [efloraofindia:43338] one more photo Brahma-kamal

2010-08-04 Thread ajinkya gadave
*WELCOME PAGE MADAM. NICE PICS . * On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 6:15 PM, ushaprabha page wrote: > As we are aware the story goes back to Mahabharat. Dropadi in himalayas > was a ttracted by its scent on wind and asked Bhima to find the source of > the same Bhima located it and offered it to Dropadi. >

Re: [efloraofindia:43339] one more photo Brahma-kamal

2010-08-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Thanks a lot Aunty ji, I didnt know abt this part of mythology. Yes indeed it is very fragrant. Thanks for sharing. Dr. Pankaj Kumar, WII, Dehradun. On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 6:31 PM, ajinkya gadave wrote: > WELCOME PAGE MADAM. > NICE PICS . > > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 6:15 PM, ushaprabha page >

Re: [efloraofindia:43340] one more photo Brahma-kamal

2010-08-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks Ushaprabha ji another nice photograph of this important plant. Pankaj ji, by they way have you ever seen or photographed the Yogi Padsha, Saussurea sacre, also supposed to be growing at similar altitudes. A legend (I had read about it perhaps in Coventry or Blatter) says that a person who co

[efloraofindia:43341] Re: Kaas is Beautiful - 5

2010-08-04 Thread Ritesh Choudhary
Eriocaulon sp. Ritesh. On Aug 4, 3:36 pm, Swagat wrote: > Dear all, > > Request for ID > > Date/Time- **30th Jully 2010, 08.50 a.m.* > * > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-  **Kaas Pathar, Dist. Satara, Maharashtra > कास पठार, जि.- सातारा, महाराष्‍ट्र* > * > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-

[efloraofindia:43342] Re: ornamental plant for id 040710MK1

2010-08-04 Thread Ritesh Choudhary
Isnt it a Salvia sp.? Ritesh. On Aug 4, 3:22 pm, Kenneth Greby wrote: > Looks like a Plectranthus species or cultivar--sorry, I don't know which one. > > Regards-- > Ken. > > > From: Muthu Karthick > To: indiantreepix > Sent: Wed, August 4, 2010 2:29:21 AM > Su

Re: [efloraofindia:43343] one more photo Brahma-kamal

2010-08-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Just an update. Saussurea sacra Edgew. (sorry for typo error earlier) is now coorectly known as *Saussurea simpsoniana* (Field. & Gardner) Lipschitz, ; Nov. Syst. Pl. Vasc. 1964: 319 (1964). There is a photograph at FOI by Rahul Natu. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Kha

Re: [efloraofindia:43345] Ornamental Lily

2010-08-04 Thread ajinkya gadave
satish jee this is Lilium lancifolium Sweet Surrender On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Satish Phadke wrote: > Sharing a picture of an ornamental Lily. > Showing all the whorls of the flower described, with big sized anthers and > stigma. > Dr Phadke >

Re: [efloraofindia:43347] please help in identification-3001

2010-08-04 Thread Vijayasankar
*Polygala javana*, i think. With regards Vijayasankar On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 3:22 AM, Muthu Karthick wrote: > For me, this looks like *Hybanthus* sp. > > > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 9:57 AM, sheji ramkumar wrote: > >> herb up to 10-15 cm height, cultivated. > > > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Ju

Re: [efloraofindia:43350] More for ID- Khandala

2010-08-04 Thread Vijayasankar
Rohit ji, Please send pictures of different plants in separate mails, with different subject lines, for easy archiving purpose. The first two pics belong to Trichodesma indicum, as rightly ided by you. Third picture is of a *Lindernia* species of Scrophulariaceae. With regards Vijayasankar On

Re: [efloraofindia:43351] For ID- Khandala

2010-08-04 Thread Vijayasankar
These ids are only tentative and validation by members required: Amaranthaceae: Alternanthera tenella Pic 1: Leea Pic 2: Exacum Pic 3: Rungia Pic 4: Girardenia diversifolia (stinging nettle) Pic 5: Gnidia glauca [Note: Rohit ji, Pl send separate mails for each species, from next time, thanx] Wit

Re: [efloraofindia:43352] Advice please

2010-08-04 Thread Yazdy Palia
hello friends, Sometimes you have ants invading and making the seeds hollow. They even carry away the seeds especially of chillies. You got to make sure that they are protected from ants. One way is hang a basket with topsoil and dry cow dung or dry leaves crushed, keep it moist and the seeds will

Re: [efloraofindia:43353] Trees for ID- Khandala

2010-08-04 Thread Dinesh Valke
Rohit ji, the Tree 1 seems to be species of *Gymnosporia*, could be *G. rothiana*. Regards. On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 8:35 PM, rohit chakravarty wrote: > Dear all, > Please help with the IDs of these trees photographed at > Khandala. > Apologies for not being able to click photograph

Re: [efloraofindia:43354] Trees for ID- Khandala

2010-08-04 Thread Vijayasankar
Tree 2 could be Pavetta species (a shrub) and Tree 3 looks like Ixora pavetta (= I. arborea). With regards Vijayasankar On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > Rohit ji, the Tree 1 seems to be species of *Gymnosporia*, could be *G. > rothiana*. > Regards. > > > > > > On Wed, Au

Re: [efloraofindia:43355] More for ID- Khandala

2010-08-04 Thread Dinesh Valke
... would the *Trichodesma* be *T. inaequale* ? Regards. On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 8:40 PM, Vijayasankar wrote: > Rohit ji, > > Please send pictures of different plants in separate mails, with different > subject lines, for easy archiving purpose. > > The first two pics belong to Trichodesma indic

Re: [efloraofindia:43356] Trees for ID- Khandala

2010-08-04 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  Agreed. Photographs 1 & 2 - Maytenus rothiana Photograph 3 - Pavetta sp. Photograph 4 & 5 - Terminalia sp. most likely T.elliptica [T.crenulata].     With regards,   Neil Soares.  --- On Wed, 8/4/10, Vijayasankar wrote: From: Vijayasankar Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:

Re: [efloraofindia:43358] one more photo Brahma-kamal

2010-08-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Thats really nice. If we create such myth about S. obvallata then it may help saving the species in wild. Myth really works sometimes, more effectively than conservation awareness. I have not seen S. sacra, just two more species I have seen. S. gossypifolia and one more. Regards Pankaj On Wed, A

Re: [efloraofindia:43360] For ID- Khandala

2010-08-04 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  Agree, except photograph 4 which is the Common Small Justicia [Justicia procumbens]   With regards,     Neil Soares. --- On Wed, 8/4/10, Vijayasankar wrote: From: Vijayasankar Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:43351] For ID- Khandala To: "rohit c

Re: [efloraofindia:43361] DV - 01AUG10 - 1237 :: grass similar to Rhynchospora wightiana

2010-08-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Kyllinga nemorosa, I suppose. -- 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 Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 10:31 PM, D

Re: [efloraofindia:43362] DV - 01AUG10 - 1237 :: grass similar to Rhynchospora wightiana

2010-08-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
K. nemoralis pl. -- 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 Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Gurcharan Singh

Re: [efloraofindia:43363] DV - 01AUG10 - 1237 :: grass similar to Rhynchospora wightiana

2010-08-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
And yes Dinesh ji, it is a sedge and not a grass. -- 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 Wed, Aug 4, 2

Re: [efloraofindia:43364] DV - 01AUG10 - 1237 :: grass similar to Rhynchospora wightiana

2010-08-04 Thread Dinesh Valke
... many many thanks for the ID, Gurcharan ji ... more importantly for clearing my thoughts about grass and sedge. Regards. On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 10:58 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > And yes Dinesh ji, it is a sedge and not a grass. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor

Re: [efloraofindia:43365] Bougainvillea flowers

2010-08-04 Thread Anand Kumar Bhatt
lovely photographs Mani. ak On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 10:10 PM, mani nair wrote: > Dear friends, > > Sending photos of Bougainvillea flowers. > Place : Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Thane gate. > Time : May 2009 > > Regards, > > Mani. > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gw

[efloraofindia:43366] Re: Trees for ID- Khandala

2010-08-04 Thread Ganesh Hegde
Hi The tree 3 looks like Terminalia tomentosa (syn. T. alata) Regards, Ganesh Hegde On Aug 4, 9:46 pm, Neil Soares wrote: > Hi, >  Agreed. > Photographs 1 & 2 - Maytenus rothiana > Photograph 3 - Pavetta sp. > Photograph 4 & 5 - Terminalia sp. most likely T.elliptica [T.crenulata]. >    

Re: [efloraofindia:43368] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills

2010-08-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Looks like Cynoglossum to me... Pankaj On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Sid wrote: > Dear Friends, > > Can you id this plant > > Location : Elagiri hills - Tamilnadu > Elevation : 1500 m > >

Re: [efloraofindia:43370] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills-2

2010-08-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Euphorbiaceae!!! but which one? Pankaj

Re: [efloraofindia:43374] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills-3

2010-08-04 Thread L. Rasingam
This is*Martynia annua*(Pedaliaceae) Regards L.Rasingam On 5 August 2010 09:27, Sid wrote: > Dear Friends, > > Another plant for id > > Location : Elagiri hills - Tamilnadu > Elevation : 1500 m > Habitat : Garden > > -

Re: [efloraofindia:43375] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills-4

2010-08-04 Thread L. Rasingam
This is Gyrocarpus americanus (Sapling) Regards L.Rasingam On 5 August 2010 09:32, Sid wrote: > Another plant for id : > > Location : Elagiri hills - Tamilnadu > Elevation : 1500 m > Habitat : Rocky mountain > -- Keystone Foundation, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris.

Re: [efloraofindia:43377] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills-5

2010-08-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Strobilanthus ? Pankaj On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Sid wrote: > Friends, Another plant for id from Elagiri hills. > > Sid. > > >

Re: [efloraofindia:43378] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills-5

2010-08-04 Thread L. Rasingam
Some Asystasia sp. By L.Rasingam On 5 August 2010 09:40, Sid wrote: > Friends, Another plant for id from Elagiri hills. > > Sid. > > > -- Keystone Foundation, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris.

Re: [efloraofindia:43379] Plant warts

2010-08-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Offcourse these are nematodes, if you cut the section you can see the larvae inside. Pankaj On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Sid wrote: > Dear Friends, > > Is it due to a virus, nematodes or bacteria ? Also which is the host plant ? > > Sid. >

[efloraofindia:43380] Re: Adventitious roots on Asana

2010-08-04 Thread Divakar
Dear Neilji, That could be new thorns rather than adventituous roots. Please have a close observation of 2nd and 3rd photogrphs. I would like to know the plant (climber?) with trilobed leaves and hanging inflorescence seen in first photograph. Is it Pureria? I never saw the flowers. Thanking you

Re: [efloraofindia:43381] please help in identification-3001

2010-08-04 Thread sheji ramkumar
Thank you Muthu ji & Vijayasankar ji for helping, I do not think this is Hybanthus sps. Polygala javana might be a possible id, but not getting any images for comparison, if anybody have please please help. awaiting expert opinion sheji On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Vijayasankar wrote: > *Pol

Re: [efloraofindia:43383] Re: Adventitious roots on Asana

2010-08-04 Thread Neil Soares
Hi Divakar,   Thanks but don't think they are thorns. As a tree grows larger spines tend to decrease not increase. The climber is Butea parviflora [Palas-vel].     Regards,   Neil Soares. --- On Thu, 8/5/10, Divakar wrote: From: Divakar Subject: [ef

Re: [efloraofindia:43384] Climber for id -

2010-08-04 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  It is Cissampelos pareira.     With regards,   Neil Soares. --- On Thu, 8/5/10, Sid wrote: From: Sid Subject: [efloraofindia:43382] Climber for id - To: "efloraofindia" Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 10:00 AM Friends, Can you id this climber. It is probably a weed

[efloraofindia:43385] Re: Trees for ID- Khandala

2010-08-04 Thread Divakar
Dear Rohit, I have some doubt regarding first and second photographs. The leaves in the second photographs may not be of tree 1 (Gymnosporia ). The leaves in second photograph appears to be of some Flacourtia sp. (compare the petiole) -Divakar On Aug 5, 7:16 am, Ganesh Hegde wrote: > Hi > The tr

Re: [efloraofindia:43386] Plant warts

2010-08-04 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
May be due to mites as galls are visible. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > Offcourse these are nematodes, if you cut the section you can see the > larvae inside. > Pankaj > > > On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Sid wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > > > Is i

Re: [efloraofindia:43387] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills

2010-08-04 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  This is the Common Hill Borage [Adelocaryum coelestium].     Regards,   Neil Soares. --- On Thu, 8/5/10, Sid wrote: From: Sid Subject: [efloraofindia:43367] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills To: "efloraofindia" Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 9:16 AM Dear

Re: [efloraofindia:43388] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills-3

2010-08-04 Thread Narendra Joshi
The flowers look like that of Devil's Claw - (Common name), Martynia annua, Vinchavi - (Marathi)   With Regards,   Narendra Joshi     Dhaiti - Fire Bush - woodfordia fruiticosa.JPG --- On Thu, 8/5/10, Sid wrote: From: Sid Subject: [efloraofindia:43371] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills-3 To: "eflo

Re: [efloraofindia:43389] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills

2010-08-04 Thread Narendra Joshi
The flowers appear to be Cynoglossum lanceolatum , common hill borage.   With Regards,   Narendra Joshi --- On Thu, 8/5/10, Sid wrote: From: Sid Subject: [efloraofindia:43367] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills To: "efloraofindia" Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 9:16 AM Dear Friends, Can you id

[efloraofindia:43390] Re: More for ID- Khandala

2010-08-04 Thread Pardeshi S.
Hello all First two pics are of Trichodesma inequale-note the stamens are not exerted.Boraginaceae the third pic is of Lindernia antipoda (L.) Alston --Scrophulariaceae Regards Satish Pardeshi On Aug 4, 8:44 pm, Dinesh Valke wrote: > ... would the *Trichodesma* be *T. inaequale* ? > Regards. > >

[efloraofindia:43391] Re: For ID- Khandala

2010-08-04 Thread Pardeshi S.
Dear Rohit Ji Please follow the posting guidelines. ie. single plant per mail. http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/web/brief-posting-guidelines this will help us to create a systematic database. Regards Satish Pardeshi On Aug 4, 10:17 pm, Neil Soares wrote: > Hi, >  Agree, except phot

[efloraofindia:43393] Re: Kaas is Beautiful - 6

2010-08-04 Thread Pardeshi S.
Cleome viscosa On Aug 4, 3:56 pm, Rohit Patel wrote: > Please try with Capparaceae family (Cleome sp?) > > regards > > ROhit > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Swagat wrote: > > Dear all, > > > Request for ID > > > Date/Time- *30th Jully 2010, 07.50 a.m.* > > > Location- Place,

[efloraofindia:43394] Re: ornamental plant for id 040710MK1

2010-08-04 Thread Pardeshi S.
I also found this plant in a green house at Munnar Regards Satish Pardeshi On Aug 4, 6:53 pm, Ritesh Choudhary wrote: > Isnt it a Salvia sp.? > > Ritesh. > > On Aug 4, 3:22 pm, Kenneth Greby wrote: > > > > > Looks like a Plectranthus species or cultivar--sorry, I don't know which > > one. > > >

Re: [efloraofindia:43395] DV - 01AUG10 - 1237 :: grass similar to Rhynchospora wightiana

2010-08-04 Thread Muthu Karthick
Yes Dineshji, This sedge is *Kyllingia nemoralis* ( J. R. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutchinson & Dalziel of Cyperaceae. Did you collected form a moist place or from its proximity? On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > ... many many thanks for the ID, Gurcharan ji ... more importantl

Re: [efloraofindia:43396] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills-4

2010-08-04 Thread Muthu Karthick
Yes, this is a sapling of *Gyrocarpus asiaticus* Willd. (syn: *Gyrocarpus americanus*) of Hernandiaceae. Tamil Name: Thannaku This family is represented by one single species in Tamil Nadu. On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 9:39 AM, L. Rasingam wrote: > This is Gyrocarpus americanus (Sapling) > > Regards

Re: [efloraofindia:43397] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills-5

2010-08-04 Thread Muthu Karthick
Looks like *Asystasia gangetica* (L.) T. And. of Acanthaceae. But please provide more details. On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 9:43 AM, L. Rasingam wrote: > Some Asystasia sp. > > By > L.Rasingam > > > On 5 August 2010 09:40, Sid wrote: > >> Friends, Another plant for id from Elagiri hills. >> >> Sid. >

Re: [efloraofindia:43398] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills-3

2010-08-04 Thread Muthu Karthick
Yes, This is *Martynia annua* L. of Martyniaceae. The plant is a single representative of this particular family in Tamil Nadu landscape. This shrub is a native of Tropical America, naturalized in India. Tamil name: Puli nagam (claw of tiger); Thael Kodukku On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Narendr

Re: [efloraofindia:43399] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills

2010-08-04 Thread Muthu Karthick
Dear all, Looks more like *Cynoglossum zeylanicum* (Vahl ex Hornem.) Thunb. ex Lehm. of Boraginaceae. Tamil name: Pisin ottarai On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Narendra Joshi wrote: > The flowers appear to be Cynoglossum lanceolatum , common hill borage. > > With Regards, > > Narendra Joshi >

Re: [efloraofindia:43400] Kaas is Beautiful - 2

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
Dear Swagat Ji, The phoos are quitw nice but hard to determine the name. Regards tanay On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Swagat wrote: > Dear all, > > Request for ID > > Date/Time- **30th Jully 2010, 07.50 a.m.* > * > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- **Kaas Pathar, Dist. Satara, Maharashtra >

Re: [efloraofindia:43401] Habenaria heyneana

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
This tooth brush is a nice one Shubhada ji Tanay On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 6:26 PM, shubhada nikharge < shubhada_nikha...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > Hi Prashant ji, > Nice photographs as usual. > Few from me, taken at Kaas plateau, Satara, Maharashtra in Sept 2009. > Cheers, > Shubhada > > > > "I am onl

Re: [efloraofindia:43402] DV - 01AUG10 - 1237 :: grass similar to Rhynchospora wightiana

2010-08-04 Thread Dinesh Valke
Muthu ji, this was in Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan (formerly and popularly known as Rani Baug or Victoria Gardens) at Byculla, Mumbai. The sedge is growing wild in untended area where normally is grass lawn meant for visitors to sit and enjoy the garden. Moist, we may say, yes ... due to rains,

Re: [efloraofindia:43403] Re: DV - 01AUG10 - 1152 :: Ficus benjamina look-alike

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
I am quite sure of this plant being Ficus benjamina Dinesh jI tanay On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 9:06 PM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > Dear Ken, Shrikant ji and Ajinkya ... many many thanks for the ID ... am > convinced with *Ficus benjamina*. > > The figs, yellowish like ripe lemon colour, are about 20 - 25

Re: [efloraofindia:43404] Tectona grandis from Chhattisgarh

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
Goos snap of the teak leaves Pankaj Ji tanay On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Pankaj Oudhia wrote: > Dear Group Members, > >Today I was in forest and here are some pictures I have taken in forest > of Raipur district. > > > My recent work on Tectona grandis > > > http://www.google.com/#hl=en&s

Re: [efloraofindia:43405] Ampelocissus from Chhattisgarh

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
Thnaks for the link of your recent wirks Tanay On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 10:06 PM, Pankaj Oudhia wrote: > Dear Group Members, > >Today I was in forest and here are some pictures I have taken in forest > of Raipur district. > > > My recent work on Ampelocissus > > > http://www.google.com/#hl=en&s

Re: [efloraofindia:43406] Helicteres isora from Chhattisgarh

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
Never obseved the plant before but only seen in books Thanks to u tanay On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Pankaj Oudhia wrote: > Dear Group Members, > >Today I was in forest and here are some pictures I have taken in forest > of Raipur district. > > > My recent work on Helicteres isora > > > h

Re: [efloraofindia:43407] Magarlota from Chhattisgarh

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
missed your attachement I hope !!! Tanay On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Pankaj Oudhia wrote: > Dear Group Members, > >Today I was in forest and here are some pictures I have taken in forest > of Raipur district. > > > My recent work on Magarlota > > > http://www.google.com/#q=site:www.panka

Re: [efloraofindia:43408] Plant for ID - Elagiri hills-5

2010-08-04 Thread Dinesh Valke
... to me it does not look like *A. gangetica*. Will wait for comments. Regards. On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Muthu Karthick wrote: > Looks like *Asystasia gangetica* (L.) T. And. of Acanthaceae. > But please provide more details. > > > On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 9:43 AM, L. Rasingam wrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:43409] DV - 31JUL10 - 1154 :: yellow, moss ?

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
Polytrichum is a great choice tanay On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > On second thought I think yellow things are antheridiophores of the moss. > Regards > Pankaj > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile)

Re: [efloraofindia:43410] Andrographis paniculata from Chhattisgarh

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
We call it "Kalmegh" in Bengali has good medicinal values thaks for links and photos tanay On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 12:04 AM, Pankaj Oudhia wrote: > Thanks Prashant ji. I am still feeling the bitterness of this King of > Bitter as it is local way of welcoming the guest by offering its leaves > spec

Re: [efloraofindia:43411] Cleistanthus collinus from Chhattisgarh

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
Nice plant seen couple of times in Bengal tanay On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 12:40 AM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Here are other names: > > Hindi: Garari > Beng: Karlajuri > Tel: Kadische > Tam: Nilaippalai, Oduvan > Kan: Badedarige > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB

Re: [efloraofindia:43412] Ficus palmata in Kashmir

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
never seen this before thanks for adding sir ji tanay On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Ficus palmata in Kashmir, often self sown and found less commonly in > Kashmir, though more common in Delhi, Jammu & Punjab. Interestingly the > leaves are mostly unlobed in majority of

Re: [efloraofindia:43413] DV - 31JUL10 - 0758 :: candy-stick, mushroom ?

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
I am not sure whether these are mushroom but will try to find out. Tanay On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > Oh, many thanks Shubhada ... was under the impression it could be a freak > growth. > Now, it confirms that it is some typical living form. > > Regards. > > > > On Tue,

Re: [efloraofindia:43414] Gloriosa superba from Chhattisgarh

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
thanks for posting glory lily as will like to call it "a beuty over a beast". Tanay On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Pankaj Oudhia wrote: > Thanks for good suggestion. I am doing Agrohomoeopathic experiments on > plants of my home garden. > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at

Re: [efloraofindia:43415] Ficus palmata in Kashmir

2010-08-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
welcome back Tanay -- 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, Aug 5, 2010 at 12:02 PM, tanay bose wr

Re: [efloraofindia:43416] Kaas is Beautiful - 1

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
Aponogeton satarensis is a lovely choice !! Tanay On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 5:07 PM, Swagat wrote: > > Dear all, > > Request for ID > > Date/Time- **30th Jully 2010, 07.40 a.m.* > * > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- **Kaas Pathar, Dist. Satara, Maharashtra > कास पठार, जि.- सातारा, महाराष्‍ट्र*

Re: [efloraofindia:43417] Ophioglossum sporangium

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
may be not a genotypic alteration! Tanay On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Bhatt Sweta wrote: > same question here, > > > On 8/2/10, Pankaj Kumar wrote: >> >> Just wanted to say, sporophyte is deformed, but wanted to know if the >> particular species has more than one leaf. Never seen multiple le

Re: [efloraofindia:43418] Ficus carica from Kashmir

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
Looks beutiful ans the characteristic fruitd, tanay On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 2:42 PM, nabha meghani wrote: > Hmmm! > > - Original Message - > *From:* Gurcharan Singh > *To:* efloraofindia ; Flowers of > India > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 03, 2010 5:07 AM > *Subject:* [efloraofindia:43

Re: [efloraofindia:43419] Re: MaharashtraPlant-ChandrapurDistrict-3

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
yes it is Barringtonia acutangula nice catch Tanay On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Joshi Pankaj wrote: > Dineshji, Satishji and Manshiji, > Thankyou for your kind effort. > > Pankaj > > *** > Pankaj N. Joshi, Ph.D > Jr. Scientist > Gujarat Institute

[efloraofindia:43420] Re: Plant for ID - Elagiri hills-5

2010-08-04 Thread Smilax004
It could be Asystasia chelonoides (Acanthaceae). There are two varieties reported; chelonoides and quadrangularis. Since I dont have reference with key or description I am not able to tell you which variety. Regards Giby On Aug 5, 11:22 am, Dinesh Valke wrote: > ... to me it does not look lik

Re: [efloraofindia:43421] Re: Which Bramha-Kamal?

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
tnka to all for the pgotos and nice threads and links Tanay On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Geeta Rane wrote: > Greetings, > *the original post is on **Epiphyllum oxypetalum (orchid > cactus:flowersofindia) as *It is also referred to as *Night blooming > Cereus* & to me is the right term should

Re: [efloraofindia:43422] Chloroxylon swietenia from Chhattisgarh

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
thanks for the links and comments. Tanay On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 5:02 PM, Pankaj Oudhia wrote: > Thanks Mani ji.It is polyphagus insect. See this gentleman on Psoralea > corylifolia leaf. > > http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=47528 > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010

[efloraofindia:43423] Re: Trees for ID- Khandala

2010-08-04 Thread Smilax004
Hi, I agree with Neil Soares with id of these trees and do agree with the doubt raised by Divakar Please be care ful while posting and I remember the moderator had a request to post pictures of one species/type in one mail. If you have multiple trees/species/types please post it separately that

Re: [efloraofindia:43424] Re: Scrophulariaceae for ID? 010810-PKA1

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
Torenia indica isnew two ne tanay On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Pradeshi ji & Neil ji > With L. ciliata out of picture because of its distinctive spine-tipped leaf > margin, and comparing with species on FOI website, L. crustacea seems to be > the closest call. But we

Re: [efloraofindia:43426] Andrographis paniculata from Chhattisgarh

2010-08-04 Thread Pankaj Oudhia
Thanks Tanay. I have heard that Alui is one of its names in Bengal. Is it correct? regards Pankaj Oudhia On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 11:58 AM, tanay bose wrote: > We call it "Kalmegh" in Bengali has good medicinal values > thaks for links and photos > tanay > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 12:04 AM, Pank

Re: [efloraofindia:43427] What do you think?

2010-08-04 Thread tanay bose
nice info tanay On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 9:28 PM, nabha meghani wrote: > Hier ist the list: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list > yes silent Valley should also be a candidate. > > Let us start doing something that more sites wfrom india will be added. > Regards > Nalini > > - Original Message ---