Re: [efloraofindia:45102] Rumex patientia subsp. orientalis from Kashmir

2010-08-22 Thread Nayan Singh
Dear Gurcharan Singh ji thanks for posting this, this helped me in id of my plant, the pic is attached, i think id is correct. Please confirm. I have taken this pic from higher Himalaya of Uttarakhand near Niti village on 9-8-2010.  With regards Nayan. .N.S.Dungriyal IFS

Re: [efloraofindia:45103] Rumex patientia subsp. orientalis from Kashmir

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Nayan ji You perhaps forgot to attach -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor, Department of Botany, SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018 Phone: 01125518297; Mobile: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On

Re: Fw: [efloraofindia:45105] Rumex patientia subsp. orientalis from Kashmir

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Nain ji, it is same -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor, Department of Botany, SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018 Phone: 01125518297; Mobile: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Aug 22,

Re: [efloraofindia:45107] Rumex hastatus from Kashmir

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Nayan ji You have got it right -- 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 Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 11:59

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:45112] Fruit for ID-050710-PKA1

2010-08-22 Thread Nayan Singh
100 % Lagerstroemia parviflora  Nayan. ..N.S.Dungriyal IFS Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad M.P. 09424792100 From: Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com To: efloraofindia

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:45116] Fruit for ID-050710-PKA1

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks Nayan ji for settling the issue -- 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 Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at

Re: [efloraofindia:45118] Re: Another one for ID Bauhinia..

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Good collection of white Bauhinia flowers -- 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 Sun, Aug 22, 2010

Re: [efloraofindia:45119] Name of this flower pl?

2010-08-22 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Looks like Alamanda to me. Pankaj On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Marianne de Nazareth mde.nazar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I have only just put down this vine in Hoskote in Bangalore and would love to know the name of it. regds, Marianne -- Fellow with UNFCCC, UNEP Robert Bosch

Re: [efloraofindia:45120] Name of this flower pl?

2010-08-22 Thread Dinesh Valke
... garden flora ... native of tropical South America ... *Allamanda blanchetii* (syn. *A. violacea*) ... commonly known as: cherry allamanda, purple allamanda, violet allamanda. Please wait for comments. Regards. On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Marianne de Nazareth mde.nazar...@gmail.com

Re: [efloraofindia:0] Name of this flower pl?

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Dinesh ji You are right -- 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 Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Dinesh

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:45123] Flower for ID

2010-08-22 Thread Kenneth Greby
Inflorescence and foliage look much like ombu, Phytolacca dioica, from South America. Is this a cultivated tree? http://www.google.com/images?hl=enq=phytolacca+dioicaum=1ie=UTF-8source=univei=VwpxTKaHFIOCsQOFi6WKCwsa=Xoi=image_result_groupct=titleresnum=4ved=0CDMQsAQwAwbiw=1270bih=650

Re: [efloraofindia:45124] Name of this flower pl?

2010-08-22 Thread Marianne de Nazareth
Many thanks for the prompt reply! They seem to be very popular all over Bangalore and no wonder as the flowers are beautiful and profuse. regds, Marianne On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 4:40 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Dinesh ji You are right -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh

[efloraofindia:45126] Flora of British India

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
A really great discovery for me at least, and I hope many others will be happy to know: All the seven volumes of Flora of British India are available online. You can view them online or download in pdf format. I have started using them extensively. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/title/678#

[efloraofindia:45127] Id please

2010-08-22 Thread Smita Raskar
Hello Sending picture for id.. location : Amboli,Dist: Sindhudurg, Maharashtra state It was found growing in rocky area on hill top flowers fragrant Thanks Smita -- Smita raskar 308 Disha Residency, Salaiwada,Sawantwadi Phone (02363) 274153 Mob.9422379568 attachment: Picture 204.jpg

Re: [efloraofindia:45128] Name of this flower pl?

2010-08-22 Thread Farida Abraham
definite allamanda FA On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Marianne de Nazareth mde.nazar...@gmail.com wrote: Many thanks for the prompt reply! They seem to be very popular all over Bangalore and no wonder as the flowers are beautiful and profuse. regds, Marianne On Sun, Aug 22, 2010

Re: [efloraofindia:45129] Flora of British India

2010-08-22 Thread Dinesh Valke
Many thanks Gurcharan ji for the link to Biodiversity Heritage Library. The Search facility in this library is on a broad scale ... yields results according to chosen category. Only difficulty is: getting to find results, for say any genus, within the opened book. Or perhaps, am missing some

Re: [efloraofindia:45134] Id please

2010-08-22 Thread Dinesh Valke
Smita ji ... this is *Habenaria panchaganensis* (or *Habenaria panchaganiensis*) ... ID provided by Pankaj Kumar ji over Google Chat ... many thanks to him. Regards. On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Smita Raskar smita.ras...@gmail.comwrote: Hello Sending picture for id.. location :

Re: [efloraofindia:45138] Grasshopper

2010-08-22 Thread mani nair
Anand ji, Try spraying neem with soap solution once a week on the leaves. It will go away. All the best. Mani. On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt anandkbh...@gmail.comwrote: One of the worst enemies of my garden. It especially loves Plumeria leaves. ak -- Anand Kumar Bhatt

Re: [efloraofindia:45139] Grasshopper

2010-08-22 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Happy couple Pankaj On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt anandkbh...@gmail.com wrote: One of the worst enemies of my garden. It especially loves Plumeria leaves. ak -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0

Re: [efloraofindia:45140] Flora of British India

2010-08-22 Thread Dinesh Valke
... please, dear friends, It looks like my expression is not proper in earlier message. :) There is no downloading OR no storing ... am trying to avoid this process of downloading and storing. ... it is a self-owned liability ... and process of retrieval becomes endless. Talking of using

Re: [efloraofindia:45141] Id please

2010-08-22 Thread Smita Raskar
thanks for Id On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: Smita ji ... this is *Habenaria panchaganensis* (or *Habenaria panchaganiensis*) ... ID provided by Pankaj Kumar ji over Google Chat ... many thanks to him. Regards. On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 7:13

Re: [efloraofindia:45142] Rumex hastatus from Kashmir

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
Thnaks for attaching another set of photos Nayan Ji Tanay On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote: Yes Nayan ji You have got it right -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932

Re: [efloraofindia:45143] Flora of British India

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Dinesh ji My answer was relating to Biodiversity link sent by me. It has left panel which scrolls very fast and can take you to the last page within seconds to read through the index and locate genus. Perhaps misunderstanding was that I was answering both you and Pankaj ji; you about the online

Re: [efloraofindia:45144] Oroxylum flowers

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
Dear Shrikant Ji, I think there are some problem with the attachments. Neither the photo uploads into original size when I click view nor it opens into its original size when I download it. Kindly help. Tanay On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar le...@rediffmail.com wrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:45145] Dicliptera bupleuroides from Mandi

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
Thanks Sir for indicating the difference and also I was unaware of the complex nomenclatural history of this plant. tanay On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Dicliptera bupleuroides Nees (syn: Dicliptera roxburghina auct. (non Nees which is synonym of D.

Re: [efloraofindia:45146] Name of this flower pl?

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
Allamanda blanchetii for sure I had both purple (violet) and yellow allamanda back at my home . Tanay On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 7:59 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: It can be trained to a tree. Looks very beautiful when in flower. Regards, Mani. On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 7:32 PM,

Re: [efloraofindia:45147] Oroxylum flowers

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes there seems to be some problem. I tried another option: download the picture. My photoshop gave me three options. All three showed same size image 190 x 142 size. The grain breaks if you try to enlarge it. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University

Re: [efloraofindia:45148] Id please

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
Lovely catch and a new plant for me. tanay On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 8:38 PM, Smita Raskar smita.ras...@gmail.comwrote: thanks for Id On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: Smita ji ... this is *Habenaria panchaganensis* (or *Habenaria panchaganiensis*)

Re: [efloraofindia:45150] Grasshopper

2010-08-22 Thread Nayan Singh
They are Painted Grasshoper thanks Nayan.  N.S.Dungriyal IFS Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad M.P. 09424792100 From: Anand Kumar Bhatt anandkbh...@gmail.com To: indiantreepix

Re: [efloraofindia:45151] Flora of British India

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
Thanks all for the comments and lovely links , quite useful for me. Tanay On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 8:40 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Dinesh ji My answer was relating to Biodiversity link sent by me. It has left panel which scrolls very fast and can take you to the last page

Re: [efloraofindia:45152] Re: Wild flower from Phuentsholing-Bhutan

2010-08-22 Thread Shantanu Bhattacharya
Thanks a lot for the Id to Mr.Tanay and Mr.Tabish. It took me a few seconds to pronounce the name of this plant properly... but i m glad that i know the name of this wild plant that i found in Bhutan... regards Shantanu :) On 8/22/10, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Tanay, I solute

[efloraofindia:45155] Re: Dicliptera bupleuroides from Mandi

2010-08-22 Thread Tabish
Dear Gurcharn ji, This species has been troubling for a long time, and it seems the troubles are still not over. Comparing your pictures with the illustration at Flora of Pakistan: http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=86909flora_id=5 One petal of the flower has three teeth, and

Re: [efloraofindia:45157] Oroxylum flowers

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch Neil ji Tanay On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 11:11 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi Dr.Kadus, Photographed at Shahapur today. Couldn't make it overnight, so had to be content with only fallen flowers. Sending you a few photographs. With regards,

Re: [efloraofindia:45158] Grasshopper

2010-08-22 Thread Yazdy Palia
Plant trees, they will attract birds which will keep the population under control. Second option keep a couple of fowls, but be prepared to find their dropping all over. Regards Yazdy. On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 9:02 PM, Nayan Singh ns_dungri...@yahoo.co.in wrote: They are Painted Grasshoper

Re: [efloraofindia:0] Oroxylum flowers

2010-08-22 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Being pollinated by bats, these flower tend to fall of. I wish someone could share a pic with bats pollinating it. Thanks for sharing anyways. Regards Pankaj On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 11:18 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Nice catch Neil ji Tanay On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 11:11 PM,

Re: [efloraofindia:45160] Grasshopper

2010-08-22 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Its funny but keeping fowl is one of the best options They are voracious feeders of these grasshoppers. In return you will get eggs too :) and dont forget the chicken :p. Regards Pankaj On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 11:20 PM, Yazdy Palia yazdypa...@gmail.com wrote: Plant trees, they will

Re: [efloraofindia:45163] Calotropis procera

2010-08-22 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Thanks for sharing, but this is Calotropis gigantea. Regards Pankaj On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:38 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya shnt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Taken snaps of the flowers and leaves of this Calotropis plant (Asclepiadaceae) in a village of West Bengal yesterday morning...I love the

[efloraofindia:45166] Re: Calotropis procera

2010-08-22 Thread Shantanu
Thanks Pankaj ji... actually i was not sure about the species. Shantanu :) On Aug 23, 1:10 am, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for sharing, but this is Calotropis gigantea. Regards Pankaj On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:38 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya shnt...@gmail.com wrote:

[efloraofindia:45167] Re: Unknown herb

2010-08-22 Thread Shantanu
I think its some member of Verbenaceae because the flowers resemble Lantana flowers to some extent. Shantanu :) On Aug 23, 1:16 am, Shantanu Bhattacharya shnt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi found this herb in the village of Basuldanga yesterday. Please check out its cluster of tiny mauve

Re: [efloraofindia:45168] Papaya flowers

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch scientifically known as Carica papaya. tanay On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:42 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya shnt...@gmail.comwrote: Hi taken snaps of the Papaya flowers and leaves yesterday in a village named Basuldanga. West Bengal. regards Shantanu. -- Tanay Bose Research

Re: [efloraofindia:45169] Re: Calotropis procera

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
This is Calotropis gigantea indeed Tanay On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:48 AM, Shantanu shnt...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Pankaj ji... actually i was not sure about the species. Shantanu :) On Aug 23, 1:10 am, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for sharing, but this is Calotropis

Re: [efloraofindia:45170] Re: Unknown herb

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
Lantana camara Tanay On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:52 AM, Shantanu shnt...@gmail.com wrote: I think its some member of Verbenaceae because the flowers resemble Lantana flowers to some extent. Shantanu :) On Aug 23, 1:16 am, Shantanu Bhattacharya shnt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi found this

[efloraofindia:45172] Re: Unknown herb

2010-08-22 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
This is Lantana salvifolia Jacq. syn L. indica Roxb. Regards, Shrikant On Aug 23, 1:16 am, Shantanu Bhattacharya shnt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi found this herb in the village of Basuldanga yesterday. Please check out its cluster of tiny mauve flowers.. Shantanu :)  plant.jpg

Re: [efloraofindia:45173] Oroxylum Flowers

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes this is fine Thanks for nice photograph Vijay ji -- 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 Mon, Aug

Re: [efloraofindia:45174] Re: Calotropis procera

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Calotropis gigantea, raised stigmatic disc, white flowers -- 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

Re: [efloraofindia:45175] Re: Calotropis procera

2010-08-22 Thread Sid
Beautiful pictures of Calotropis gigantea Shantanu ji. The white vareity is quite rare in South India I guess. I have never seen it in the wild, except in garden where it is kept as sacred. Its interesting to know that you love the smell of these wild flowers. I always thought they were just

Re: [efloraofindia:45176] Oroxylum Flowers

2010-08-22 Thread Vijayasankar
Beautiful shot, Shrikant ji. I couldn't understand the structure of the inflorescence. Is the tip deformed? And the large number of flowers is quite unusual isn't it?!. But for the first time i am seeing the open flowers remain attached to the inflorescence! Hope you shot it during night. [i

Re: [efloraofindia:45178] Oroxylum Flowers

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Vijay ji I am sorry for the miss Shrikant ji. Somehow when I remember one, the other comes to my mind automatically: the most talented duo on our group (I hope I have hurt none else). -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007

Re: [efloraofindia:45183] Oroxylum Flowers

2010-08-22 Thread Vijayasankar
hahaha...i take it as a joke Gurcharan ji. Anyway thanks for remembering me (if at all you meant me). With regards Vijayasankar On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Vijay ji I am sorry for the miss Shrikant ji. Somehow when I remember one, the other

Re: [efloraofindia:45187] Re: Unknown herb

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
thanks for correcting me Shrikant Ji Tanay On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 6:25 AM, shrikant ingalhalikar le...@rediffmail.com wrote: This is Lantana salvifolia Jacq. syn L. indica Roxb. Regards, Shrikant On Aug 23, 1:16 am, Shantanu Bhattacharya shnt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi found this herb in

Re: [efloraofindia:45188] Salvia-moorcroftiana-macrosiphon-sclarea from Kashmir: two plants and three species-part2

2010-08-22 Thread Nayan Singh
Nice pictures and great work Gurcharan ji, thanks for sharing. Nayan .. N.S.Dungriyal IFS Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad M.P. 09424792100 From: Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com To:

Re: [efloraofindia:45190] Id14062010PHK 2

2010-08-22 Thread Vijayasankar
I agree with Giby's id. With regards Vijayasankar On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 10:20 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote: Resurfacing again for ID Earlier feedback Prashant ji..Looks like Croton

Re: [efloraofindia:45191] Saponaria officinalis from Kashmir

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
Thanks Sir Ji Thanks for sharing the lovely photos Tanay On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Saponaria officinalis from Kashmir, cultivated and often found as an escape. Photographed from Balgarden on June 16, 2010 Common Names English: Common

Re: [efloraofindia:45196] Salvia-moorcroftiana-macrosiphon-sclarea from Kashmir: two plants and three species-part2

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
I think this is *Salvia macrosiphon* Tanay On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Nayan Singh ns_dungri...@yahoo.co.inwrote: Nice pictures and great work Gurcharan ji, thanks for sharing. Nayan .. N.S.Dungriyal IFS Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:45197] for ID 080710MN

2010-08-22 Thread Kenneth Greby
Chrysanthemum indicum cultivar/hybrid-- Garden Mum. (No idea of a cultivar name, though.) Regards-- Ken. From: Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com; Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.com; TANAY BOSE

Re: [efloraofindia:45198] Salvia viridis from Kashmir

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Tanay and Vijayasankar ji The answer may lie in the fact that species for many years was known as S. horminum, a greek name for sage. Only recently it has been merged with S. viridis, originally described as distinct species by Linnaeus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_viridis

Re: [efloraofindia:45199] Salvia-moorcroftiana-macrosiphon-sclarea from Kashmir: two plants and three species-part2

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
The only problem Tanay is that Corolla tube is Macrosiphon is much slender and longer. -- 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

Re: [efloraofindia:45200] Salvia viridis from Kashmir

2010-08-22 Thread Vijayasankar
Yes Gurcharan ji, Wiki also provides the etymology: ...*viridis*, from the Greek, refers to the color green, with implications of youth and vigor... so here the specific epithet refers the use of the plant. With regards Vijayasankar On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 11:20 PM, Gurcharan Singh

Re: [efloraofindia:45201] Salvia-moorcroftiana-macrosiphon-sclarea from Kashmir: two plants and three species-part2

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
A link for S. macrosiphon http://www.robinssalvias.com/blue/htms/macrosiphon.htm and some for S. sclarea

Re: [efloraofindia:45202] Wild flower from Phuentsholing-Bhutan

2010-08-22 Thread Satish Phadke
Nice catch of the birds as well as the flowers... Dr Phadke On 21 August 2010 10:07, Shantanu Bhattacharya shnt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi friends... I am new in this group, and would love to share the images of wild plants that I have taken during my trips to hills and forests of India. I have

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:45203] for ID 080710MN

2010-08-22 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Kenneth, you seem to have got the right answer. This was lying unidentified for a long time. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tuL4tzCaUMkjIlysoBjvrQ -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas

Re: [efloraofindia:45204] ID of this plant.

2010-08-22 Thread satish pardeshi
Neuracanthus trinervius shows similar type of inflorescence. can be some species of neuracanthus!!! Regards Satish Pardeshi On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Resurfacing again for ID -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa

Re: [efloraofindia:45205] Salvia viridis from Kashmir

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
Thanks Gurcharan ji and Vijaya ji for enlightening me about the specific epithet of the plant. tanay On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.comwrote: Yes Gurcharan ji, Wiki also provides the etymology: ...*viridis*, from the Greek, refers to the color green, with

Re: [efloraofindia:45206] Salvia-moorcroftiana-macrosiphon-sclarea from Kashmir: two plants and three species-part2

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
May be I am wrong or this is ecotype. tanay On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote: A link for S. macrosiphon http://www.robinssalvias.com/blue/htms/macrosiphon.htm and some for S. sclarea

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:45207] for ID 080710MN

2010-08-22 Thread tanay bose
Thanks ken I was also unaware of the name. tany On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote: Yes Kenneth, you seem to have got the right answer. This was lying unidentified for a long time. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tuL4tzCaUMkjIlysoBjvrQ -- Dr.

Re: [efloraofindia:45208] ID of this plant.

2010-08-22 Thread Vijayasankar
I thought it as a Lamiaceae member (sort of Gomphostemma?). With regards Vijayasankar On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 12:21 AM, satish pardeshi satishparde...@gmail.comwrote: Neuracanthus trinervius shows similar type of inflorescence. can be some species of neuracanthus!!! Regards Satish

[efloraofindia:45209] Re: Salvia viridis from Kashmir

2010-08-22 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
Thanks for sharing, but the question still remains unanswered, why the name is viridis, which means green. Pankaj On Aug 23, 10:22 am, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Gurcharan ji and Vijaya ji for enlightening me about the specific epithet of the plant. tanay On Mon, Aug

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:45210] for ID 080710MN

2010-08-22 Thread mani nair
Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji, Mr. Kenneth and Tanay ji for the flower ID. Here in Mumbai the flower blooms during Winter. Regards, Mani. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:54 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks ken I was also unaware of the name. tany On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:49 AM,