Re: [efloraofindia:46769] Ipomea pes-tigridis from Panipat Lohari

Yes Balkar ji I was waiting for it to flower before I flew to California. I could catch it only bud condition a week back. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518

Re: [efloraofindia:46768] Syzigium cumini

It is not true, If that is the case written in that book. Last season I handled lots of fruits of the S. zeylanicum. Further, color other than flowers, is not a valid character for id. By the way, dear Muthu, I was not mentioning it as S. zeylanicum but S heyneanum. Have you mistaken at some point?

Re: [efloraofindia:46766] ID pls

... going by the species popular in gardens of India (unacceptable approach for ID !!!) , -- *Brownea coccinea* ... the West Indian mountain rose ... native of West Indies and northern South America. Regards. On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 11:21 AM, tanay bose wrote: > Brownea coccinea I hope > tanay

Re: [efloraofindia:46765] Mushroom for id 040910MK1

... could it be *Amanita flavoconia* ... please wait for comments !!!. Mine is just a guess ... Tanay had helped identify a mushroom at http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=int&w=91314344%40N00&q=Amanita+flavoconia&m=text Regards. On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Muthu Karthick wrote: > > Dear a

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:46764] Tree for ID

I think F.roxburgii and F. auriculata are the synonyms for the same species navendu On Sep 6, 10:04 am, ulachungpa wrote: > We have a similar looking tree, a Ficus roxburghii in Sikkim which is > grown as a popular fodder tree. > Perhaps you could check it out. > Regards, > Usha > > On Sep 1, 4:

[efloraofindia:46763] Re: Flower taken from Pamba forest,Kerala

As mentioned in the earlier thread, Tabish may have a point here. Can someone please get the flower specimens and check the number of perfect stamens. notonianum if 4 obliqum if 2 navendu On Sep 6, 10:57 am, Tabish wrote: > This should be Rhynchoglossum notonianum, as Vijaysankar says: >    http

[efloraofindia:46762] Re: Rhynchoglossum obliquum.

Tabish could be right, Kluggia notoniana or Rhynchoglossum notonianum can be distinguished by larger darker flowers and winged calyx as against R.obliqum which has small flowers and calyx which doesn't have any pronounced wings. However to know conclusively one has to check the number of perfect st

Re: [efloraofindia:46761] Re: Clitoria biflora [Bombay Bean] flowering

Jayesh ji ... *gokarna* (Sanskrit: गोकर्ण meaning, adj. having OR resembling cow's ears) is most appropriately the name of *Clitoria ternatea*, butterfly pea flower. But this name is also shared by *Aletris hyacinthoides* (not familiar with this flower) ... not very sure, *Barleria cristata* is al

[efloraofindia:46760] Re: Tree id pl.

The plant posted by Usha is not Capparis moonii. C. moonii doesnt have as big spines plus the spines are always paired in Capparis. The spines are solitary in this species. Its most likely to be Paramignya monophylla. navendu On Sep 7, 6:21 am, tanay bose wrote: > Nice catch of Capparis moonii b

[efloraofindia:46759] Re: Alysicarpus sp.? 050910-PKA1

Need pic of the frutis and calyx for help in identification On Sep 6, 6:33 pm, Ushaprabha wrote: > nice catch. > > On Sep 5, 1:07 pm, Prashant awale wrote: > > > > > Dear Friends, > > Came across this herb at Nandgiri hills (Satara). > > Date/Time: 29-08-2010 / 12:45PM > > Location: Nandgiri / K

[efloraofindia:46758] Re: Alysicarpus sp.? 050910-PKA1

got to see full yellow Alysicarpus for the first time. Regards Satish Pardeshi On Sep 6, 6:33 pm, Ushaprabha wrote: > nice catch. > > On Sep 5, 1:07 pm, Prashant awale wrote: > > > > > Dear Friends, > > Came across this herb at Nandgiri hills (Satara). > > Date/Time: 29-08-2010 / 12:45PM > > Loc

[efloraofindia:46757] Re: Rhynchoglossum obliquum.

You can also compare with the pics in this thread: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/a1ff9fdc87fc2479/20f0e0ac45b847dc?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Rhynchoglossum+notonianum#20f0e0ac45b847dc And one more link: http://fossilflowers.com/imgs/pgc4/re/Gesneriaceae_Rhynchoglo

[efloraofindia:46754] Re: Rhynchoglossum obliquum.

Tabishji; Ur photo of R.notonianum looks different from mine. needs confirmation. On Sep 6, 8:10 pm, Tabish wrote: > This should be Rhynchoglossum notonianum >  http://www.gesneriads.ca/rhynch01.htm > Rhynchoglossum obliquum looks like this: >  http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Small

[efloraofindia:46752] Re: Rhynchoglossum obliquum.

Will somebody confirm the id of this Rhynchoglossum? On Sep 6, 8:10 pm, Tabish wrote: > This should be Rhynchoglossum notonianum >  http://www.gesneriads.ca/rhynch01.htm > Rhynchoglossum obliquum looks like this: >  http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Small%20Flowered%20Rhync... >  - Tab

[efloraofindia:46751] Re: Clitoria biflora [Bombay Bean] flowering

Hi Neil 'Goukerna'Is mean flower resembling ears of Cow is this the same ? Nice photos Regards Jayesh On Sep 6, 4:12 pm, Neil Soares wrote: > Hi, >  Photographed at my farm at Shahapur yesterday - Clitoria biflora [C.annua] > the Bombay Bean is an annual erect herb. >  [The Butterfly Bean,

Re: [efloraofindia:46751] Identity of this tree please.

It is not a tree. it is a shrub named *Helicteres isora ,* family: Sterculiaceae On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Yazdy Palia wrote: > Hello friends, > Could someone identify this tree please? > Date & Time 31 Aug 2010 > Location: Place, Altitude, GPS Chethalayam, Sultan Bathery, Wayanad ,

Re: [efloraofindia:46750] Tallest trees

great great great ! On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 7:48 AM, Kenneth Greby wrote: > Satish-- > > The trees at Yosemite are Sequoiadendron giganteum; the coastal trees at > Big Basin are Sequoia sempervirens. > > Regards-- > Ken. > > > -- > *From:* Satish Phadke > *

Re: [efloraofindia:46749] Tallest trees

Satish-- The trees at Yosemite are Sequoiadendron giganteum; the coastal trees at Big Basin are Sequoia sempervirens. Regards-- Ken. From: Satish Phadke To: indiantreepix Sent: Mon, September 6, 2010 9:37:12 AM Subject: [efloraofindia:46698] Tallest trees

Re: [efloraofindia:46748] Abutilon indicum from Lohari Panipat

Lovely catch of the Malvel Balkar Ji tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 11:23 PM, Balkar Arya wrote: > Dear All > > Abutilon indicum > From Lohari Panipat > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > -

Re: [efloraofindia:46747] Ipomea pes-tigridis from Panipat Lohari

Affirmitive and wonderful Balkar Ji Tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Balkar Arya wrote: > Dear All > Ipomea pes-tigridis > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > -- Tanay Bose Research

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:46746] Avachitgad pond-- 150710-PKA3

I think this is *Lemna minor* L. (the common duckweed) Tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 11:14 PM, Balkar Arya wrote: > dear all > more photos of Lemna paucicostata i Think ??? > > From my field Lohari Panipat > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G

Re: [efloraofindia:46745] Clitoria biflora [Bombay Bean] flowering

Thanks for enlighting me Neil Ji Tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:41 PM, Neil Soares wrote: > Hi Tanay, > Quoting from Isaac Kehimkar's 'Common Indian Wild Flowers' [a B.N.H.S. > publication] - "the common name is derived from its being endemic to the > erstwhile Bombay Presidency". >

Re: [efloraofindia:46744] Re: Tree id pl.

Nice catch of Capparis moonii by Usha Ji and Neil Ji Tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:35 PM, Neil Soares wrote: > Hi, > Agree with Dr.Kadus. This is Capparis moonii. Sending some of my > photographs. >With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Mon

Re: [efloraofindia:46743] Tallest trees

Thanks Satish Ji for sharing the photos of the natural wonder of the world. Tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:07 PM, Satish Phadke wrote: > Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens): 115.56 m (379.1 ft), Redwood National > Park, California, United States is considered as the tallest tree in the > world

Re: [efloraofindia:46742] Re: For ID 060910a ET

Yes it is ,its used as an wild vegetable . Tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Vijayasankar wrote: > Solanum torvum, a fruit vegetable. > > With regards > > Vijayasankar > > > On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Dr. Arvind Kadus < > agastiayur...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > >> Some sp. from Solanaceae

Re: [efloraofindia:46741] Gladiolus

Nice catch Mani Ji , must be a hybrid one Tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 9:11 PM, mani nair wrote: > Dear friends, > > Sending herewith a photo of Gladiolus flower. > > Date/time : February 2009 2.00 p.m. > Place : Rani Jijamata Bhosle Udyan, Byculla, Mumbai. > Other : grown from

Re: [efloraofindia:46740] Re: Rangoon creeper

Botanical names help in correct placement of a plant, but local names do help in the process. Whenever I come across a local name (this group or elsewhere), first thing I do is open my book "Useful Plants of India" CSIR, and try to find the scientific name for that plant. If I find more than one pl

Re: [efloraofindia:46739] Re: Rangoon creeper

Yeah in that case I need some Bhoolan Jhadi for me. I had a lot of mental shocks since past 2 years :((... Take care and have a nice trip. Good night and sweet herbal dreams. Pankaj -- *** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!"

Re: [efloraofindia:46738] Re: Rangoon creeper

You are right but the users know Safed Musli as Musli. Jungle people know the differences. Musli means Safed Musli. Going for sleep as at 5 am I have to start for forest to see Bhoolan Jadi i.e. short time memory erasing herb. Although I am not in mood to try it on myselfbut it is considered b

Re: [efloraofindia:46737] Re: Rangoon creeper

But you never said, BLACK MUSLI POWER or WHITE MULSI POWER :P By the way, Bombax is also a Mulsi, this is new to me. Pankaj On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 2:01 AM, Pankaj Oudhia wrote: > "at > the same time, agriculturists came up with chemicals and chemicals > :P." > > Let me complete this sen

Re: [efloraofindia:46736] Re: Rangoon creeper

"at the same time, agriculturists came up with chemicals and chemicals :P." Let me complete this sentence "at the same time, agriculturists came up with chemicals and chemicals :P. *and destroyed the Indian farming*. Back to Musli. Safed Musli is Chlorophytum, Kali Musli is Curculigo,

[efloraofindia:46735] Re: Long-tailed Habenaria

Fair enough boss! :-) - Tabish On Sep 7, 1:22 am, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > Tabish Sir, > > "longi" means "long"; "cornu" does mean "horn" but it also means > "spur" which is often called as tail in Orchids; "culata" or "culatus" > means "at the end". So the word, "longicorniculatus", means "long sp

Re: [efloraofindia:46734] Re: Rangoon creeper

This is a never ending debate...hahahhaha Just for example, MUSLI, which musli are you talking of, HYPOXIS, CURCULIGO, CHLOROPHYTUM, ASPARAGUS !!! :). For sure, I agree with you that farmers are better scientists, who had been using their land without fertilizer and without any chemicals, at the

Re: [efloraofindia:46733] Re: Long-tailed Habenaria

Tabish Sir, "longi" means "long"; "cornu" does mean "horn" but it also means "spur" which is often called as tail in Orchids; "culata" or "culatus" means "at the end". So the word, "longicorniculatus", means "long spur at the end" "calyculata" doesnt mean "short calyx", it means "provided wit

Re: [efloraofindia:46732] Re: Rangoon creeper

"but yes they do work good on local scale" Not always. Example is Neem. It is working good both in local as well as Global scale. And also Musli power not the Chlorophytum power. Everything is scientific and non-scientific at the same point. It depends how you take it. ;) After studying few yea

Re: [efloraofindia:46731] Re: Rangoon creeper

Yes local names continueboth...MULTIPLE LOCAL NAMES FOR SINGLE PLANT and SINGLE NAME FOR MULTIPLE PLANTS.that is so unscientific, but yes they do work good on local scale !! :))... -- *** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT

Re: [efloraofindia:46730] Re: Rangoon creeper

Another Parijat! I am waiting for the comments of Vijayashankar ji. This new information will shock him. ;) Thanks Tabish ji. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 1:03 AM, Tabish wrote: > I missed the Parijat discussion. So, let me add my bit to it. :-) > In Manipur, Rangoon Cree

[efloraofindia:46729] Re: Long-tailed Habenaria

Pankaj boss, Sorry for putting too fine a point on it, but cornu means horn. And when culata is added at the end, it generally means short - e.g. calyculata means short calyx. Now adding a "longi" before corniculata is weird! Must have an interesting explanation. However, with such a long tail, Lon

Re: [efloraofindia:46728] Re: Rangoon creeper

-And the correction is never ending process. Agreed. But in contrary, local names continue up to several generations with no scope of correction. ;) regards Pankaj Oudhia On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 1:33 AM, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > Yes sir, you are right, but if you look scientifically, they dont g

Re: [efloraofindia:46727] Re: Rangoon creeper

Yes sir, you are right, but if you look scientifically, they dont get CHANGED, but they get CORRECTED!! Pankaj -- *** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacr

Re: [efloraofindia:46726] Re: Fwd: Morning Glory

Convolvulus arvensis is known as Hirankhuri in Hindi. Hiran means Deer and Khuri means toe. The leaf reminds of Hirankhuri. It also reminds me of tasty cutlets served in Indian coffee houses having shape of Convolvulus leaves. I ate it few hours back. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 a

Re: [efloraofindia:46725] Re: Rangoon creeper

"a botanical name" Agreed. But in reality there are so many old and new botanical names of same plants, constantly changing, even hard to remember, like local names. ;) regards Pankaj Oudhia On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 1:16 AM, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > See, this is the reason why a plant needs a bot

[efloraofindia:46724] Re: Fwd: Morning Glory

Yes, this should be Convolvulus arvensis, as Gurcharan ji says. One arrow-shaped leaf base is visible in the lower left side. - Tabish On Sep 7, 12:18 am, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Mani ji > It should be Convolvulus arvensis, pl. check hastate leaves. > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired  Ass

Re: [efloraofindia:46723] Re: Rangoon creeper

See, this is the reason why a plant needs a botanical name following Binomial Nomenclature and ICBN :). Thanks for enriching my knowledge Tabish sir and Oudhia sir. Regards Pankaj -- *** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pan

[efloraofindia:46722] Re: Rangoon creeper

I missed the Parijat discussion. So, let me add my bit to it. :-) In Manipur, Rangoon Creeper is known as Parijat - a well accepted name in books too! In most languages it stands for Nyctanthes arbor-tristis. At flowersofindia, we are at least trying to collect the names of flowers in all Indian la

Re: [efloraofindia:46721] Re: Hoping to meet you all in New Year 2011

Thanks Padmini ji. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Padmini Raghavan wrote: > All the best in your noble work. > Sincere wishes for your safety and success. > In admiration, > Padmini Raghavan. > > > > On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 12:44 AM, Pankaj Oudhia wrote: > >> Thanks a

Re: [efloraofindia:46720] Fwd: Morning Glory

Mani ji It should be Convolvulus arvensis, pl. check hastate leaves. -- 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/

Re: [efloraofindia:46719] Re: Rangoon creeper

Thanks Tabish ij for enriching my knowledge. Few months back we have seen similar thing with Parijat when Tanay made odd comments about postal departement's mistake of declaring Adansonia as Parijat but later we concluded that Adansonia is also known as Parijat in North India. Hence the department

Re: [efloraofindia:46718] Threatened wild rice needs to be saved, NBPGR intervention needed

Thanks for keeping this link alive Usha ji. I am not sure whether they are interested in mere germplasm or also in its methods of growing and uses. I am writing the information through a report. Hoping they will come forward with some financial assitance to complete this report. Thanks again. reg

[efloraofindia:46717] Re: Rangoon creeper

Pankaj ji, You are right, Ipomoea quamoclit is called Ishq Pencha. I came to know that in UP people also call Rangoon Creeper Ishq penchaan. But you know, local names are like that - they vary from place to place. The original Lavang Lata is Luvunga scandens, where the genus name is derived fr

Re: [efloraofindia:46716] Re: Rangoon creeper

To be precise, "QUALIS" means "WHAT KIND OF". I imagine what "QUIS" mean? Pankaj On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 12:12 AM, Tabish wrote: > Padmini, yes I forgot, the genus name is indeed the most interesting. > However, "Quisqualis" means "who" and "what" or "what kind". One > online botanical dictiona

Re: [efloraofindia:46715] Re: 040910vks2

Thanks Arvind ji for valuable information. Shatavari is known as Shatavari also because when any female takes Shatavari she gets immense energy and vigor to make 100s of men (Var in Hindi) satisfied. In my state the Traditional Healers name Shatavari as Dasmool. They are not aware of Dasmool ment

[efloraofindia:46714] Threatened wild rice needs to be saved, NBPGR intervention needed

Dear Pankaj ji We have to keep the thread alive, surely the relevant scientist from NBPGR will contact you. I am again marking this to Dr. Vandana Joshi who would be able to help. Dear Vandana, Please see what can be done to save the germplasm of this traditional rice variety. Who is the person to

[efloraofindia:46713] Re: Rangoon creeper

Padmini, yes I forgot, the genus name is indeed the most interesting. However, "Quisqualis" means "who" and "what" or "what kind". One online botanical dictionary states: From the Latin quis ("who") and qualis ("what kind"), referring to the uncertainty of its family when first discovered. One (le

Re: [efloraofindia:46712] Re: Rangoon creeper

... also finding this plant to have flowers strangely different from rest of the family members. Regards. On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 11:35 PM, Padmini Raghavan wrote: > I thought the Latin name was most amusing; > "Quisqualis" means"What is this?" > > Btw, this is another of the plants which I ha

Re: [efloraofindia:46711] Re: Rangoon creeper

Tabish ji, Many herbs are known as Isq Pencha. Ipomoea quamoclit is one of these. I am reading this name for Quisqualis first time. One of the local names of Quisqualis is Laung Lata . Laung means Clove and Lata means climber. I know i

Re: [efloraofindia:46710] Re: Rangoon creeper

I thought the Latin name was most amusing; "Quisqualis" means"What is this?" Btw, this is another of the plants which I have not been able to see setting seeds, either in Chennai or in Secunderabad. Cheers, Padmini Raghavan. On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:20 PM, Tabish wrote: > Hindi: मधु मालती Madh

Re: [efloraofindia:0] Clitoria biflora [Bombay Bean] flowering

Hi Tanay,   Quoting from Isaac Kehimkar's 'Common Indian Wild Flowers' [a B.N.H.S. publication] - "the common name is derived from its being endemic to the erstwhile Bombay Presidency".   Regards,    Neil. --- On Mon, 9/6/10, tanay bose wrote: From: tan

Re: [efloraofindia:46705] Andrographis paniculata flowering

Affirmative Tanay.     Regards, Neil. --- On Mon, 9/6/10, tanay bose wrote: From: tanay bose Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:46684] Andrographis paniculata flowering To: "Neil Soares" Cc: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, September 6, 2010, 8:19 PM Lovely catch

Re: [efloraofindia:46703] Re: Rangoon creeper

Thanks Selvalakshmi ji, Inderjeet ji, Tanay ji, Nalini ji, Satish ji and Tabish ji for the ID and local names of this flower. Regards, Mani. On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:20 PM, Tabish wrote: > Hindi: मधु मालती Madhu Malati • Manipuri: পারিজাত Parijat • Marathi: > Vilayati chambeli • Tamil: Irangu

[efloraofindia:46702] Re: Rangoon creeper

Hindi: मधु मालती Madhu Malati • Manipuri: পারিজাত Parijat • Marathi: Vilayati chambeli • Tamil: Irangun malli • Bengali: মধুমংজরী Madhumanjari • Urdu: Ishq pechaan عسق پیچاں The Urdu name is most interesting, translating to, twists and turns of love! :-) - Tabish On Sep 6, 7:21 pm, "nabha meghan

[efloraofindia:46701] Re: 040910vks2

Arvind ji thank you very very much for all the explanation ... all this helps immensely. Will make change in notes of *I. cordifolia*. Regards. On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Dr. Arvind Kadus wrote: > Onother thing is that in ancient time or in Ayurveda ,the synonames > of the plant

[efloraofindia:46700] Re: 040910vks2

Onother thing is that in ancient time or in Ayurveda ,the synonames of the plants are given or the plant is recognised with many names depending upon its habitat, colour, size, shape of the flowers and fruits, taste of the leaves, flowers, fruits etc.. e.g. 1. Shatavari- having 100s of roots. 2. G

Re: [efloraofindia:46699] 040910vks4

Yes Corchorus aestuans -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964

[efloraofindia:46697] Re: 040910vks2

Yes these names गोखरू gokhru OR गोखुरू gokhuru derived from gokshura in Sanskrit are incorrect for Indigofera cordifolia. Godhadi or Blanket is having soft feel. Thats why this Indigofera cordifolis is called as Godhadi. Other thing is--Tribulus terrestris is called as Gokshura. Other synonames are

[efloraofindia:46696] Re: 040910vks2

Many many thanks for validating the names, Arvind ji. So, it would mean the names put for Hindi : गोखरू gokhru OR गोखुरू gokhuru do not hold good for this plant, do I understand correctly ? Regards. On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Dr. Arvind Kadus wrote: > Dear Dinesh Ji, Go-Kshura In Sanskr

Re: [efloraofindia:46695] Re: For ID 060910a ET

Solanum torvum, a fruit vegetable. With regards Vijayasankar On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Dr. Arvind Kadus wrote: > Some sp. from Solanaceae. > Dr.Kadus Arvind,Pune. > > On Sep 6, 1:32 pm, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram > wrote: > > Friends > > These flower pictures I took in Mukali, near Atta

[efloraofindia:46694] Re: For ID 060910a ET

Some sp. from Solanaceae. Dr.Kadus Arvind,Pune. On Sep 6, 1:32 pm, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram wrote: > Friends > These flower pictures I took in Mukali, near Attappadi, Kerala > Date/Time-May 15, 2010     7.37 a.m. > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-- Mukali > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Typ

[efloraofindia:46693] Re: 040910vks2

Dear Dinesh Ji, Go-Kshura In Sanskrit means 'Kshurati Go' ( Cow) i.e. Gokshura ( The fruits of the plant get inserted in toes of the cows while grazing. In Marathi also 'Gokharu' meaning is the same. But in this Indigofera cordifolia there are no spiny fruits to get inserted in cow's toes. This is

Re: [efloraofindia:46691] Rangoon creeper

Chinese Honeysuckle/ Rangoon creeper/ Madhumalati are such good names and the botanical name of this Combretaceae member *Quisqualis indica* is like a combination of name of cars. Satish Phadke On 5 September 2010 17:39, mani nair wrote: > Dear friends, > > Sending photos of flowers of Rangoon

[efloraofindia:46690] Re: Tree id pl.

Page Madam is it Capparis mooni? or Capparis sp. ? Thanx, Dr.Kadus Arvind,Pune On Sep 6, 8:03 pm, ushaprabha page wrote: > Tree id pl. > habitat -wild. It was still growing. height 10 feet. > having long thorns. leaves -no smell. > >  P9040043.JPG > 190KViewDownload > >  P9040044.JPG > 137KViewD

[efloraofindia:46689] Re: Rhynchoglossum obliquum.

This should be Rhynchoglossum notonianum http://www.gesneriads.ca/rhynch01.htm Rhynchoglossum obliquum looks like this: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Small%20Flowered%20Rhynchoglossum.html - Tabish On Sep 6, 5:48 pm, ushaprabha page wrote: > 2 more photos of Rhynchoglossum obli

Re: [efloraofindia:46687] Rhynchoglossum obliquum.

Thanks for sharing the photo of this lovely plant with us Tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 6:18 PM, ushaprabha page wrote: > 2 more photos of Rhynchoglossum obliquum. > Snapped at the foot of Vishramgad alias Kurdu gad near Nizampur- Mahad. > Dte 4th Sept 1o at 1230 p.m. > -- Tanay Bose Research

Re: [efloraofindia:46686] Lindernia ciliata

Nice catch of tho the plant Tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Muthu Karthick wrote: > Nice picture > > > On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 5:58 PM, Devendra Bhardwaj < > devendra_bhard...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Botanical names Lindernia ciliata Local Name not known Family >> SCROFULARIACEAE Habit

Re: [efloraofindia:46685] Clitoria biflora [Bombay Bean] flowering

Lovely catch of the bombay bean Do you know why it has such a common name Tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Neil Soares wrote: > Hi, > Photographed at my farm at Shahapur yesterday - Clitoria biflora [C.annua] > the Bombay Bean is an annual erect herb. > [The Butterfly Bean, Clitoria ter

Re: [efloraofindia:46684] Andrographis paniculata flowering

Lovely catch Neil JI, Hopefully this is also from your farm!!![?][?] Tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Neil Soares wrote: > Hi, > A few weeks ago, had posted photographs of Andrographis paniculata [Creat, > Kalpa] fruiting. These are the flowers. Photographed yesterday. >

Re: [efloraofindia:46683] Rangoon creeper

Madhumalati in marathi? - Original Message - From: mani nair To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 2:09 PM Subject: [efloraofindia:46564] Rangoon creeper Dear friends, Sending photos of flowers of Rangoon Creeper. Date : June 2010

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:46682] Avachitgad pond-- 150710-PKA3

indeed, Entengrütze (duck jelly). seen in germany too, especially on standing water. regards Nalini - Original Message - From: "Shantanu" To: "efloraofindia" Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 10:35 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:46552] Avachitgad pond-- 150710-PKA3 Yah...these a

[efloraofindia:46681] Re: One of the tastiest mushrooms

Thanks for lots of info Tanayji and Pankaj Oji. On Jul 15, 12:55 pm, Pankaj Oudhia wrote: > Thanks for your comments. > > In Traditional Healing, instead of labeling any wild mushroom as poisonous > or beneficial, the Traditional Healers give emphasis on the place where is > grows. I have learnt

Re: [efloraofindia:46680] Request for ID- 050710RA1

Ficus talbotii On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > Ficus virens by any chance. > Pankaj > > > *** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kail

[efloraofindia:46679] Re: Alysicarpus sp.? 050910-PKA1

nice catch. On Sep 5, 1:07 pm, Prashant awale wrote: > Dear Friends, > Came across this herb at Nandgiri hills (Satara). > Date/Time: 29-08-2010 / 12:45PM > Location: Nandgiri / Kalyangad near Satara Rd. Railway stn. > Habitat: Wild > Plant Habit: Herb > > regards > Prashant > >  IMG_0825.jpg > 1

Re: [efloraofindia:46677] Lindernia ciliata

Nice picture On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 5:58 PM, Devendra Bhardwaj < devendra_bhard...@yahoo.com> wrote: >Botanical names Lindernia ciliata Local Name not known Family > SCROFULARIACEAE Habit Annual Status- Photo taken on- 9.10.2009 At- Virat > nagar,Jaipur Description available in moist area

Re: [efloraofindia:46675] Re: Grewia tenax

* Dear Shantanuji, Grewia tenax* is not endemic to Rajestan. It is also found in Tamil nadu. On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Shantanu wrote: > Nice image of the strange flower of Grewia tenax. > Is it endemic to Rajasthan?? > > Shantanu :) > > On Sep 2, 9:25 pm, Devendra Bhardwaj > wrote: > >

Re: [efloraofindia:46671] 040910vks2

I agree with Dinesh ji On 4 September 2010 22:19, vinay kumar singh wrote: > Dear all > I am posting this common plant for ID from JNU, New Delhi. ID please. > Regards > Vinay >

Re: [efloraofindia:46670] 040910vks4

*Corchorus *species indeed. If you have any pictures with fruit it may be helpful for ID. On 4 September 2010 22:21, vinay kumar singh wrote: > Dear all > I am posting this common plant for ID from JNU, New Delhi. ID please. > Regards > Vinay >

Re: [efloraofindia:46669] Jatropha curcas L. [Euphorbiaceae]

Many thanks Tanayji and Phadkeji, English names: Physic nut, Purging nut, pulza Mostly the plant is cultivated for shade fencing On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Satish Phadke wrote: > Nice picture of what is called as diesel plant. > > > On 4 September 2010 11:32, Muthu Karthick wrote: > >> Nam

Re: [efloraofindia:46668] Jatropha curcas L. [Euphorbiaceae]

Nice picture of what is called as diesel plant. On 4 September 2010 11:32, Muthu Karthick wrote: > Name: *Jatropha curcas* L. > Family: Euphorbiaceae > Tamil name: Kaatamanakku > > Date: 28 Aug 2010 > Location: Moyar river bank, Sathyamangalam wls; TN > Native of Tropical America > -- > Muthu Ka

Re: [efloraofindia:46667] id pl.

Lovely catch Ushaprabha ji. Satish Phadke On 3 September 2010 22:06, ushaprabha page wrote: > Which impatiens? > Sorry having only 1 snap. > location Eagle nest sanct. > taken in the last week of May 09 in the afternoon. > > Ushaprabha. >

Re: [efloraofindia:46666] Plant for id 030910MK1

Definitely looks like *Ehretia *species with its typical inflorescence ?scorpioid cyme. Can't comment on species though. Dr Phadke On 3 September 2010 15:33, Muthu Karthick wrote: > Dear all, > Kindly help to id this small tree. (Its more like a liane too). > Could this be *Ehretia* sp? > > *Da

Re: [efloraofindia:46665] Costus speciosus

Is this natural or planted/cultivated? Dr Phadke On 5 September 2010 19:57, Samir Mehta wrote: > 05-09-2010. > > Costus speciosus @ SGNP, Mumbai. > > 1538: inside of the funnel shaped flower. > > Regards, > > Samir Mehta > > >

Re: [efloraofindia:46662] DV - 25AUG10 - 0735 :: ¿ Amaranthaceae / Asteraceae ?

I was bowled this time tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Yes Dinesh 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 M

Re: [efloraofindia:46661] Re: For ID 060910 ET

Clerodendrum viscosum indeed very common in Bengal we call it "Ghentu" in Bengali tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Tabish wrote: > Yes, Clerodendrum viscosum surely. My mistake - was confused because > of the missing pink in the flowers. > - Tabish > > On Sep 6, 8:52 am, shrikant ingalhali

Re: [efloraofindia:46660] Re: Cordia wallachii

I would support the ID of Shrikant ji in this case the description of the plant provided in eflora of Pakistan Illustrates all the points similar to this plant in the photo http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250084388 Tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 9:26 AM, shrikant ingalhal

Re: [efloraofindia:46659] Clitoria sp

Even you get the pink colour flower of this plant I had all three types with me in India (i.e violet, white and pink) Welcome to North America Sir Ji. Tanay On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Yes Clitoria ternatea. We have blue flowered as well as white flowered > plants in