[efloraofindia:46876] Re: ID of this butterfly.

2010-09-07 Thread Smilax004
Hi, since the picture is not clear/sharp enough, it is difficult to conclude. but I too have an opinion that it could probably a moth than a butterfly. Regards Giby On Sep 8, 9:08 am, Yazdy Palia wrote: > Thank You Mr. Neil, > Regards > Yazdy Palia. > > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 12:12 AM, Ne

Re: [efloraofindia:46875] DV - 03JUL10 - 0156 :: member of Anacardiaceae ?

2010-09-07 Thread Dinesh Valke
Many thanks Rajdeo ji ... will wait for comment from someone who is familiar with this plant. Regards. On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:22 AM, rajdeo singh wrote: > Hi, > >for me it looks like some litsea species from family Lauraceae & not > Anacardiaceae. > > Rajdeo Singh > Project fellow > St

Re: [efloraofindia:46874] Etymology :: Hitchenia caulina

2010-09-07 Thread Dinesh Valke
Thank you very much to all for the great help: Gurcharan ji for letting know the currency of the name; will also wait to hear from Pankaj regarding the same. Many thanks Vijayasankar ji for this less known genus name ... not much is discussed on internet or any resources that are available with me.

[efloraofindia:46873] Re: Flower taken from Pamba forest,Kerala

2010-09-07 Thread Smilax004
Dear all, This is definitely Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Old name: Klugia notoniana ref. Gamble; II page-990). A very common seasonal herb in the Western Ghats, especially near water sources with rocky surface. The major difference with R. obliquum is the size of the plant and the size of the flow

Re: [efloraofindia:46872] Etymology :: Hitchenia caulina

2010-09-07 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Thanks a lot Vijay. I first thought that it should be based on persons name but then "enia" is usually applied to the name of a place in Latin, so got confused. I have sent a mail to Jana in Singapore, she happens to be one of my very good friends and a Zingiber expert. But she is out of station t

Re: [efloraofindia:46871] Re: Grass ID

2010-09-07 Thread Muthu Karthick
Sorry, no *Typha* here. I too think the request is for *Saccarum spontaneum*. On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Muthu Karthick wrote: > > Also the closest one seems to be *Typha angustata* > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:45 AM, J.M. Garg wrote: > >> A reply: >> "dear garg ji >> in this photo ther

Re: [efloraofindia:46870] Re: Grass ID

2010-09-07 Thread Muthu Karthick
Also the closest one seems to be *Typha angustata* On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:45 AM, J.M. Garg wrote: > A reply: > "dear garg ji > in this photo there are several grasses but if u r talking about the one > with white inflorescence then it is *Saccharum spontaneum*" > > On 8 September 2010 10:01

[efloraofindia:46869] Re: Grass ID

2010-09-07 Thread J.M. Garg
A reply: "dear garg ji in this photo there are several grasses but if u r talking about the one with white inflorescence then it is *Saccharum spontaneum*" On 8 September 2010 10:01, J.M. Garg wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > Arya ji, I think close-up pictures are requir

Re: [efloraofindia:46868] DV - 03JUL10 - 0156 :: member of Anacardiaceae ?

2010-09-07 Thread rajdeo singh
Hi, for me it looks like some litsea species from family Lauraceae & not Anacardiaceae. Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

[efloraofindia:46867] Re: [indiantreepix:15863] Re: Fwd: [indiantreepix:13899] SHEVLA - Monsoons Wild Leafy Vegetable available in Mumbai

2010-09-07 Thread J.M. Garg
A reply from Promin ji: "Hi, I read the article on Shevla and want to state that my mom who is now 87yrs old can still make the tastiest Amtee ( curry)with this exotic vegetable Unfortunately, since we are now settled in Delhi we can only ask some friends in Mumbai in the months of May / J

Re: [efloraofindia:46866] For ID 080910 ET

2010-09-07 Thread ajinkya gadave
sorry sorry sorry *cassia fistula* not *f**ustula * On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Kenneth Greby wrote: > Cassia fistula. > > Regards-- > Ken. > > > -- > *From:* tanay bose > *To:* ajinkya gadave > *Cc:* Thiruvengadam Ekambaram ; indiantreepix < > indiantreepix@goo

Re: [efloraofindia:46864] For ID 080910 ET

2010-09-07 Thread Kenneth Greby
Cassia fistula. Regards-- Ken. From: tanay bose To: ajinkya gadave Cc: Thiruvengadam Ekambaram ; indiantreepix Sent: Tue, September 7, 2010 9:03:36 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:46862] For ID 080910 ET Cassia fustula commonly kown as "Amaltash" in benga

Re: [efloraofindia:46863] ID of this butterfly.

2010-09-07 Thread Yazdy Palia
Thank You Mr. Neil, Regards Yazdy Palia. On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 12:12 AM, Neil Soares wrote: > Affirmative. There are day flying moths of which the Burnet Moth is one. > Regards, >Neil Soares. > > --- On *Tue, 9/7/10, Yazdy Palia * wrote: > > > From:

Re: [efloraofindia:46862] For ID 080910 ET

2010-09-07 Thread tanay bose
*Cassia fustula* commonly kown as "Amaltash" in bengali we call it "Bandar lathi" Tanay On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:20 AM, ajinkya gadave wrote: > cassia fustula > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram < > ethiruvenga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Friends >> This flower pictures I

Re: [efloraofindia:46861] For ID 080910 ET

2010-09-07 Thread ajinkya gadave
cassia fustula On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram < ethiruvenga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Friends > This flower pictures I took in Mukali, near Attappadi, Kerala > Date/Time-May 15, 2010 7.53 a.m. > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-- Mukali > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wi

Re: [efloraofindia:46859] Etymology :: Hitchenia caulina

2010-09-07 Thread Vijayasankar
It is mentioned in the ref. given below that De Candolle thanked *Thomas Hitchen*, a 'dignified' Norwich advocate who sent 'excellent drawing' and plant specimens of Aloe ferox to him...so...probably Wallich honoured Hitchen for his contributions by erecting a genus in his name... http://books.goo

[efloraofindia:46858] New Books on Trees/flora

2010-09-07 Thread Balkar Arya
Dear Garg Ji and All members I am adding here info about 2 new books. Both these are wonderful 1. Plants of the Indian Botanic Garden By HJ Chowdhery and DS Pandey (2007) published by Botanical survey of India priced at 1880.00. 771 pages all pages are very fine quality and glossy. This book have m

Re: [efloraofindia:46857] Etymology :: Hitchenia caulina

2010-09-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Curcuma caulina is also accepted as correct name by K.C. Velayudhan et al., "Curcuma Genetic resouces" scientific Monograph No. 4, published by CSIR, NBPGR, 1999. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas

Re: [efloraofindia:46856] Ipomea pes-tigridis from Panipat Lohari

2010-09-07 Thread Balkar Arya
Thanks Gurcharan Ji and Tanay -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964

Re: [efloraofindia:46855] Etymology :: Hitchenia caulina

2010-09-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Dinesh ji Just for information, in a very recent Paper by Jana Leong-Škorničková, Otakar Šída & Karol Marhold "Back to types! Towards stability of names in Indian Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae)" published in TAXON 59 (1) • February 2010: 269–282, the the name Hitchenia caulina (J. Graham) Baker is tr

Re: [efloraofindia:46854] Etymology :: Hitchenia caulina

2010-09-07 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Sorry, Hitchenia should be based on the name of a place!! Pankaj On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 3:03 AM, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > Hitchenia should be based on some one's name "HITCHEN' and 'caulina' > is from "cauline" which points at the "leaves emerging from the upper > part of the stem". > Regards > Pan

Re: [efloraofindia:46853] Etymology :: Hitchenia caulina

2010-09-07 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Hitchenia should be based on some one's name "HITCHEN' and 'caulina' is from "cauline" which points at the "leaves emerging from the upper part of the stem". Regards Pankaj On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 2:09 AM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > Dear friends, > > Need to know the derivation of both Hitchenia and

[efloraofindia:46852] Etymology :: Hitchenia caulina

2010-09-07 Thread Dinesh Valke
Dear friends, Need to know the derivation of both *Hitchenia* and *caulina*. Regards.

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:46851] ID request-280710-PKA1

2010-09-07 Thread Tabish
Alysicarpus longifolius is my view too. - Tabish On Sep 7, 7:17 pm, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Resurfacing again for ID confirmation > > Earlier feedback > > Tanay.Is it Alysicarpus vaginalis? > Satish Pardeshi jiit is Alysicarpus longifolia.

Re: [efloraofindia:46850] Identity of this tree please.

2010-09-07 Thread Padmini Raghavan
There were many of these shrubs blooming in the forest of Tada, at the Andhra border with Tamil Nadu, when our Chennai Trekking Club did a Clean-up of the stream and its banks on November 1st last year. Padmini Raghavan. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 9:02 PM, Dr Santhosh Kumar wrote: > Helicteres iso

Re: [efloraofindia:46849] Yellow Ixora

2010-09-07 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch Shantanu Da Tanay On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya wrote: > Hi > sharing snap of seldom seen Yellow cultivar of Ixora coccineataken in > my neighbourhood (Kolkata). > *Ixora coccinea*, known as the Jungle Geranium, Flame of the Woods, and > Jungle Flame, is a

Re: [efloraofindia:46847] Golden Trumpet-1

2010-09-07 Thread tanay bose
nice close up tanay On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 12:10 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya wrote: > Hi > sharing snaps of Goldn Trumpet (Allamanda cathartica) flowers from my > garden. > it belongs to the family Apocynaceae...and is a native to Centrala dnSouth > America > regards > Shantanu :) > -- Tanay

Re: [efloraofindia:46846] ID of this butterfly.

2010-09-07 Thread Neil Soares
Affirmative. There are day flying moths of which the Burnet Moth is one.   Regards,    Neil Soares. --- On Tue, 9/7/10, Yazdy Palia wrote: From: Yazdy Palia Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:46825] ID of this butterfly. To: "Neil Soares" Cc: "indiantreepix"

Re: [efloraofindia:46844] Golden Trumpet-2

2010-09-07 Thread Shantanu Bhattacharya
Thanks a lot Tanay have a nice time. Shantanu : ) On 9/7/10, tanay bose wrote: > > nice catch and information Shantanu Da > Tanay > > > On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya > wrote: > >> Hi >> Popular as an ornamental garden plant, the Golden Trumpet is commonly >> called

Re: [efloraofindia:46843] ID of this butterfly.

2010-09-07 Thread Yazdy Palia
Do moths come out in the daytime? Regards Yazdy. On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Neil Soares wrote: > Hi, > This looks more like a moth - the mimicry of the Blue Tiger butterfly by > the Burnet Moth. > Regards, >Neil Soares. > > --- On *Tue, 9/7/10,

Re: [efloraofindia:46842] Golden Trumpet-2

2010-09-07 Thread tanay bose
nice catch and information Shantanu Da Tanay On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya wrote: > Hi > Popular as an ornamental garden plant, the Golden Trumpet is commonly > called Allamanda, becoz its scientific name is Allamanda cathartica. > Sharing snaps from my garden > It

Re: [efloraofindia:46841] Rangoon creeper

2010-09-07 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch shantanu da Tanay On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya wrote: > Thanks Mani jifor the compliments and the info about the colour > change... > > Shantanu :) > > > On 9/7/10, Padmini Raghavan wrote: >> >> It has a delicious fragrance and since my neighbour's pla

[efloraofindia:46840] Golden Trumpet-2

2010-09-07 Thread Shantanu Bhattacharya
Hi Popular as an ornamental garden plant, the Golden Trumpet is commonly called Allamanda, becoz its scientific name is Allamanda cathartica. Sharing snaps from my garden It belongs to the family Apocynaceae...and is actually a native of South and Central Americas. regards Shantanu : )

Re: [efloraofindia:46839] Rangoon creeper

2010-09-07 Thread Shantanu Bhattacharya
Thanks Mani jifor the compliments and the info about the colour change... Shantanu :) On 9/7/10, Padmini Raghavan wrote: > > It has a delicious fragrance and since my neighbour's plant has clambered > right up her mango tree it gifts us a fantastic perfume and plenty of > flowers. > Padmin

Re: [efloraofindia:46836] Rangoon creeper

2010-09-07 Thread Padmini Raghavan
It has a delicious fragrance and since my neighbour's plant has clambered right up her mango tree it gifts us a fantastic perfume and plenty of flowers. Padmini Raghavan. On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 11:18 PM, mani nair wrote: > Shantanu ji, nice photo. The flowers change their color from white to

Re: [efloraofindia:46834] Rangoon creeper

2010-09-07 Thread mani nair
Shantanu ji, nice photo. The flowers change their color from white to pink and then red. It has also got a mild fragrance. Regards, Mani. On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 11:01 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya wrote: > Hi > > taken this snap of the Rangoon creeper today in my neighbourhood > > i have al

Re: [efloraofindia:46833] ID of this butterfly.

2010-09-07 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  This looks more like a moth - the mimicry of the Blue Tiger butterfly by the Burnet Moth. Regards,    Neil Soares. --- On Tue, 9/7/10, Yazdy Palia wrote: From: Yazdy Palia Subject: [efloraofindia:46825] ID of this butterfly. To: "indiantreepix" D

Re: [efloraofindia:46831] For ID 070910 ET

2010-09-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes, Wrightia tinctoria -- 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 Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:53 AM, tanay bose

Re: [efloraofindia:46830] Mushroom for id 040910MK1

2010-09-07 Thread tanay bose
Amanita for sure !! tanay On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Muthu Karthick wrote: > Thank you Dineshji for the lead. > Waiting for your comment, Tanayji. > > > On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > >> ... could it be *Amanita flavoconia* ... please wait for comments !!!. >> Mine i

Re: [efloraofindia:46829] identity of these mushrooms please.

2010-09-07 Thread tanay bose
Some species *Marasmius* Tanay On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Yazdy Palia wrote: > Dear Friends > Could someone identify the mushrooms please. > Date & Time > Location: Place, Altitude, GPS Chethalayam, Wayanad. > Habitat: Garden, Urban, Wild Type: Wild > Plant Habit: Tree, Shrub, Climbe

Re: [efloraofindia:46828] corchorus depressus

2010-09-07 Thread tanay bose
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250064389 description of the plant Tanay On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Devendra Bhardwaj < devendra_bhard...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Botanical names corchorus depressus Local Name Cham Ghans Family > Tiliaceae Habit perennial Status-

Re: [efloraofindia:46827] DV - 26AUG10 - 0921 :: ¿ Nepalese / Chinese ? Persicaria

2010-09-07 Thread tanay bose
Persicaria nepalensis indeed tanay On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > Thank you very much, Gurcharan ji for the ID. > Regards. > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > >> P. nepalensis (syn: P. alatum) >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired

Re: [efloraofindia:46826] For ID 070910 ET

2010-09-07 Thread tanay bose
Lovely photography of Wrightia tinctoria Thanks Dr.Khadus and Neil Ji Tanay On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 4:30 PM, Neil Soares wrote: > Nice photographs Dr.Kadus !!! These are mine. > Regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Tue, 9/7/10, arvind kadus * w

Re: [efloraofindia:46823] For ID 070910 ET

2010-09-07 Thread tanay bose
Wrightia tinctoria I think Tanay On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Neil Soares wrote: > Hi, > These are the pods of a Wrightia sp. most likely Kala Kuda [Wrightia > tinctoria]. > Regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Tue, 9/7/10, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram *

Re: [efloraofindia:46822] Resending again for ID (tree with pinnate leaves)

2010-09-07 Thread Kenneth Greby
Not Swieteniadue to bipinnate foliage. Not sure what this tree is, however. Regards-- Ken. From: Rakesh Biswas To: indiantreepix Sent: Tue, September 7, 2010 8:39:15 AM Subject: [efloraofindia:46821] Resending again for ID (tree with pinnate leaves) Could t

Re: [efloraofindia:46820] Re: Rubiacea species of Kachchh, Gujarat ??????????

2010-09-07 Thread Dinesh Valke
... thank you Vijayasankar ji for correcting my ID. Regards. On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Vijayasankar wrote: > I agree with Satish ji's id: *Spermacoce pusilla*, owing to its narrow > oblong leaves. *S. ocymoides* will have broad ovate-elliptic leaves and > more number of flowers per inflor

Re: [efloraofindia:46819] Re: Rubiacea species of Kachchh, Gujarat ??????????

2010-09-07 Thread Vijayasankar
I agree with Satish ji's id: *Spermacoce pusilla*, owing to its narrow oblong leaves. *S. ocymoides* will have broad ovate-elliptic leaves and more number of flowers per inflorescence. With regards Vijayasankar On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > Satish ji ... to me it looks

[efloraofindia:46816] Re: Fwd: Please help to identify the some floral elements of Flora of Kachchh, Gujarat

2010-09-07 Thread Pardeshi S.
Malacra capitata On Sep 7, 12:52 pm, Rohit Patel wrote: > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Rohit Patel > Date: Sep 7, 2010 10:01 AM > Subject: Please help to identify the some floral elements of Flora of > Kachchh, Gujarat > To: indiantreepix , Flowers of India < > flowersofin...@

[efloraofindia:46816] Re: ID pls

2010-09-07 Thread Pardeshi S.
The Genus is Brownea for sure but it is not B. coccinea. the leaves are much smaller of this species. Regards Satish Pardeshi On Sep 7, 11:28 am, Dinesh Valke wrote: > ... going by the species popular in gardens of India (unacceptable approach > for ID !!!) , -- *Brownea coccinea* ... the West

[efloraofindia:46814] Re: Fwd: Please help to identify the some floral elements of Flora of Kachchh, Gujarat

2010-09-07 Thread Pardeshi S.
Dear Rohit Ji It will be really difficult to identify and will create confusion, if all plants are posted in one mail. please follow posting guidelines ie 1 plant per mail. regards Satish Pardeshi On Sep 7, 12:52 pm, Rohit Patel wrote: > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Rohit Pat

Re: [efloraofindia:46814] Re: Rubiacea species of Kachchh, Gujarat ??????????

2010-09-07 Thread Dinesh Valke
Satish ji ... to me it looks rather *Spermacoce ocymoides*. Comments needed for ID. Regards. On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Satish Phadke wrote: > Sorry I was under the wrong impression that it is Maka. In fact Eclipta > belonging to family Asteraceae is the true Maka which was in my mind.

Re: [efloraofindia:46811] Crotalaria sp?

2010-09-07 Thread Vijayasankar
*Crotalaria pallida *var. *obovata*, to be precise. With regards Vijayasankar On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Resurfacing again for ID > > Earlier feedback > > Rashida ji...Looks like C. > pallida. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Re: [efloraofindia:46804] Re: Rubiacea species of Kachchh, Gujarat ??????????

2010-09-07 Thread Satish Phadke
Sorry I was under the wrong impression that it is Maka. In fact Eclipta belonging to family Asteraceae is the true Maka which was in my mind. Anyway this herb does look like *Spermacoce pusilla* isn't it? On 7 September 2010 15:25, Dr. Arvind Kadus wrote: > I don't know yet any plant called as Ma

Re: [efloraofindia:46802] DV - 26AUG10 - 0921 :: ¿ Nepalese / Chinese ? Persicaria

2010-09-07 Thread Dinesh Valke
Thank you very much, Gurcharan ji for the ID. Regards. On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > P. nepalensis (syn: P. alatum) > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Pu

Re: [efloraofindia:46801] Flower taken from Pamba forest,Kerala

2010-09-07 Thread C. Susanth
Thanx Vijayasankar for identify the flower.. thanx srikanth,pravir and navendu. Thanx Tabish for providing information about the flower and confirming the identification with warm regards Susanth On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 11:36 PM, Vijayasankar wrote: > *Rhynchoglossum *species of Gesneriaceae. Prob

Re: [efloraofindia:46800] DV - 26AUG10 - 0921 :: ¿ Nepalese / Chinese ? Persicaria

2010-09-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
P. nepalensis (syn: P. alatum) -- 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 Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 5:11 AM, Din

[efloraofindia:46799] Fwd: WildFlowerIndia and eFloraIndia meet @ Kaas, Maharashtra

2010-09-07 Thread J.M. Garg
Forwarding again so that more members can avail of this beautiful opportunity not only to explore wild flora at it's best but also to interact with like minded people. -- Forwarded message -- From: Vijay Barve Date: 1 September 2010 03:23 Subject: WildFlowerIndia and eFloraIndia m

Re: [efloraofindia:46796] For ID 070810 ET

2010-09-07 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Callicarpa macrophylla ! Pankaj On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram wrote: > Friends > This flower/ plant pictures I took in Mukali, near Attappadi, Kerala > Date/Time-May 15, 2010     7.49 a.m. > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-- Mukali > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wil

Re: [efloraofindia:46792] Re: Rubiacea species of Kachchh, Gujarat ??????????

2010-09-07 Thread Dinesh Valke
... me too am skeptical about the name *maka* ... any reference possible Satish ji ? OR somebody may please validate. Could compile following names ... tiny false buttonweed • Hindi: सफेद फूली safed phooli • Marathi: तारकादळ OR तारकादल tarakadal • Telugu: చుక్కకాడ tsukka-kada. Regards. On Tue,

[efloraofindia:46791] Re: Rubiacea species of Kachchh, Gujarat ??????????

2010-09-07 Thread Dr. Arvind Kadus
I don't know yet any plant called as Maka, Marathi माका, other than Eclipta alba. Dr.Kadus Arvind,Pune. On Sep 7, 12:59 pm, Satish Phadke wrote: > *Spermacoce pusilla* from Rubiaceae. MAKA in Marathi माका > Dr Phadke > > On 7 September 2010 13:18, Rohit Patel wrote: > > > > > > > -- Forw

Re: [efloraofindia:46790] Syzigium cumini

2010-09-07 Thread Muthu Karthick
Thank you for the lead and useful facts sir, I understood your point of identification. I just added more information on this thread, if someone like to compare these species. On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Giby Kuriakose wrote: > It is not true, If that is the case written in that book. Last s

Re: [efloraofindia:46789] Mushroom for id 040910MK1

2010-09-07 Thread Muthu Karthick
Thank you Dineshji for the lead. Waiting for your comment, Tanayji. On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > ... 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=in

Re: [efloraofindia:46788] Flower for ID

2010-09-07 Thread Shantanu Bhattacharya
Thanks a lot for the ID to Tanay and Kenneth. I got its common name too from Wiki... its called Pink Shower...aptly named. Shantanu : ) On 9/6/10, tanay bose wrote: > > Cassia javanica for me also > tanay > > > On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 5:31 AM, Kenneth Greby wrote: > >> Looks like Cassia javan

[efloraofindia:46787] Re: For ID 060910 ET

2010-09-07 Thread Shantanu
Yes this is Clerodendron viscosum I sent a pic of this plant few days back. Tanay idntified it. Its called Ghentu phool in Bengali. (Phool is the Bengali term for flower). Theres the mention of this plant in many Bengali literatures, as its a common plant of rural Bengal. Shantanu . On Sep 6,

[efloraofindia:46786] Re: Tree id pl.

2010-09-07 Thread Shantanu
Lovely capture Neil ji. Never seen this tree.. Shantanu :) On Sep 6, 10:05 pm, Neil Soares wrote: > Hi, >  Agree with Dr.Kadus. This is Capparis moonii. Sending some of my photographs. >    With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On Mon, 9/6/10, Dr. Arv

[efloraofindia:46785] Re: Tree id pl.

2010-09-07 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
I agree with Navendu ji, its not a young tree. Its a scandent shrub of Paramignya monophylla. Twisted short petioles and long slender spines indicate the ID. Detailed info in the format would have helped in ID. Regards, Shrikant On Sep 6, 8:03 pm, ushaprabha page wrote: > Tree id pl. > habitat -w

[efloraofindia:46784] Re: Clitoria sp

2010-09-07 Thread Shantanu
thanks a lot Tanay. You know i guessed the species name of this plant read it long back during my B.Sc... Botany was my pass subject. : ) Shantanu : ) On Sep 6, 12:04 pm, tanay bose wrote: > Even you get the pink colour flower of this plant > I had all three types with me in India (i.e viol

Re: [efloraofindia:46783] Rubiacea species of Kachchh, Gujarat ??????????

2010-09-07 Thread Satish Phadke
*Spermacoce pusilla* from Rubiaceae. MAKA in Marathi माका Dr Phadke On 7 September 2010 13:18, Rohit Patel wrote: > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Rohit Patel > Date: Sep 7, 2010 10:01 AM > Subject: Please help to identify the some floral elements of Flora of > Kachchh, Guj

[efloraofindia:46782] Re: Long-tailed Habenaria

2010-09-07 Thread Shantanu
nice explanation Pankaj ji there are lots of things to learn in this group. :) Shantanu. On Sep 7, 1:28 am, Tabish wrote: > 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 m

Re: [efloraofindia:46781] Tallest trees

2010-09-07 Thread Satish Phadke
Thanks Ken for correcting me. I was under the impression that most of them are Coast Redwoods. Of course as per name the distribution of coast Redwood is very specific along the pacific coast of North America and the park is far away from coast. Satish On 7 September 2010 07:48, Kenneth Greby wro

[efloraofindia:46776] Fwd: Please help to identify the some floral elements of Flora of Kachchh, Gujarat

2010-09-07 Thread Rohit Patel
-- Forwarded message -- From: Rohit Patel Date: Sep 7, 2010 10:01 AM Subject: Please help to identify the some floral elements of Flora of Kachchh, Gujarat To: indiantreepix , Flowers of India < flowersofin...@gmail.com>, "Dr. Pankaj Kumar " < sahanipan.

[efloraofindia:46775] Fwd: Please help to identify the some floral elements of Flora of Kachchh, Gujarat

2010-09-07 Thread Rohit Patel
-- Forwarded message -- From: Rohit Patel Date: Sep 7, 2010 10:01 AM Subject: Please help to identify the some floral elements of Flora of Kachchh, Gujarat To: indiantreepix , Flowers of India < flowersofin...@gmail.com>, "Dr. Pankaj Kumar " < sahanipan.

[efloraofindia:46774] Rubiacea species of Kachchh, Gujarat ??????????

2010-09-07 Thread Rohit Patel
-- Forwarded message -- From: Rohit Patel Date: Sep 7, 2010 10:01 AM Subject: Please help to identify the some floral elements of Flora of Kachchh, Gujarat To: indiantreepix , Flowers of India < flowersofin...@gmail.com>, "Dr. Pankaj Kumar " < sahanipan.

[efloraofindia:46773] Cyperaceae species of Kachchh, Gujarat

2010-09-07 Thread Rohit Patel
-- Forwarded message -- From: Rohit Patel Date: Sep 7, 2010 10:01 AM Subject: Please help to identify the some floral elements of Flora of Kachchh, Gujarat To: indiantreepix , Flowers of India < flowersofin...@gmail.com>, "Dr. Pankaj Kumar " < sahanipan.

[efloraofindia:46772] Please help to identify the species of Commelina of Kachchh, Gujarat

2010-09-07 Thread Rohit Patel
-- Forwarded message -- From: Rohit Patel Date: Sep 7, 2010 10:01 AM Subject: Please help to identify the some floral elements of Flora of Kachchh, Gujarat To: indiantreepix , Flowers of India < flowersofin...@gmail.com>, "Dr. Pankaj Kumar " < sahanipan.

Re: [efloraofindia:46771] Tree id pl.

2010-09-07 Thread Satish Phadke
Madam will you please tell us where has the picture been taken ..Maharashtra? other state? Urban/ forest etc.? or Pune itself. I have yet to come across it. Very interesting. Thanks Satish Phadke On 6 September 2010 20:33, ushaprabha page wrote: > Tree id pl. > habitat -wild. It was still growin

Re: [efloraofindia:46770] For ID 070910 ET

2010-09-07 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  These are the pods of a Wrightia sp. most likely Kala Kuda [Wrightia tinctoria].     Regards, Neil Soares. --- On Tue, 9/7/10, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram wrote: From: Thiruvengadam Ekambaram Subject: [efloraofindia:46767] For ID 070910 ET To: "indiantree