Re: [efloraofindia:57002] Fwd: Floral chests of the Western Ghats still hold many more surprises

2010-12-15 Thread Madhuri Pejaver
Great news! Thanks Madhuri --- On Wed, 15/12/10, raghu ananth wrote: From: raghu ananth Subject: [efloraofindia:56987] Fwd: Floral chests of the Western Ghats still hold many more surprises To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, 15 December, 2010, 11:08 AM Fwd... Floral ch

Re: [efloraofindia:57003] Identification for Amaranth

2010-12-15 Thread Madhuri Pejaver
In Marathi called Tambada Math. Tasty veg with onion and garlic Madhuri --- On Wed, 15/12/10, Nanu Puri wrote: From: Nanu Puri Subject: [efloraofindia:56999] Identification for Amaranth To: "indiantreepix" Date: Wednesday, 15 December, 2010, 1:33 PM Dear members, Could you all please confi

[efloraofindia:57005] Re: Palm tree for ID : 151210-AK-1

2010-12-15 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
This is Borassus sp. may be B. flabellifer showing male flowers on male spadix. Regards, Shrikant On Dec 15, 1:17 pm, "Aarti S. Khale" wrote: > Taken at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya at Kandy, Sri Lanka > > Aarti > >  P1100983.JPG > 220KViewDownload > >  P1100982.JPG > 162KViewDownload >

Re: [efloraofindia:57006] Pachira aquatica

2010-12-15 Thread Satish Phadke
I was also wondering what the correct ID might be. The following link shows the flowers of both P.aquatica and P. glabra. It also mentions that most of the trees cultivated under the name of P.aquatica are in fact P.glabra. I think this can be P, glabra If the link doesn't work search in UBC botani

Re: [efloraofindia:57008] Identification for Amaranth

2010-12-15 Thread mani nair
Yes, this is *Amaranthus cruentus*. We call it Lal math in marathi. Regards, Mani. On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Madhuri Pejaver wrote: > In Marathi called Tambada Math. > Tasty veg with onion and garlic > Madhuri > > --- On *Wed, 15/12/10, Nanu Puri * wrote: > > > From: Nanu Puri > Subjec

[efloraofindia:57009] Re: Palm tree for ID : 151210-AK-1

2010-12-15 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Many thanks Shrikant ji. Aarti On Dec 15, 1:14 pm, shrikant ingalhalikar wrote: > This is Borassus sp. may be B. flabellifer showing male flowers on > male spadix. Regards, Shrikant > > On Dec 15, 1:17 pm, "Aarti S. Khale" wrote: > > > > > Taken at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya at Kandy,

Re: [efloraofindia:57010] Re: Grass week: a great success

2010-12-15 Thread Mayur Nandikar
Hello to all Congratulations Ritesh Ji for the success of Grasss Week, I also congratulate all the involved personalities in this forum for grand success of this chapter. Thank you On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 10:23 AM, J.M. Garg wrote: > Thanks everybody for making a great week on grasses. > It's

Re: [efloraofindia:57011] Beautiful tiny blue flowers on rock hills of Haldipur

2010-12-15 Thread Mayur Nandikar
yes same question here Where is the place situated? look likes a plateau and most probable this one is *Utricularaia purpurescens* Thank you On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 10:03 AM, mani nair wrote: > Nice flowers. Where is this Haldipur? > > Regards, > > Mani. > > > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:22

Re: [efloraofindia:57013] Fwd: Floral chests of the Western Ghats still hold many more surprises

2010-12-15 Thread Smita Raskar
Yeah Western Ghat has biggest biodiversity in the world every time you visit forest, you will find new plant flowering which you have not seen before 'Heaven on the Earth'...our own Heaven but sad part of the story on our side is that it is subjected to rapid destruction... sometime for tou

Re: [efloraofindia:57014] Part 2: Identification for Amaranth

2010-12-15 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Yes this does look like Amaranthus viridis. Pankaj On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Arpita Puri wrote: > > Dear members, > > Could you all please confirm if the identification for this amaranth species > is Amaranthus viridis. 2 more species for confirmation/identification will > follow. > > Be

Re: [efloraofindia:57015] Fwd: confirmation of ID

2010-12-15 Thread Pankaj Kumar
This should be Chenopodium album most probably. Pankaj On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Nanu Puri wrote: > Respected sir, > > Re-posting with a personal copy to Drs. Singh, Garg and Valke, if any1 of > you can help me please. > > Best regards > Mrs. Puri > > -- Forwarded message ---

Re: [efloraofindia:57016] Capparis decidua from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

2010-12-15 Thread Neil Soares
Thanks for your comments Rohit, but photographs 3,4 & 5 are close-ups of the first tree.   Regards,    Neil Soares. --- On Wed, 12/15/10, Rohit Patel wrote: From: Rohit Patel Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:56978] Capparis decidua from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan To: "Nei

Re: [efloraofindia:57017] Capparis decidua from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

2010-12-15 Thread Rohit Patel
Dear Sir, that comment was not for your posting but that was for Maniji's posting. please check regards rohit On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Neil Soares wrote: > Thanks for your comments Rohit, but photographs 3,4 & 5 are close-ups of > the first tree. > Regards, >

Re: [efloraofindia:57018] Capparis decidua from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

2010-12-15 Thread mani nair
Thanks Rohit ji for the correction. I thought all the four are same. Regards, Mani. On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Rohit Patel wrote: > Dear Sir, > > that comment was not for your posting but that was for Maniji's posting. > > > please check > > > regards > > rohit > > > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010

Fwd: [efloraofindia:57019] Fwd: Floral chests of the Western Ghats still hold many more surprises

2010-12-15 Thread Anandi Sharan
sorry I think I forgot the whole group. anandi -- Forwarded message -- From: Anandi Sharan Date: Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:57013] Fwd: Floral chests of the Western Ghats still hold many more surprises To: Smita Raskar to oppose mining much is goi

[efloraofindia:57023] Request for Adding/ Editing on es’ profile with a pix on Efloraofindia

2010-12-15 Thread J.M. Garg
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[efloraofindia:57024] Mailing options on ‘Efloraof india’

2010-12-15 Thread J.M. Garg
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[efloraofindia:57025] Calling members for posting identified pictures- no restriction of format & number on postings

2010-12-15 Thread J.M. Garg
Dear members, Members might be having lot of plant pics which may be identified but never appeared in the 'efloraofindia'. Members are requested to post such pictures. There will be no restriction of format & number on postings for posting of identified plants. Brief Posting Guidelines & Detaile

Re: [efloraofindia:57026] Identity of the climber please.

2010-12-15 Thread J.M. Garg
A reply from Ron ji in thread https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/99b3f4c20f7a9d24?hl=en #: Yazdy Palia =* Ipomoea alba *Balkar Singh = Rivea hypocrateriformis On 27 September 2010 23:28, Yazdy Palia wrote: > Dear Friends, > Would someone identify the climber plea

Re: [efloraofindia:57030] Parmentiera cereifera : Candle Tree : 151210-AK

2010-12-15 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch Aunty ji Tanay On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 10:02 PM, mani nair wrote: > Beautiful tree. > Thanks for sharing. > Regards, > Mani. > > > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Aarti S. Khale wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> Wanted to share this picture of Candle tree taken at Royal Botanic >> Garden

Re: [efloraofindia:57031] Identification for Amaranth

2010-12-15 Thread tanay bose
I also think Amaranthus cruentus Tanay On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 1:42 AM, mani nair wrote: > Yes, this is *Amaranthus cruentus*. We call it Lal math in marathi. > > Regards, > > Mani. > > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Madhuri Pejaver wrote: > >> In Marathi called Tambada Math. >> Tasty veg wit

Re: [efloraofindia:57032] Part 2: Identification for Amaranth

2010-12-15 Thread tanay bose
Amaranthus viridis tanay On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:29 AM, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > Yes this does look like Amaranthus viridis. > Pankaj > > > > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Arpita Puri wrote: > > > > Dear members, > > > > Could you all please confirm if the identification for this amaranth > sp

Re: [efloraofindia:57033] Fwd: confirmation of ID

2010-12-15 Thread tanay bose
Chenopodium album is used as a vegetable tanay On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:39 AM, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > This should be Chenopodium album most probably. > Pankaj > > > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Nanu Puri wrote: > > Respected sir, > > > > Re-posting with a personal copy to Drs. Singh, Garg a

Re: [efloraofindia:57034] Garden Flower for ID - RK151210

2010-12-15 Thread Pankaj Kumar
This could be some garden Barleria, may be Barleria obtusa!! Pankaj On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 5:14 PM, ranjini kamath wrote: > Request ID of this flower used in Landscaping. > Date/Time - 04-11-09/3.40pm > Location - Bangalore > Habitat - Garden/Urban > Plant Habit - Shrub > Ht - around 5' > Flowe

Re: [efloraofindia:57035] Fwd: ID of the tree

2010-12-15 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Can this be a Memycylon? Pankaj On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:31 PM, J.M. Garg wrote: > Hi, Partha, > I think more close up & other details pictures are required for > identification. > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: PARTHA PRATIM SAHA > Date: 15 December 2010 14:11 > Subject: ID

Re: [efloraofindia:57036] Parmentiera cereifera : Candle Tree : 151210-AK

2010-12-15 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Nice pic. I imagine if it really bears wax or its just because of the candle like fruit. Cere means wax. Pankajs On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:32 AM, mani nair wrote: > Beautiful tree. > Thanks for sharing. > Regards, > Mani. > > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Aarti S. Khale > wrote: >> >> Dear

Re: [efloraofindia:57037] Sandalwood buds and flowers

2010-12-15 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Thanks a lot for sharing the closeups. Regards Pankaj On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 11:43 PM, Padmini Raghavan wrote: > Seen on a sandalwood tree growing wild in Bangalore. > Rgds, > Padmini Raghavan. -- *** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA

Re: [efloraofindia:57038] Flora of Uttara Kannada | 24Nov10AR01

2010-12-15 Thread Yazdy Palia
I stand corrected, it does look like Solanum Capsicoides . Solanum viarum has plenty of sharp spines on the leaves and stem. The leaves in the pictured submitted by Mr. Raghu Ananth Ji is not having these sharp spines. The colour of the ripe fruits, however of both are red when fully ripe. I had su

[efloraofindia:57040] Re: NATIVE :: Poaceae » Zea m ays

2010-12-15 Thread Dinesh Valke
Dear friends ... apologies ... in the subject line "NATIVE" to be ignored ... please read it as "CULTIVATED" Regards. On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:44 PM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > Poaceae (formerly and a.k.a. Gramineae) » *Zea mays* > *Synonyms*: Euchlaena mexicana and many others > > > *ZEE-uh* -

Re: [efloraofindia:57041] Flora of Uttarakhand- Herb36 for Id- JM

2010-12-15 Thread Pankaj Kumar
I assume this is Valeriana hardwickii var. hoffmeisteri (Kl.) Clarke to be precise. Pankaj On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 1:44 PM, J.M. Garg wrote: > Thanks, Singh ji & Tanay ji. > FOI link: > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Valerian.html > Another interesting link from Hindu: > h

Re: [efloraofindia:57042] Re: NATIVE :: Poaceae » Z ea mays

2010-12-15 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Nice pics sir. Pankaj On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:46 PM, Dinesh Valke wrote: > Dear friends ... apologies ... in the subject line "NATIVE" to be ignored > ... please read it as "CULTIVATED" > > Regards. > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:44 PM, Dinesh Valke > wrote: >> >> Poaceae (formerly a

Re: [efloraofindia:57043] ID request- 22112010_DS_SN2

2010-12-15 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Leucanthemum vulgare! Pankaj On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 12:55 PM, J.M. Garg wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “Chrysanthemum I suppose > Tanay” > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Dalia Set > Date: 22 November 2010 13:06

Re: [efloraofindia:57044] Please ID the flower - 17112010SN1_DS

2010-12-15 Thread Pankaj Kumar
The upper one should be Dipsacus inermis. BUT PLEASE POST THE PICS SEPARATELY. Pankaj On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 2:20 PM, J.M. Garg wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Dalia Set > Date: 17 November 2010 23:16 > Subject: [efloraofin

Re: [efloraofindia:57045] Re: NATIVE :: Poaceae » Z ea mays

2010-12-15 Thread tanay bose
Very nice collection Dinesh ji Tanay On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > Nice pics sir. > Pankaj > > > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:46 PM, Dinesh Valke > wrote: > > Dear friends ... apologies ... in the subject line "NATIVE" to be ignored > > ... please read it as "CULTIVATED"

Re: [efloraofindia:57054] Jacobaea maritima from Kashmir

2010-12-15 Thread tanay bose
Yes sir Ji this plant is also grown in Gardens out here tanay On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > *Jacobaea maritima* (L.) Pelser & Meijden (syn: *Othonna maritima* L.; > *Senecio > cinerria* DC; *S. bicolor* (Willd.) Tod. > Photographed from Hazuri Bagh Garden in Srinag

Re: [efloraofindia:57055] 15122010GS1 composite for ID from Delhi

2010-12-15 Thread tanay bose
Is it *Coleostephus* *multicaulis* (Desf.) Durieu (Syn: *Chrysanthemum* * multicaule* Desf.)? Tanay On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > 15122010GS1 composite for ID from Delhi, cultivated in flowers beds, tufted > perennial herb with yellow radiate heads and simple leave

Re: [efloraofindia:57057] 15122010GS1 composite for ID from Delhi

2010-12-15 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks Tanay, I think 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 Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 4:49

Re: [efloraofindia:57058] 15122010 plant for ID from Delhi

2010-12-15 Thread tanay bose
I believe this is *Sanchezia speciosa** from Acanthaceae commonly known as "golden vein plant", *native to northeastern Peru and Equador . **tanay On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > 15122010 plant for ID from Delhi, a small shrub with attractive leaves, > grown as foliage

Re: [efloraofindia:57059] 15122010 plant for ID from Delhi

2010-12-15 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks a lot Tanay. Had you been here, you would have got a real good treat. * -- 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/

Re: [efloraofindia:57060] 15122010 plant for ID from Delhi

2010-12-15 Thread tanay bose
Thanks for the offer sir ji tanay On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Thanks a lot Tanay. Had you been here, you would have got a real good > treat. > > * > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >

Re: [efloraofindia:57062] Grass week -Eragrostiella bifaria

2010-12-15 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch Thanks for sharing tanay On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 6:02 PM, shivaprakash adavanne wrote: > hello, > > Please find attached photos of Eragrostiella bifaria (Jade hullu in > kannada). > A common grass around mysore, karnataka. > > regards > a.shivaprakash > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research As

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:57063] butterflies & Flower

2010-12-15 Thread Divakar
Crotalaria sp. -Divakar On Dec 15, 5:58 pm, "J.M. Garg" wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance of the plant please. > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Rakesh > Date: 26 November 2010 14:01 > Subject: [efloraofindia:55168] butterflies & Flower > To: Indiantreepix > >  B

RE: [efloraofindia:57065] 01/12/10/YRP/1

2010-12-15 Thread Floden, Aaron Jennings
A Mallotus species? Aaron Floden Herbarium of the University of Tennessee -Original Message- From: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com on behalf of Gurcharan Singh Sent: Wed 12/15/2010 6:03 PM To: efloraofindia; Yazdy Palia; Rashida Atthar; Muthu Karthick; Dinesh Valke Subject: Fwd: [eflora

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:57066] butterflies & Flower

2010-12-15 Thread mani nair
This is Crotalaria sp. I have seen these plants in Ovalekar Butterfly garden in Thane. The butterflies do not visit the plants unless the plants leaves are eaten by the caterpillars of a moth. Regards, Mani. On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Divakar wrote: > Crotalaria sp. > -Divakar > > On

[efloraofindia:57067] Fwd: AVIS - IBIS (Avian Information System - Indian Biodiversity Information System) launched on 14th Dec. 2010 at New Delhi

2010-12-15 Thread J.M. Garg
Thanks, Arpit ji, I think it's wonderful work!!! We certainly need such a resource for Indian Flora. It will certainly be of great use. -- Forwarded message -- From: Arpit Deomurari Date: 15 December 2010 12:04 Subject: AVIS - IBIS (Avian Information System - Indian Biodiversity I

[efloraofindia:57072] Standing permission for uploading posted photos at Flowersofindia website

2010-12-15 Thread J.M. Garg
Dear members, Now Standing permission of the following have been received: Aarti S. Khale Ajinkya Gadave Anand Kumar Bhatt Anantanarayan Rajaram Balkar Singh Bindu Kapadia C.Susanth Devi Nair Dinesh Valke Geeta Rane Gurcharan Singh Inderjeet Sethi J.M.Garg Kiran Srivastava Mani Nair Mahadeswara Swa

Re: [efloraofindia:57073] ID request- 22112010_DS_SN2

2010-12-15 Thread Dalia Set
Thanks everybody for id. Dalia On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:51 PM, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > Leucanthemum vulgare! > Pankaj > > > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 12:55 PM, J.M. Garg wrote: > > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > > > “Chrysanthemum I suppose

[efloraofindia:57075] Managing your gmails in a better way

2010-12-15 Thread J.M. Garg
Dear members, This will help you in managing your Efloraofindia mails better by *creating separate folders*. Steps are given below: 1) Select any ‘Efloraofindia’ mail 2) Click: More actions 3) Click: Filter messages like these 4) It will automatically show: Has the words: list: (< indiantreep

Re: [efloraofindia:57076] Garden Flower for ID - RK151210

2010-12-15 Thread rajdeo singh
It looks more like Eranthemum or Pseudoeranthemum sp. Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College, Mumbai