Excellent close-up of the flowers Sir, Thankyou for sharing.
regards,
Rashida.
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes Mani ji, thanks for adding information
--
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Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of
One interesting story mentioned in the book 'The Garden of Life' by Naveen
Patnaik- pg 110 is with regards to legendary singer Tansen. The book
mentions there is a famous tamarind tree in India which stands over the tomb
of the legendary Indian singer Tansen whose golden voice made him one of
Good peace of information Rashida ji.
Regards,
Mani.
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote:
One interesting story mentioned in the book 'The Garden of Life' by Naveen
Patnaik- pg 110 is with regards to legendary singer Tansen. The book
mentions
Thanks Mani ji. Please read as 'finest classical singers,' sorry for the
typo!
regards,
Rashida.
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:46 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote:
Good peace of information Rashida ji.
Regards,
Mani.
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Rashida Atthar
Rashida ji
WELCOME TO THE STORY-TELLERS GROUP
Nabha ji, Madhuri ji, Me, Pankaj ji and now you. Such side stories add a
real spice to the botanical information. Wish more members will add to this
list and make the interactions more interesting and fascinating. earlier
there was a good session on
:)... there are many such stories. I think I will try adding some from
time to timeit will be fun to read!!
Pankaj
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
Rashida ji
WELCOME TO THE STORY-TELLERS GROUP
Nabha ji, Madhuri ji, Me, Pankaj ji and now you.
As diverse and living in different time zones so to say, as India is,
here's a use mentioned in the same source as above, which is the reality of
our country--the author mentions that tree is of greatest use to the poor
tribes of our country who live in the forest. In times of famine they husk
Many websites, have this bad habit of copying and pasting informations
from other sites or links and if there is a wrong information on one
site then it gets transfered to another and so on, at the end, what we
get is wrong information on most of the sites. Its not easy for anyone
to choose which
Dear Dr. Pankaj,
I too used internet for lot of background checking of the 365 species
we carried in local media for International year of Biodiversity 2010
in Sikkim.
You are so right.
The same text, often word for word is the same in several websites
like the ones you mention. It makes one
Dr. Pankaj interesting. I am not the only follower of Dr. Almeida so many in
Mah. and elsewhere will be happy. I have never ever referred
links, everyone on efloraofindia knows the pitfalls, nothing new that you
have brought out. I only refer to Kew and one or two other well referred
sources.
By
I got one suggestion that it is Jasminum dispermum.
Other experts may please confirm. This is growing wild in Gangtok and
has very few flowers, but the stems are so tough, especially when we
try to remove them while weeding. In fact its foliage is more
attractive than the rather nondescript
*Tylophora indica*
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 10:12 AM, Sid sidd...@gmail.com wrote:
Prashant ji,
It must be Tylophora sps. Maybe T. indica
Regards,
Sid.
On 10 January 2011 22:29, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear Friends,
I had seen this Climber near Corbyns Cove Beach (Port
This thread is closed. I request everybody not to respond to this thread
further.
On 14 January 2011 16:33, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote:
Dr. Pankaj interesting. I am not the only follower of Dr. Almeida so many
in Mah. and elsewhere will be happy. I have never ever referred
Thanks Rashida ji this fact was completely unknown to me
tanay
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:54 AM, Rashida Atthar
atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote:
The fruits of Sterculia urens have been posted many times on our group.
Today whilst going through the book 'Trees of Mumbai' for some other
Nice shot didn't knew this also also edible
tanay
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 2:02 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote:
Saw this flower of Capparis zeylanica in the evening at the south end of
the forest in Mumbai this month. The fruits are used for making pickle. The
flowers change
Yes, one more fruit for your pickles Tanay !
regards,
Rashida.
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 6:07 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote:
Nice shot didn't knew this also also edible
tanay
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 2:02 AM, Rashida Atthar
atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote:
Saw this flower of
The canopy size shape and branching pattern suggest Rain Tree, Samanea
saman though it is just a guess. Regards, Shrikant
On Jan 14, 6:31 pm, Pankaj Oudhia pankajoud...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear Group Members,
I received an interesting query. Please go through it and share your
comments.
Does look like Samanea saman. If I had to make one more guess, I would
have said, Delonix regia!
Pankaj
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 8:08 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar
le...@rediffmail.com wrote:
The canopy size shape and branching pattern suggest Rain Tree, Samanea
saman though it is just a guess.
Dear All,
Let me share some doubts on the plant posted here. The plant disagrees
with the description in the floras in following respects.
1. Stipular spines are hooked instead of straight.
2. Leaves are obovate, retuse with a mucro and narrowed at base
instead of elliptic acute and rounded at
Flowers are in terminal globose clusters and dark pink. It is most
likely *Handroanthus
impetiginosus* syn.*Tabebuia impetiginosa* syn *Tabebuia avellanedae*.
The flowers of *T.rosea* are pink fading to white and the flowering season
is Feb. March.
This tree is also flowering in Pune city at many
If I recollect correctly the tribals put these fruits on ground, cover with
something and rub with there feet on it to avoid the bristles/ hair on the
fruit. The fruits taste like almonds.
I had once an apportunity to taste them in jungle' It is not a very big seed.
Madhuri
--- On Fri,
There was a mail written by me here, which seems to be removed.
I assume my language was too harsh and it has hurt the feelings of
some members including Ms. Rashida Atthar and Dr. Gurcharan Singh. I
hereby express an apology to both and I assure such things wont happen
again in future.
I am
Should be Helianthus annuus L. (Asteraceae)
The epithet spelling is annuus from annual.
Regards
Pudji Widodo
COIX AQUATICA
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
Resurfacing again for ID
'
--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone:
**
ARUNDINELLA SPICATA ?
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 7:42 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
Resurfacing again for ID
Earlier feedback
Ritesh ji..Could it be
some Panicum sp.?
--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate
I think it is Bromelia?
Pudji Widodo
Thanks for the responses and confirmation.
It is one among the few ( Five ?) Boraginaceae plants in Indian
plains ?
Best Wishes
A.Sinha
On Dec 18 2010, 5:17 pm, Mahadeswara swamy.c...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes.Coldeniaprocumbens, Boraginaceae. Common in Southern East
Coast. Used in Siddha
Hi Dr. Oudhia,
Obviously an avenue of Rain trees. A few of these still exist in Santa Cruz,
Bombay.
Regards,
Neil Soares.
--- On Fri, 1/14/11, Pankaj Oudhia pankajoud...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Pankaj Oudhia pankajoud...@gmail.com
Subject:
Affirmative Dr.Phadke. It looks like Toona hexandra [syn. T.ciliata].
Regards,
Neil Soares.
--- On Fri, 1/14/11, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com
Subject: [efloraofindia:60315] Is it Toona hexandra?
To:
Thanks a lot for correcting me Neil sir,
I assume most of Ritwik's movies were shot in Calcutta...
Regards
Pankaj
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 10:42 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.comwrote:
Hi Dr. Oudhia,
Obviously an avenue of Rain trees. A few of these still exist in Santa
Cruz, Bombay.
It looks like Albizia sp. may be Albizia saman as replies are indicating. I
am remembering the words of Traditional Healers when they identify trees in
far hills with the help of canopy shape. They say Albizia as Sirsa i.e.
Sir-Sa -Head like.
Jim is searching options of Ficus sp. I have sent
Yes
Helianthus comes from two Greek words helios “sun” +anthos “flower”
*annuus *is also Greek word for* *“year” which refers to annual growth form
Tanay
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 7:49 AM, Pudji Widodo pudjiuns...@gmail.com wrote:
Should be Helianthus annuus L. (Asteraceae)
The epithet
Indeed Toona hexandra
tanay
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com wrote:
Affirmative Dr.Phadke. It looks like Toona hexandra [syn. T.ciliata].
Regards,
Neil Soares.
--- On *Fri, 1/14/11, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com*
Dear Friends,
It is my pleasure to announce our Newsletter *Parthenos January 2011 issue*.
Visit http://diversityindia.org/Parthenos/
I would like to thanks once again to Dr. Amol Patwardhan for his continued
efforts to make this with help from Ms. Rasika Joshi and Ms. Meghana Daver.
Highlights
This could be Ledebouria pauciflora, family - ASPARAGACEAE.
Pankaj
On Jan 14, 9:25 pm, Pudji Widodo pudjiuns...@gmail.com wrote:
I think it is Bromelia?
Pudji Widodo
It looks like Samanea saman (= Albizia saman) to me too.
Regards
Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Research Associate
National Center for Natural Products Research
Thad Cochran Research Center
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677
Phone: +1 662 915 1018
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at
Yes Madhuri ji
Hard work and maximum enjoyment is my motto in life. Let us make
intereactions on this group more and more enjoyable,
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone:
My often repeated request, let us make interactions on this group
enjoyable. I want atmosphere on this group to improe with every day.
--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
I think Justicia adhatoda (syn: Adhatoda vasica)
--
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 Fri, Jan
Yes Mani
A multipurpose vegetable, we loved its malai kofta vegetable. My mother was
expert in cooking koftas without any besan.
--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone:
Nice capture Rashida ji. This is the food plant of the caterpillars of
Pioneer butterflies.
Regards,
Mani.
Thanks Gurcharan ji for the info.Dudhi ka halwa is also made from this
vegetable. The juice when mixed with Awla juice is tasty and good for
health.
Bird houses and other decorative articles are made from the fully ripen
bottle gourd.
Regards,
Mani.
Nice mani ji and Sir ji
tanay
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:17 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Gurcharan ji for the info.Dudhi ka halwa is also made from this
vegetable. The juice when mixed with Awla juice is tasty and good for
health.
Bird houses and other decorative
Thanks Pankaj ji!
Aarti
On Jan 15, 2:13 am, Dr Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote:
This could be Ledebouria pauciflora, family - ASPARAGACEAE.
Pankaj
On Jan 14, 9:25 pm, Pudji Widodo pudjiuns...@gmail.com wrote:
I think it is Bromelia?
Pudji Widodo- Hide quoted text -
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Just to add Mani ji. If you are prone to common cold and cough then Dudhi
juice is not less than a curse for you. The patients following channel vale
babas, commonly complain about it. In Traditional Healing in general there
is very few general recommendations, there is specific recommendations
I think Alocasia sp.
--
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 Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Aarti S.
And yes I also remember the fruits are generally left on the vine to ripen
for seeds to mature and used for next crop. After removing the seeds the
hard dry shell can be used for collecting and storing water like in bottle.
--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa
Alocasia for sure but not quite sure of species without photos of flower
tanay
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
I think Alocasia sp.
--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
In support of Gurcharan ji I am forwarding this link
http://pankajoudhia.com/album/main.php?g2_itemId=10978
regards
Pankaj Oudhia
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote:
And yes I also remember the fruits are generally left on the vine to ripen
for seeds
Certainly Samanea saman (Rain tree)- also called Vilaiti Sirsi in Kolkata-
as I have stayed in Kolkata for a long time..
On 15 January 2011 03:45, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com wrote:
It looks like Samanea saman (= Albizia saman) to me too.
Regards
Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D.
Post
Looks like O. dillenii
--
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 Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Aarti
Shrikant ji,
I have photographed some capers from Oman Kenya.
Will post these for you to see and if possible identify.
Regards,
Aarti
On Jan 14, 7:02 pm, shrikant ingalhalikar le...@rediffmail.com
wrote:
Dear All,
Let me share some doubts on the plant posted here. The plant disagrees
with
Thanks Pankaj ji for providing documental proof to support my childhood
memories.
--
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
Thanks. Please see this superb Slideshow (by Jooste and Ellis) on Lagenaria
and its uses available in Ecoport.
http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=slideshowViewslideshowId=114checkRequired=Y
regards
Pankaj Oudhia
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote:
Thanks for posting an interesting new plant.
On 18 December 2010 09:46, A.Sinha sinha.i...@gmail.com wrote:
Coldenia procumbens
Seen in fallow land on the outskirts of Chennai
Low spreading herb with distinctive leaves, the leaf blade being
irregularly shaped and very deeply appressed
some sp. of philodendron?
ak
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote:
This picture taken at Racca Nursery, Nasik, Maharashtra on the 3rd of
October,2010.
Aarti
--
Anand Kumar Bhatt
A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road
Gwalior. 474 005.
Tele: 0751-247 2233.
There is a hybrid called Philodendron 'Prince of Orange' have a look.
Pankaj
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt
anandkbh...@gmail.com wrote:
some sp. of philodendron?
ak
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.com
wrote:
This picture taken at
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