Re: [efloraofindia:62132] Tree from high altitude for id 040211MK2

2011-02-04 Thread formpejaver
Beutiful photos Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel -Original Message- From: Muthu Karthick Sender: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 11:29:22 To: indiantreepix Subject: [efloraofindia:62076] Tree from high altitude for id 040211MK2 Dear all, Please help to id the tree fo

Re: [efloraofindia:62131] identification no050211sn1

2011-02-04 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  Affirmative. Marsh Carpet [Hygrophila serpyllum]. Please check the archives of this group for my photographs of this.   Regards,    Neil Soares.   --- On Sat, 2/5/11, Satish Nikam wrote: From: Satish Nikam Subject: [efloraofindia:62125] identificat

Re: [efloraofindia:62130] identification no050211sn2

2011-02-04 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  Affirmative. Both are Actinodaphne gullavara [Pisa].  Regards,   Neil Soares. --- On Sat, 2/5/11, Satish Nikam wrote: From: Satish Nikam Subject: [efloraofindia:62126] identification no050211sn2 To: "Indiantrees Pics" Date: Saturday, February 5, 20

Fw: [efloraofindia:62129] Hibiscus

2011-02-04 Thread formpejaver
Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel -Original Message- From: formpeja...@yahoo.com Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 04:36:21 To: Pankaj Oudhia Reply-To: formpeja...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:61813] Hibiscus Jasw comes from Jaswand that is marathi name of Hibiscus rosasciencis I don't know

Re: [efloraofindia:62128] Re: Commelinales & Zingiberales Week, February7 to 13, 2011 (Coordinator Dr. Mayur Nandikar)

2011-02-04 Thread Balkar Arya
Best of Luck Mayur Ji Our best wishes are with you On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Thanks Madhuri ji > Only friends like you are a fuel for growth and increased involvement. > Thanks for all the good words. I am lucky to be on this group. > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Sing

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2011-02-04 Thread jmgarg1
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Re: [efloraofindia:62122] Re: Commelinales & Zingiberales Week, February7 to 13, 2011 (Coordinator Dr. Mayur Nandikar)

2011-02-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks Madhuri ji Only friends like you are a fuel for growth and increased involvement. Thanks for all the good words. I am lucky to be on this group. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New

Re: [efloraofindia:62121] Re: Commelinales & Zingiberales Week, February7 to 13, 2011 (Coordinator Dr. Mayur Nandikar)

2011-02-04 Thread formpejaver
Wow. So again a new episode. Sirji you must be a great teacher and favourate of students. How nicely you are shaping the group. As the episodes are maturing perfect guidelines for botanists , nonbotanists, expections for watchers like me. Great! So best luck Mayurji and experts. Madhuri Sent from

Re: [efloraofindia:62120] Re: Commelinales & Zingiberales Week, February 7 to 13, 2011 (Coordinator Dr. Mayur Nandikar)

2011-02-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Mayur ji The purpose of the episodes is to relive the plants already in the database also. This way we can improve upon the information or make necessary corrections, where possible. Different members can contribute their own sets of photographs once a thread is initiated. This way we will hav

Re: [efloraofindia:62119] Plant for Id - Coimbatore

2011-02-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Perhaps Triumfetta rhomboidea -- 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 21, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Ma

Re: [efloraofindia:0] Re: Commelinales & Zingiberales Week, February 7 to 13, 2011 (Coordinator Dr. Mayur Nandikar)

2011-02-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Best wishes Mr. Mayur.. Pankaj On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 9:42 AM, mayur nandikar wrote: > Thank you sir for initiating the topic. > I cordially invite all of you  for "Commelinales & Zingiberales Week" in > fact I request you to contribute the things regarding these orders. > > And I hope any th

[efloraofindia:62116] Re: Commelinales & Zingiberales Week, February 7 to 13, 2011 (Coordinator Dr. Mayur Nandikar)

2011-02-04 Thread mayur nandikar
Thank you sir for initiating the topic. I cordially invite all of you for "Commelinales & Zingiberales Week" in fact I request you to contribute the things regarding these orders. And I hope any thread/ information/ Identification queries related to these orders will help to finalize data for ou

[efloraofindia:62111] Commelinales & Zingiberales Week, February 7 to 13, 2011 (Coordinator Dr. Mayur Nandikar)

2011-02-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Dear Friends The focus this month would be on Commelinales & Zingiberales between February 7 to 13, 2011. Dr. Mayur Nandikar, our expert on family Commelinaceae has offered this episode, which was originally proposed to include family Commelinaceae, but the scope was increased to include other fam

Re: [efloraofindia:62106] Re: Devil's tree-MN030211

2011-02-04 Thread mani nair
Thanks Gurcharanji, Ajinkyaji, Tanay ji and Mahadeswara ji for the ID. Now I rmember there was a discussion on this photo of the tree sent by Rashida ji. Regards, Mani.

Re: [efloraofindia:62105] Solanaceae shrub for id 040211MK3

2011-02-04 Thread tanay bose
*Cestrum aurantiacum* ***Tanay * On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:47 AM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Yes Cestrum aurantiacum > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 01

Re: [efloraofindia:62104] Tree from high altitude for id 040211MK2

2011-02-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Manudev ji If the list is reliable then perhaps we will have to find out the differences between Mahonia and Berberis. The traditional difference is simple leavesin Berberis, pinnate in Mahonia. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-

Re: [efloraofindia:62103] Tree from high altitude for id 040211MK2

2011-02-04 Thread manudev madhavan
Gurucharan ji, In the checklist both genus Mahonia & Berberis do exist. Here it is another link... http://www.biotik.org/india/species/m/maholesc/maholesc_en.html please check... On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrot

Re: [efloraofindia:62102] Tree from high altitude for id 040211MK2

2011-02-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Manudev ji If M. bealei is a synonym of B. bealei, then all other species are also. Please See GRIN or other recent databases. We should use KEW Checklist with lot of caution. Perhaps the list has been published in hurry. There are so many contradictions. So many species are unresolved. What

Re: [efloraofindia:62101] Tree from high altitude for id 040211MK2

2011-02-04 Thread manudev madhavan
Gurucharan ji, Thanks for the information..!! However, M. bealei is a synonym of Berberis bealei according to the recent cheklists, which have dark blue berries.. Am not much sure whether the fruits seen in the pictures will turn dark blue..] But it doesn't appears to be so.. Gamble has reported *M

Re: [efloraofindia:62100] Convolvulaceae: Merremia vitifolia

2011-02-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Great Sheetal ji It would be ideal if all our species pages look like this (with of course local names and other things already added by Garg ji in test pages). -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas

Re: [efloraofindia:62099] salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue' from Delhi

2011-02-04 Thread Balkar Arya
Thanks Sir This Year i will also try to Visit. although we also have a flower show in our college on 28 feb On the occasion of Science day. our Deptt is organising this On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Nominal entry fee of 5-10 rupees > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Re

Re: [efloraofindia:62098] Convolvulaceae: Merremia vitifolia

2011-02-04 Thread Balkar Arya
Good Approach Sheetal Ji On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 6:49 PM, tanay bose wrote: > Thanks Sheetal Ji for providing the such a nice photo with description of > the plant > Tanay > > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 4:11 AM, sheetal chaudhari > wrote: > >> *Merremia vitifolia* (Burm. f.) Hall. f., Bot. Jahrb.

Re: [efloraofindia:62097] Solanaceae shrub for id 040211MK3

2011-02-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Cestrum aurantiacum -- 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, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Muthu Kart

Re: [efloraofindia:62096] Tree from high altitude for id 040211MK2

2011-02-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Muthu ji All species of Mahonia are technically shrubs with more than one stems from ground level, and no main trunk. However, it is not uncommon to see smaller stems cut away or die to give the plant appearance of a tree (I have seen this in several gardens). FBI reports than B. nepalensis (now c

Re: [efloraofindia:62094] SV: Epiphytic orchid Pench National Park,

2011-02-04 Thread Balkar Arya
Thanks Pankaj ji On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > Thats a good news. Now I know how to identify Vanda spathulata. This > also shows the importance of flowers on the specimens for > identification. > I am glad Balkar sir finally digged it out on his own to get the > correct i

Re: [efloraofindia:62093] SV: Epiphytic orchid Pench National Park,

2011-02-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Thats a good news. Now I know how to identify Vanda spathulata. This also shows the importance of flowers on the specimens for identification. I am glad Balkar sir finally digged it out on his own to get the correct identity. Hats off to you!! Pankaj On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Balkar Arya

Re: [efloraofindia:62092] SV: Epiphytic orchid Pench National Park,

2011-02-04 Thread Balkar Arya
Yes Pankaj ji Mine is Vanda spathulata. Today i confirmed this from SV University On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > No sir you are taking it wrongly. They must have seen the flowers. I > havent!! Even there are two more look alikes of Vanda tessellata in > south. Flowers loo

Re: [efloraofindia:62091] Sonchus for id 040211MK1

2011-02-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Not arvensis for sure Most probably S. asper (though often confused with S. oleraceous) -- 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://peop

Re: [efloraofindia:62090] Flora of Jamwa ramgarh Sanctury,Jaipur,Rajastan

2011-02-04 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Devendra ji -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 8:39 AM, Devendra Bhardwaj

Re: [efloraofindia:62089] Re: ID request-02022011-PKA1

2011-02-04 Thread Muthu Karthick
Sorry might this be *Piper trichostachyon* (Miq.) C.DC. of Piperaceae. Its a woody climber. On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Muthu Karthick wrote: > This is a *Peperomia* sp. > > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Mahadeswara wrote: > >> Some Piperaceae member. >> >> On Feb 3, 4:50 pm, "Pardeshi S.

Re: [efloraofindia:62088] Solanaceae shrub for id 040211MK3

2011-02-04 Thread Muthu Karthick
But are the fruits matches with *C. aurantiacum* sir? referring this: https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/9094b64bef423132/38fd74ce21ca1045?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Cestrum#38fd74ce21ca1045 On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Satish Phadke wrote: > *Cestrum aurantiacum* > I had

Re: [efloraofindia:62087] Tree from high altitude for id 040211MK2

2011-02-04 Thread Pankaj Kumar
As far as I know, the fruit color turns blue or dark when it ripens. This is peculiar to Berberidaceae I assume. These fruits may not be ripe enough. But cant be sure. Pankaj On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Muthu Karthick wrote: > Dear Manudevji, > *Mahonia leschenaultii* is a big-shrub and not

Re: [efloraofindia:62086] Solanaceae shrub for id 040211MK3

2011-02-04 Thread Satish Phadke
*Cestrum aurantiacum* I had seen this plant in (Munnar) Kerala Native of south America. Dr Phadke On 4 February 2011 13:41, Muthu Karthick wrote: > Dear all, > Kindly help to id this Solanaceae shrub found planted at a private garden > at Ooty, Nilgiris.Could this be any *Cestrum *sp.? > > *Dat

Re: [efloraofindia:62085] Re: ID request-02022011-PKA1

2011-02-04 Thread Muthu Karthick
This is a *Peperomia* sp. On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Mahadeswara wrote: > Some Piperaceae member. > > On Feb 3, 4:50 pm, "Pardeshi S." wrote: > > smilax can be ruled out as tendrils cannot be observed. i guess it can > > be some species of Piper. > > Regards > > Satish Pardeshi > > > > On F

Re: [efloraofindia:62084] Tree from high altitude for id 040211MK2

2011-02-04 Thread Muthu Karthick
Dear Manudevji, *Mahonia leschenaultii* is a big-shrub and not a tree. Description shows that *M.leschenaultii* have dark blue fruits and even-pinnate leaves; a contradictory to the posted tree habit plant. Please verify again. Reference: Excursion Flora of TN by K M Matthew On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at

Re: [efloraofindia:62083] Garden herb from Ooty for ID 030211MK3

2011-02-04 Thread Muthu Karthick
yes, *Eschscholzia californica* Cham. of Papaveraceae. On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > Thanks for correcting. Actually I was knowing but then I thought I was > wrong so I overlooked. > Regards > Pankaj > > > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 8:19 PM, Gurcharan Singh > wrote: > > Ag