Re: [efloraofindia:62531] Red flower(Samir Takaochi 1)

2011-02-11 Thread Samir Takaochi
Narendra ji, Tanoy ji, Neil ji, Thank you so much always! Samir 2011/2/10 Narendra Joshi narend...@gmail.com Asclepias curassavica (Marathi Halad kunku or Pivla Chitrak) With Regards, Narendra Joshi 2011/2/10 Samir Takaochi bandob...@gmail.com: Hi friends. Thank you always for your

Re: [efloraofindia:62532] Purple flower(Samir Takaochi 3)

2011-02-11 Thread Samir Takaochi
Joshi ji, Ramachandran ji, Neil ji,Tanoy ji, Thank you so much for your kind adivice always!! Samir 2011/2/10 Joshi Pankaj joshi...@yahoo.com *Ruellia tuberosa* L. *** Pankaj N. Joshi, Ph.D Scientist Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE)

Re: [efloraofindia:62535] ID request from a newbie..

2011-02-11 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Looking at leaves it appears Corydalis (flower head reminds Trifolium). If flowers and leaves belong to the same plant, the closest match seems to be Corydalis cashmeriana (though inflorescence is more dense). -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University

Re: [efloraofindia:62536] ID request- 10022011-PKA1

2011-02-11 Thread manudev madhavan
This could be some Quisqualis species. Please check out whether the flower turns red in colour I think we have only two species of Quisqualis in India Q.malabarica Q. indica But this plant seems to be different from both On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:62539] ID request from a newbie..

2011-02-11 Thread Na Bha
can it be Akelei (germanname) (Aquilegia)? - Original Message - From: Gurcharan Singh To: Alok Isabelle Cc: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 11:21 AM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:62535] ID request from a newbie.. Looking at leaves it

Re: [efloraofindia:62540] Liana for ID SMP 2 6Feb2011

2011-02-11 Thread manudev madhavan
This could be *Gnetum ula* On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 1:36 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: I too think this is Gnetum ula Tanay On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Sorry sorry, I didnt see, you already identified it. Thanks for sharing.

Re: [efloraofindia:62542] Commelinales Zingiberales Week: Day Flower

2011-02-11 Thread manudev madhavan
Mayurji, Am not sure but I could see some pubescence upon the spathe in the picture. Do *Commelina diffusa* have such hairs on spathe? in your description, it has a glabrous surface. On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 7:57 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: The snap is really cool and thanks

Re: [efloraofindia:62543] Two good ebooks for download

2011-02-11 Thread manudev madhavan
Thanks a lot Balkar ji On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: DESCRIBING SPECIES is one of the best books in the world to refer to if you want to describe a new species or want to know HOW, WHEN and WHAT is done to describe a new species. Unfortunately, on

[efloraofindia:62544] Re: ID request from a newbie..

2011-02-11 Thread Alok
both the 'corydalis' and columbine family had come to mind but crossed them off as the flower does not match any features of these.. it IS quite interesting... :)) and Gurcharan ji.. the leaves ARE of the same plant it was found in a very remote part of the sanctuary.. we call it 'the lost

Re: [efloraofindia:62546] Phyla nodiflora

2011-02-11 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Nice photographs Pravin 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 11, 2011 at 4:49 PM,

Re: [efloraofindia:62548] Is this Vivipary?

2011-02-11 Thread tanay bose
i am not sure whether this phenomenon can be regarded as vivipary Tanay On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:18 PM, Satish Chile chilesat...@gmail.comwrote: This is seen in some grasses, Onion, Lilly etc. On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 1:21 AM, Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.comwrote: Hi All, What

Re: [efloraofindia:62549] Hemidesmus indicus

2011-02-11 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch of Hemidesmus indicus thanks for sharing tanay On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 3:13 AM, Pravin Kawale kawale.pra...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, Today at Alibag , Maharashtra Hemidesmus indicus Marathi Name: Anantvel Regards DSC02868.JPG DSC02860.JPG DSC02863.JPG These pictures were sent

Re: [efloraofindia:62550] Bombax ceiba and insigne

2011-02-11 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch Pravin ji kindly post different plant in separate threads tanay On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 3:35 AM, Pravin Kawale kawale.pra...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, Red/Yellow Bombax ceiba and Bombax insigne for comparison Pl.confirm Thanks in advance *Pravin* -- *Tanay Bose* Research

Re: [efloraofindia:62551] Phyla nodiflora

2011-02-11 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch Pravin ji tanay On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 5:17 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Nice photographs Pravin ji -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.

Re: [efloraofindia:62552] Help ID please: Prostrate Herb with tiny bell flower

2011-02-11 Thread Vijayasankar
Nice pictures. It is *Dentella repens *of Rubiaceae. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 2:43 AM, A.Sinha sinha.i...@gmail.com wrote: Found this prostrate herb growing in open areas , along with Glinus.o

Re: [efloraofindia:62553] Bombax ceiba and insigne

2011-02-11 Thread Satish Phadke
Beautiful photos Pravin ji !! It can clearly be observed that Bombax insigne has far more number of stamens than Bombax ceiba. Dr Phadke On 11 February 2011 17:05, Pravin Kawale kawale.pra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Red/Yellow Bombax ceiba and Bombax insigne for comparison Pl.confirm Thanks in

Re: [efloraofindia:62554] Capparis in Jijamata Udyan

2011-02-11 Thread hari lal
nice capturing sir hari shankar lal On 2/11/11, Balkar Arya balkara...@gmail.com wrote: What a gorgeous catch Thanks Shrikant Ji for sharing -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964

Re: [efloraofindia:62558] Help ID please: Prostrate Herb with tiny bell flower

2011-02-11 Thread tanay bose
*Dentella repens *as said by Vijaya Ji tanay On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.comwrote: Nice pictures. It is *Dentella repens *of Rubiaceae. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Fri, Feb

Re: [efloraofindia:62559] Zingiberales Week

2011-02-11 Thread tanay bose
I think you are correct they are indeed setting seeds Tanay On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.comwrote: Is this Heliconia setting seed? It is growing in a private garden in Chennai. Rgds, Padmini Raghavan -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching

Re: [efloraofindia:62560] 12 02 11-PR - For ID

2011-02-11 Thread tanay bose
*Catunaregam spinosa* after the pollination is completed in the flower color changes from white to yellow. Tanay On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.comwrote: Please help me id this shrub with flowers that start out white and then become a mustard yellow,

Re: [efloraofindia:62561] Zingiberales-Heliconia

2011-02-11 Thread tanay bose
Nice shots thanks for sharing tanay On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.comwrote: Fairly common variety but this is a heallthy specimen; in a private garden in Chennai. Regards, Padmini Raghavan. -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant.

Re: [efloraofindia:62562] 12 02 11-PR - For ID

2011-02-11 Thread Vijayasankar
This may be *Gardenia volkensii*. https://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi?uid=gardenia_volkensii Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 3:10 PM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [efloraofindia:62563] Id plz

2011-02-11 Thread Vijayasankar
The key in FoC leads to *Jasminum guangxiense. *I am not sure but. The venation seems to be a good character here. However other features such as size of leaves, and floral parts also needed to confirm the id. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of

Re: [efloraofindia:62564] Zingiberales-Heliconia

2011-02-11 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Heliconia rostrata -- 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, Feb 12, 2011 at 2:41 AM, tanay bose

[efloraofindia:62565] Re: 12 02 11-PR - For ID

2011-02-11 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
Yes, there is another plant of this genus (Brunfelsia calycina) that is called Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow, but this one is B. americana. It can be called only YT because it changes colour only from white to yellow. This is from Solanaceae, you can see alternate leaves. Regards On Feb 12, 12:23 am,

Re: [efloraofindia:62568] please id

2011-02-11 Thread Smita Raskar
Oberoniaorchidorchidologist will tell you name of species:):) On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 9:52 AM, arjun dobighazam...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, location is at our farm in the address below Thank you regards to all -- Best ! Arjun. at village: Pishvi taluka: Velhe

[efloraofindia:62569] Re: please id

2011-02-11 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
O. falconeri, I suppose. Regards, On Feb 12, 9:22 am, arjun dobighazam...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, location is at our farm in the address below Thank you regards to all -- Best ! Arjun. at village: Pishvi taluka: Velhe district: Pune Maharashtra. Pin : 412 212 +91 981

Re: [efloraofindia:62570] Orchidaceae: Dendrobium crepidatum Lindl. Paxton

2011-02-11 Thread Smita Raskar
Hi Pankaj Thats Amazing...you will be doing better better ahead...keep up:):) On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks a lot Dinesh sir, Mani sir, Prashant sir, Ritesh and Amrita for the compliments!!! Regards Pankaj On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:17

[efloraofindia:62571] identification no120211sn1

2011-02-11 Thread Satish Nikam
dear all, Kindly confirm if this is Rungia repens or otherwise. date/time:jan11 location:mulshi,pune habitat:wild plant habit:--- height:about 1 ft. leaves:-- inflorescence:-- other info:-- thanks regards satish nikam attachment: IMG_3887-r.jpg

[efloraofindia:62573] DOMBIVLI GREEN RACE - 20.2.2011

2011-02-11 Thread mani nair
Dear friends, NYASS Trust,Dombivli is organizing an event called Dombivli Green race for nature lovers. Dombivli Green Race is an event which involves identifying as many plants species as possible in a given duration, in Dombivli and surrounding areas. Date: 20th February 2011 Orientation

Re: [efloraofindia:62574] Zingiberales-Heliconia

2011-02-11 Thread mani nair
nice capture. Regards, Mani. On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Heliconia rostrata -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone:

Re: [efloraofindia:62575] Madhavi Lata

2011-02-11 Thread mani nair
Preeti ji, beautiful flowers. How the plant is propagated - from seeds or cuttings? Regards, Mani.

Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:62576] Flora of Andaman30- 100111-PKA1

2011-02-11 Thread Ron_Convolvulaceae
On Jan 28, 8:50 am, Balkar Arya balkara...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Gurcharan ji today i was searching some unided Convolvulaceae members For Ron Ji He is a great help in convolvulaceae On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 4:42 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Ron You are doing

[efloraofindia:62577] Re: Convolvulaceae for id from Tirupati-280111-1

2011-02-11 Thread Ron_Convolvulaceae
On Feb 10, 7:28 pm, Balkar Arya balkara...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Ron Ji for such a detailed analysis -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964 Hello, I think it may be of value to compare the plant

[efloraofindia:62578] Re: Is this Vivipary?

2011-02-11 Thread Chitralekha
Dear Padmini, Nice pictures; I can use them to show to my students. It is a type of vegetative propagation where the propagules are formed on the inflorescence axis along with flowers. If I am not mistaken each plantlet is arising at the axil of the red bract. Do they form roots too? I have seen