Re: [efloraofindia:62634] Request for ID- 13022011RA1

2011-02-13 Thread ajinkya gadave
Sterculia villosa On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Rerquest ID of this Sterculia sp. seen at Rani Baug on 6 Feb. 2011. It is supposed to be a South Indian species. regards, Rashida.

Re: [efloraofindia:62636] Request for ID- 13022011RA1

2011-02-13 Thread Rashida Atthar
Thanks Ajinkya ji, but no this is not S. villosa as Dr. Almeida was present at the walk and said this is another species. regards, Rashida. On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 2:03 PM, ajinkya gadave ajinkyagad...@gmail.comwrote: Sterculia villosa On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Rashida Atthar

[efloraofindia:62638] Re: Red flower(Samir Takaochi 1)

2011-02-13 Thread deshmukh
In marathi it ia haladi-kunku. suchita On Feb 11, 3:36 am, Samir Takaochi bandob...@gmail.com wrote: 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,

Re: [efloraofindia:62640] Yellow flower(Samir Takaochi)

2011-02-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Ranunculus 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/ 2011/2/13 Samir Takaochi bandob...@gmail.com Hi

[efloraofindia:62642] Speakers Reqd for a Seminar

2011-02-13 Thread jaykakarla
Hi All, Kenneth Anderson Nature Society (KANS) is helping MLA College of Higher Learning, Malleswaram, Bangalore in organising an one day Seminar for Teachers who teach Enviro Science in colleges, in the 3rd week of March 2011. We need speakers on flowering trees, their identification in Kannada,

Re: [efloraofindia:62645] White flower(Samir Takaochi2)

2011-02-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Lepidium ruderale -- 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/ 2011/2/13 Samir Takaochi bandob...@gmail.com

Re: [efloraofindia:62646] Akelei Fotos from Ritterhude June 2010

2011-02-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
This is Aquilegia vulgaris The English equivalent for your sporn is spur, as I had mentioned earlier: Aquilegia has 5, Delphinium 1. I am still not able to reconcile about the other plant. It looks different to me, although leaves definitely resemble Aquilegia vulgaris. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Re: [efloraofindia:62648] Re: ID request from a newbie..

2011-02-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Hybrids can of course develop on their own specially if the species concerned are cross pollinated in nature. Not a big deal about that. Regards Pankaj On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Alok alokisabe...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Gurcharan ji, As Nalini ji said Aquilegia vulgaris (var stellata) for

Re: [efloraofindia:62649] Madhavi Lata

2011-02-13 Thread Rashida Atthar
Beautiful pictures Preeti ji. Thanks for sharing. regards, Rashida. On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 11:12 AM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Preeti ji, beautiful flowers. How the plant is propagated - from seeds or cuttings? Regards, Mani.

Re: [efloraofindia:62650] Re: ID request from a newbie..

2011-02-13 Thread Alok Isabelle Mahendroo
Thank you Pankaj ji, So this would seem to be a hybrid between columbine and delphenium varities!! Since obviously it has traits of both of them... The part of this forest where I found it did indeed have a lot of Columbine... but Delphenium. h.. don,t remember. regards Alok On

Re: [efloraofindia:62651] Re: ID request from a newbie..

2011-02-13 Thread Alok Isabelle Mahendroo
Thank you Pankaj ji, So this would seem to be a hybrid between columbine and delphinium varieties!! Since obviously it has traits of both of them... The part of this forest where I found it did indeed have a lot of Columbine... but Delphinium. h.. don,t remember. regards Alok On

Re: [efloraofindia:62654] Re: Is this Vivipary?

2011-02-13 Thread Rashida Atthar
This is interesting. As per definations- some plants produce seeds that undergo no dormancy . The growth while the seed and fruit are still on the plant is termed vivipary. Another defination says True vivipary, the germination of seed before dispersal is relatively rare ( as in mangrove species),

Re: [efloraofindia:62655] Dillenia indica-fruiting

2011-02-13 Thread Rashida Atthar
Thanks for the appreciation Sir. regards, Rashida. On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Good one, Rashida ji -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri,

Re: [efloraofindia:62657] Simaroubaceae: Quassia indica (Gaertn.) Noot.

2011-02-13 Thread Anand Kumar Bhatt
Is it not the Lakshmi taru which is encouraged by Sri Sri Ravishanker? ak 3, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Quassia indica (Gaertn.) Noot. Blumea xi. 517 (1963). Basionym: Samadera indica Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. ii. 352. t. 156. (1790 - 1792) Family:

Re: [efloraofindia:62658] Re: Is this Vivipary?

2011-02-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Rashida ji You have got it right. Many plants develop bulbils in place of flowers. Top onion, a pseudodiploid can survive only because of this so called vivipary, and infact it was earlier named as *Allium* *cepa* var. *viviparum.* * * *** -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor

Re: [efloraofindia:62660] Solanaceae: Solanum wrightii Benth.

2011-02-13 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Thanks Pankaj ji, for showing this species, not known to me earlier. -- 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

Re: [efloraofindia:62661] Request for ID- 13022011RA1

2011-02-13 Thread rajdeo singh
Hi, Its definitely *Sterculia villosa* Roxb. ex DC. Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

Re: [efloraofindia:62663] Request for ID- 13022011RA1

2011-02-13 Thread Rashida Atthar
Thanks Rajdeo ji. Sir had an explanation for this being different sp. but will need to check this again. regards, Rashida On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 7:53 PM, rajdeo singh rajdeo.1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Its definitely *Sterculia villosa* Roxb. ex DC. Rajdeo Singh Project fellow St. Xavier's

Re: [efloraofindia:62664] Re: Is this Vivipary?

2011-02-13 Thread Rashida Atthar
Thanks for the interesting explanation Dr. Gurcharan ji. regards, Rashida. On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 7:44 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Rashida ji You have got it right. Many plants develop bulbils in place of flowers. Top onion, a pseudodiploid can survive only because of

[efloraofindia:62666] Re: Is this Vivipary?

2011-02-13 Thread Dr Pankaj Kumar
To me, this is not vivipary unless this happens all the time in the plant. Which is clearly not the case here. This has happened just because somehow seeds got stuck and germinated due to availability of moisture. True vivipary is a compulsory habit in a particular plant, where there is no other

Re: [efloraofindia:62667] Flora Picture of the year 2011Muthu Karthick

2011-02-13 Thread Anand Kumar Bhatt
Add this to the flower info: lantana is a weed, which can overpower native vegetation easily. It spreads quickly and destroys whatever comes in its way. And to think that it came to India only during WWII. Its seeds are poisonous to birds and humans when raw. ak On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:54 PM,

Re: [efloraofindia:62670] ... met Aarti Khale ji at Rani Baug on 9 FEB 11

2011-02-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
Your yet to identify shrub is most probably a Dracaena. Pankaj On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, Had an opportunity to meet Aarti ji at Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan (Rani Baug) She had already visited the garden a few times during

Re: [efloraofindia:62671] Butea monosperma

2011-02-13 Thread tanay bose
The symbol of spring tanay On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 10:39 PM, Satish Chile chilesat...@gmail.comwrote: Reminding the arrival of HOLI FESTIVAL On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Smita Raskar smita.ras...@gmail.comwrote: Hello All Butea monosperma is blooming very beautifully tree is covered

Re: [efloraofindia:62672] ... met Aarti Khale ji at Rani Baug on 9 FEB 11

2011-02-13 Thread Prashant awale
Dear Dinesh, Last link i think is of *Cordyline fruticosa*. Pl check this... regards Prashant On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 8:50 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Your yet to identify shrub is most probably a Dracaena. Pankaj On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Dinesh Valke

Re: [efloraofindia:62673] Parkia biglandulos wight Arn.

2011-02-13 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch Rashida Ji I think you missed the flowers Tanay On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 11:50 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Sharing the flowering and fruiting of Parkia biglandulosa ( badminton ball tree) at Rani Baug, Mumbai on 6 Feb 2011. regards, Rashida. -- *Tanay

Re: [efloraofindia:62674] Guaiacum officinale L. flowering

2011-02-13 Thread tanay bose
This plant is native to West Indies Tanay On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Guaiacum officinale L. -Lignum vitae seen flowering at Rani baug , Mumbai on 6 Feb. 2011. The small dark blue flowers turn white after fading. regards, Rashida,

Re: [efloraofindia:62675] Kleinhovia hospita L. - Guest tree

2011-02-13 Thread tanay bose
Nice catch of a Malvaceae member Tanay On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 12:30 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Kleinhovia hospita L. - Guest tree seen fruiting at Rani Baug, Mumbai on 6 Feb.2011. Hospita means hospitable but as ' Trees of Mumbai ' states there is no record of it in

Re: [efloraofindia:62677] White flower(Samir Takaochi2)

2011-02-13 Thread tanay bose
Lepidium ruderale indeed Tanay On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 4:28 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Lepidium ruderale -- 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:62678] Akelei Fotos from Ritterhude June 2010

2011-02-13 Thread tanay bose
Aquilegia vulgaris!! Tanay On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 4:41 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: This is Aquilegia vulgaris The English equivalent for your sporn is spur, as I had mentioned earlier: Aquilegia has 5, Delphinium 1. I am still not able to reconcile about the other plant.

Re: [efloraofindia:62679] Dillenia indica-fruiting

2011-02-13 Thread tanay bose
I more appreciate chatni made out of it tanay On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 5:59 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks for the appreciation Sir. regards, Rashida. On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote: Good one, Rashida ji -- Dr.

Re: [efloraofindia:62680] ... met Aarti Khale ji at Rani Baug on 9 FEB 11

2011-02-13 Thread Dinesh Valke
Many thanks dear Pankaj and Prashant, *Cordyline fruticosa* is very convincing ID. Regards Dinesh. On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Dinesh, Last link i think is of *Cordyline fruticosa*. Pl check this... regards Prashant On Sun, Feb 13,

[efloraofindia:62683] Capparis zeylanica fruiting

2011-02-13 Thread Neil Soares
Hi,  Photographed at my farm at Shahapur today. The locals tell me that the raw fruit are used as vegetable. Sending a few photographs.    With regards, Neil Soares.

Re: [efloraofindia:62687] Capparis zeylanica fruiting

2011-02-13 Thread tanay bose
This is a new info for me , I also this knew about it's culinary use tanay On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, Photographed at my farm at Shahapur today. The locals tell me the raw fruit are used as vegetable. Sending a few photographs.

Re: [efloraofindia:62690] Request For ID .....

2011-02-13 Thread Pankaj Kumar
To me, it looks like a Ficus. Pankaj On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 11:15 PM, Paldas Photography som.with.cam...@gmail.com wrote: Pls help me with ID nature of the plant -- Thanks Regards, Somnath Pal Das **   To create a “Butterfly Garden” at your premises , pls contact us. Happy

Re: [efloraofindia:62691] Request For ID .....

2011-02-13 Thread ajinkya gadave
*Ficus hispida * On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: To me, it looks like a Ficus. Pankaj On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 11:15 PM, Paldas Photography som.with.cam...@gmail.com wrote: Pls help me with ID nature of the plant -- Thanks Regards,

Re: [efloraofindia:62693] Simaroubaceae: Quassia indica (Gaertn.) Noot.

2011-02-13 Thread Vijayasankar
As far as I know, Simarouba glauca, an oil yielding tree, is known as Lakshmi Taru, Sorka Maram and Paradise tree. http://www.svlele.com/simarouba.htm http://www.righthealth.com/topic/Simarouba Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi

Re: [efloraofindia:62694] Please identify this climber - NS 8

2011-02-13 Thread Vijayasankar
It could be a *Ventilago *species (Rhamnaceae). Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi, Photographed at my farm at Shahapur today. Wasn't planning on

Re: [efloraofindia:62700] Saraca asoca - blooming

2011-02-13 Thread mani nair
Beautiful flowers and tree. Regards, Mani. On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: The gregarious flowering of Saraca asoca sen at Rani baug, Mumbai on 6 Feb . 2011. regards, Rashida.

Re: [efloraofindia:62701] Oberonia swaminathanii, a new orchid species from Kerala

2011-02-13 Thread manudev madhavan
Thanks a lot.. On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks for sharing. I was about to say why not O. chandrasekharanii, but then I saw the reprint. Great work!! Kudos to you and your co-authors. Pankaj On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:48 AM, manudev

[efloraofindia:62702] Re: ... met Aarti Khale ji at Rani Baug on 9 FEB 11

2011-02-13 Thread shrikant ingalhalikar
...and the UNID fruiting tree is Trachylobium verrucosum Oliver of Caesalpiniaceae. Regards, On Feb 13, 8:16 pm, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, Had an opportunity to meet Aarti ji at Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan (Rani Baug) She had already visited the garden a

Re: [efloraofindia:62704] Saraca asoca - blooming

2011-02-13 Thread manudev madhavan
nice capture pravin ji On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Pravin Kawale kawale.pra...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, Have a closer view. Last week at Kanakeshwar,Alibag Regrads On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:09 AM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Beautiful flowers and tree. Regards, Mani. On

Re: [efloraofindia:62705] Re: ... met Aarti Khale ji at Rani Baug on 9 FEB 11

2011-02-13 Thread Dinesh Valke
Thank you very very much for the ID, Shrikant ji. Regards Dinesh On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:46 AM, shrikant ingalhalikar le...@rediffmail.com wrote: ...and the UNID fruiting tree is Trachylobium verrucosum Oliver of Caesalpiniaceae. Regards, On Feb 13, 8:16 pm, Dinesh Valke

[efloraofindia:62707] Re: Red flower(Samir Takaochi 1)

2011-02-13 Thread Pinki
Asclepias curassavica, Extrmely poisonous Alok On Feb 10, 1:19 am, Samir Takaochi bandob...@gmail.com wrote: Hi friends. Thank you always for your precious advice. Today I d like to see you advice for following flower Place: Kasauli Type: May be garden Diameter of flower:1cm

Re: [efloraofindia:62709] Requesting Id

2011-02-13 Thread manudev madhavan
Surely not Swertia.. There are stipules present, Probably some Rubiaceae, plant looks like *Diodella** teres* (Walter) Small, Fl. Lancaster Co.: 271 (1913). On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote: Resurfacing again for ID Earlier feedback Rohit

Re: [efloraofindia:62710] Butea monosperma

2011-02-13 Thread Smita Raskar
Thank you Satish, Tanay, Neil, Lavekar yeah it is symbol of beautiful flowering season :):) @Neils your pictures are also very nice :) @Lavekar i was not knowing it is medicinally important plant...thanks for info.:) On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 10:39 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi,

Re: [efloraofindia:62711] Oberonia swaminathanii, a new orchid species from Kerala

2011-02-13 Thread Smita Raskar
Wow that is so cuuute. Congrates :):) On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:44 AM, manudev madhavan manudevkmadha...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks a lot.. On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks for sharing. I was about to say why not O. chandrasekharanii,