Dear Friends,
This is my privilege to discuss family of the week with a group where
putting up things is always learning rather than dictating anything. I
am hopeful to get enriched by valuable inputs from all the members of
the group. Here, to start with, general points to keep in mind about
the
Hello All,
Mass planting of Gulmohars should be dicouraged.
No doubt they are beautiful but in India they have little ecological
value. Gulmohar has spectacular blooms [ I am personally very fond of
the flowers] but the tree does not provide any shade during the hot
summer months.
It is
Gurucharanji:
Is n't it exhilarating (at least for me it is) when I track down the
identity of some plant... based on photos or finally description, toxonomic
details...though I am not very comfortable with taxonomy yet... thogh I
imagine it can't be any more difficult to master than the weird
Dear Satish ji,
This is *Elaeagnus conferta Roxb.*
family: Elaeagnaceae
H.S.
On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Satish Nikam satish_ni...@yahoo.comwrote:
Dear All,
Kindly identify this plant taken at my farm at Mulshi,Pune
date/time:april11
location:Mulshi,Pune
habitat:wild
Thanks for your comments. In this famous song on Gulmohar many trees are
shown.
Gulmohar gar Tumhara naam hota
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajJo7Moxrrw
Eager to know that whether Gulmohar trees shown in this song still surviving
or not?
If I am not wrong scenes are from Mumbai.
regards
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Dear All: This plant I do not know, but in Bengal (native of
Bengal) what we call Gendal or gandalpata, is totally different,
Paederia foetida L.,
or the skunk wine which is considered to be a weed in many parts of
the world including Hawaii...
does this gendal that you have shown have
Gurucharanji: yes,
the sessile leaf is a very important clue I look for...
very nice pictures
Usha di
On May 1, 8:37 am, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
Lonicera etrusca Santi, commonly known as Etruscan honeysuckle is
distinguished by it upper leaves which are sessile and connate at
... some more common names ... wavy-leaved cissus • Assamese: medmedia-lop •
Hindi: पानी बेल pani bel • Manipuri: খোংঙৌযেন kongngouyen • Marathi: गेंदळ
gendal
Regards.
Dinesh
On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Ushadi micromini
microminipho...@gmail.comwrote:
Dear All: This plant I do not
Hi,
They are the seeds of a species of Sterculia possibly Sterculia villosa.
Regards,
Neil Soares.
--- On Sun, 5/1/11, Vijay Anand Ismavel ivijayan...@yahoo.in wrote:
From: Vijay Anand Ismavel ivijayan...@yahoo.in
Subject:
Thank you Dr Gurcharan Singh ji. You have taken our interaction to a
different level, besides creating an interest in botany to novices
like me.
Regards
Yazdy.
On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear members
Ours is a unique group in which members from
Yes in the same way as maple turns up in autumn in USA and Europe
--
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/
This picture is lovely
Tanay
On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 4:46 AM, Vijay Anand Ismavel ivijayan...@yahoo.inwrote:
Winged seeds of Dipterocarpus turbinatus on the tree
Location: Makunda Christian Hospital campus, Karimganj District, Assam
Date: 28th April 2011
Classified as Highly Endangered in
Indeed Sterculia villosa Roxburgh ex Sm.
On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Neil Soares drneilsoa...@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi,
They are the seeds of a species of Sterculia possibly Sterculia villosa.
Regards,
Neil Soares.
--- On *Sun, 5/1/11,
Dear Dinesh ji: thank you, Usha di
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On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 3:10 PM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.com wrote:
... some more common names ... wavy-leaved cissus • Assamese: medmedia-lop
• Hindi: पानी बेल pani bel • Manipuri: খোংঙৌযেন kongngouyen • Marathi: गेंदळ
gendal
Hi,
Merremia vitifolia
Marathi name; Navalicha vel
Reagrds
On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 8:54 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote:
Taken near Panvel, Maharashtra by the roadside on the 2nd of March, 2011.
Regards,
Aarti
--
*Pravin*
Hi,
Paracalyx scarious
Marathi name: Ran ghevada
ragards
On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote:
Taken at Nasik, Maharashtra on the 26th of Feb,2011growing with
the support of the Carissa bush.
Is it Ran Ghevda?
Aarti
--
*Pravin*
Hi,
Both are Dhaman [Grewia tiliaefolia].
Regards,
Neil Soares.
--- On Sun, 5/1/11, Samir Mehta samirmeht...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Samir Mehta samirmeht...@gmail.com
Subject: [efloraofindia:68571] Grewia species for id
To: efloraofindia
Dear Pravin ji,
Thanks for the id. Have been seeing a lot of your beautiful pictures
from Alibaug.
Regards,
Aarti
On 5/1/11, Pravin Kawale kawale.pra...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
Merremia vitifolia
Marathi name; Navalicha vel
Reagrds
On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 8:54 PM, Aarti S. Khale
Pravin ji,
Thanks for this id too.
Thought it looked like Ran ghevada...but wanted to confirm.
Aarti
On 5/1/11, Pravin Kawale kawale.pra...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
Paracalyx scarious
Marathi name: Ran ghevada
ragards
On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote:
So now it has even a 'cultural connection' with us!?
Besides its beauty, the fresh petals are also edible, eaten raw by children.
I used to prefer only the standard petal for its better taste.
Regards
Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi
On
Dear All,
I am looking for a good resolution picture of flowers of Banj Oak. I
would be grateful if anyone can send me. Images of any other part of
the same plant will also be of great use to me. Your help will be
thankfully acknowledged.
Regards
Pankaj
--
One more link of Malyalam Movie named Gulmohar (2008). Although language
barrier exists but I like this song very much. You can see flowering
Gulmohar in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9NvJD8UYR4
regards
Pankaj Oudhia
On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 1:10 AM, Vijayasankar
Thanks a lot sir, for such a beautiful start of the week. I have never
been to such higher altitudes, all the plants from that area will be
new for me.
--
Regards,
Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227
Dear Sir,
This is again a beautiful plant, is this reported from Indian Himalayas?
--
Regards,
Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227
Gurucharanji:
What a beauty, I know it as seedpods of pulsatilla white flowers
with somewhat yellow center, is it?
thanks
Usha di
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On May 1, 10:14 pm, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
Anemone occidentalis S. Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11:121. 1876
syn: *Pulsatilla
AND I used to like the small green not yet beginning to open flower
bud, if fresh...has a tangy taste with astringent after effect... as a
child it was fun... but who knew this tree was only a beauty, that
topples and damages... and only crows nest ...they dont even eat its
fruit, and crows will
Dr. Oudhia:
thanks...
will certainly get my homeopath friend to do it...
now what I want to know...
how do your friends in Madagaskar use this tree parts in medicine?
is it written up? published , or is it still at shruti/smriti stage?
or did you write it up somewhere? I do not recall
Yes Usha di
Pulsatilla, the older name for some species now in genus Anemone.
Nishan ji, it is not reported from Himalayas
--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone:
Mrs. Inderjeet Sethi and Tanay
It would indeed be good to know its scientific name.
--
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
Very Beautifull flowers Sir
Thanks for sharing
On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 4:55 AM, Nidhan Singh nidhansingh...@gmail.comwrote:
Thanks a lot sir, for such a beautiful start of the week. I have never
been to such higher altitudes, all the plants from that area will be
new for me.
--
Regards,
Nice and detailed catch Nidhan ji
Tanay
On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Nidhan Singh nidhansingh...@gmail.comwrote:
Dear All,
This is Ranunculus arvensis Linn., Sp. Pl. 555. An annual medium-sized
pale green herb, lower leaves long-stalked, spahtulate, upper ones
short-stalked, 2-3-lobed.
Many of the taxonomy description of this mushroom go well together with
Pholiota
flammans.
Thanks Tanay, as always.
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Wiki Ref:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholiota_flammans
Pholiota flammans often has a striking appearance. [OK]
The cap is initially round, then convex and finally
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